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Get DRI alertsRick Cardenas is recorded as CEO at Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI). Rick Cardenas has spoken on 27 earnings calls across 1 company, most recently for Darden Restaurants Inc on September 24, 2026. Darden Restaurants Inc is classified in the Restaurants industry within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Other leadership on record at Darden Restaurants Inc includes Eugene I. Lee (CEO), Ricardo Cardenas (CEO, COO and Board Member), Senior Vice (CFO) and 4 others.
“Equally important, they continue to advance their strategic priorities to support long-term growth. Olive Garden grew same restaurant sales by 1% for the quarter.”
“The fourth quarter was a strong finish to an excellent year, one in which we significantly outperformed the industry. Our restaurant teams continued to execute at a high level, and their commitment to operational excellence helped each of our brands deliver positive same-restaurant sales for the quarter.”
“We generated $3.3 billion of total sales, 5.9% higher than last year, driven by same-restaurant sales growth of 4.2%. We've been consistently outperforming industry same-restaurant sales, and this quarter our gap widened as each of our four largest brands exceeded the industry by more than 400 basis points.”
“We had a strong quarter that exceeded our sales expectations as each of our segments delivered positive same restaurant sales. Commodity headwinds were stronger than we anticipated as beef prices remained at historically high levels throughout the quarter.”
“We had a great quarter with same restaurant sales and earnings growth that exceeded our expectations. For the first quarter, three of our four segments generated positive same-restaurant sales and traffic growth.”
Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical
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