DRI
Darden Restaurants IncCompany with tickers: DRI
CIK
940944
CUSIP
237194105
Shares Outstanding
114,535,003
Website
https://www.darden.com
Investor Relations
https://investor.darden.com/home/default.aspx
13F Activity (30d)
160 filings
153 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 4.9% of shares — P72
Days to cover 5.6 — P76
Short-volume trend +0.8% — P55
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 5,636,336 | 5,484,623 | +151,713 | 5.55 |
| 2026-05-15 | 5,484,623 | 5,816,697 | -332,074 | 5.45 |
| 2026-04-30 | 5,816,697 | 5,159,810 | +656,887 | 5.71 |
| 2026-04-15 | 5,159,810 | 5,178,310 | -18,500 | 3.65 |
| 2026-03-31 | 5,178,310 | 5,746,855 | -568,545 | 2.62 |
| 2026-03-13 | 5,746,855 | 5,923,120 | -176,265 | 4.32 |
| 2026-02-27 | 5,923,120 | 5,651,805 | +271,315 | 5.39 |
| 2026-02-13 | 5,651,805 | 6,039,971 | -388,166 | 4.15 |
| 2026-01-30 | 6,039,971 | 6,603,379 | -563,408 | 4.15 |
| 2026-01-15 | 6,603,379 | 5,391,787 | +1,211,592 | 3.33 |
| 2025-12-31 | 5,391,787 | 3,713,922 | +1,677,865 | 2.61 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,713,922 | 3,971,885 | -257,963 | 2.64 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,971,885 | 3,834,992 | +136,893 | 2.85 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,834,992 | 3,420,939 | +414,053 | 2.69 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,420,939 | 3,350,172 | +70,767 | 3.31 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,350,172 | 3,766,548 | -416,376 | 3.21 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,766,548 | 4,475,503 | -708,955 | 1.78 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,475,503 | 4,419,369 | +56,134 | 4.63 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,419,369 | 4,231,822 | +187,547 | 5.23 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,231,822 | 4,236,568 | -4,746 | 4.34 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,236,568 | 3,756,087 | +480,481 | 3.77 |
| 2025-07-15 | 3,756,087 | 4,487,569 | -731,482 | 3.18 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4,487,569 | 4,505,265 | -17,696 | 1.94 |
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