DRI · Darden Restaurants Inc
$197.41
+4.16 (+2.15%)
At close · Oct 1
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$24.38B
Shares
114.08M
Volume · Oct 1
1.33M
Avg daily vol (3M)
1.25M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$197.41
Open$193.99
Day$193.00–197.79
52W close$169.21–227.68
Avg vol 30d1.2M
Short int6.1M · 5.4% float · 5.6d
Short vol76%
Last earningsSep 24, 2026
DataJan 2020–Oct 2026
Filing10-K · Jul 24
Up next
Next earnings call
Dec 24, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 12 wks
filed Jul 24, 2026
call held Sep 24, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
$13.21B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$1.21B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+13.7%
Year over year
Operating margin
12.0%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
18.6
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 5.4%
FCF yield
4.6%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
32.0%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$2.11B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-1.9%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
+1.5%
Trailing year
Short interest
5.4%
Latest settlement · 5.6 days to cover
AI Brief
Q1 FY27 earnings call · Sep 24, 2026
Q1 FY27
TL;DR. Darden (DRI) reported Q1 FY27 results in line with expectations, with 3.1% fiscal-calendar same-restaurant sales, 5.1% total sales growth to $3.2 billion, and diluted EPS from continuing operations of $2.05 (up 4.1% YoY on an adjusted basis). The company reaffirmed all aspects of its fiscal 2027 outlook, including diluted EPS guidance of $11.10 to $11.35, while navigating World Cup and other consumer-related headwinds.
Bullish
- + Company reaffirmed full-year fiscal 2027 EPS guidance of $11.10 to $11.35
- + Strong shareholder returns through $406 million returned to shareholders
Bearish
- − World Cup and lettuce concerns created a net negative ~80 basis point impact to consolidated same-restaurant sales
- − Olive Garden same-restaurant sales only grew 1%, pressured by guest-count headwinds of 150-200 bps
- − Other Business segment profit margin fell 30 bps due to Bahama Breeze wind-down costs
- − Fine Dining segment profit margin was 50 basis points lower year-over-year
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Neutral
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 16.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.57
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−3%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−7%
below
RSI (14)
39
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
48%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−10%
trailing
6-month return
+3%
trailing
YTD return
+7%
this year
Relative strength
−10%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $212 › 200d $204 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
3 of 1,092 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +305 sh shares
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$15.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
5.36% of float · ▼ -8.0% MoM · 5.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
1,092 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+9%
Y/Y
Gross margin
20%
contracting
EPS growth
+17%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 20.6
below peers
Buyback
$1.3B
remaining
Balance sheet
$1.4B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
27%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−15%
past year
ATR
2.7%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Sep 24, 2026
Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations
· full year fiscal 2027
GAAP
Maintained
$11.10 – $11.35
Jun 25, 2026
$11.10 – $11.35
changed to
Sep 24, 2026
$11.10 – $11.35
prior FY $10.38
midpoint +8.1% Y/Y
Guided vs delivered
· last 7 settled
Total sales
full year fiscal 2024
guided $11.4B
$11.39B
Miss −0.1%
Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operatio
Fiscal 2024
guided $8.18 – $8.48
$8.51
Beat +2.2%
Total sales
full year
guided $9.55B – $9.7B
$9.63B
In line
Diluted net earnings per share
full year
guided $7.35 – $7.60
$7.39
In line
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−3%
Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−7%
Bearish
RSI (14)
39
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
48%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $212 › 200d $204 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
3 of 1,092 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +305 sh shares
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$15.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
5.36% of float · ▼ -8.0% MoM · 5.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
1,092 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $169
Now $197 · 48%
Range high $228
vs 200-day avg -3%
vs 50-day avg -7%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations non-GAAP | $2.05 | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Blended same-restaurant sales | 3.1% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Blended same-restaurant sales (comparable calendar) | 3.2% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Darden Continuing Operations total restaurants | 2,218 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Fine Dining same-restaurant sales (comparable calendar) | 1% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Fine Dining same-restaurant sales (fiscal calendar) | 1.6% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Fine Dining segment profit | $39.6M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse same-restaurant sales (comparable calendar) | 6.8% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse same-restaurant sales (fiscal calendar) | 6.2% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse segment profit | $154.6M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Number of company-owned Bahama Breeze restaurants | 10 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen restaurants | 187 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Chuy's restaurants | 112 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Eddie V's restaurants | 32 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants | 624 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Olive Garden restaurants | 953 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants | 83 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Seasons 52 restaurants | 44 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned The Capital Burger restaurants | 3 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned The Capital Grille restaurants | 75 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Number of company-owned Yard House restaurants | 95 | 8/30/2026 | — |
| Olive Garden same-restaurant sales (comparable calendar) | 1% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Olive Garden same-restaurant sales (fiscal calendar) | 1.1% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Olive Garden segment profit | $270.8M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Other Business same-restaurant sales (comparable calendar) | 4.5% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Other Business same-restaurant sales (fiscal calendar) | 3.8% | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Other Business segment profit | $111.5M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Quarterly cash dividend per share | $1.62 | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Remaining share repurchase authorization | $1.3B | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Share repurchases | $222.3M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Shares repurchased | 1.1M | Q1 FY2027 | — |
| Acquisition and integration expenses | $9.5M | the twelve months ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Activations | $760.2M | Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Bahama Breeze alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 19% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Bahama Breeze average check per person | $38 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 6.4% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen average check per person | $19.5 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Chuy's alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 11.4% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Chuy's average check per person | $20 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Consolidated hourly team member turnover rate | 67% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Consolidated restaurant management turnover rate | 15% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Darden Dimes grants disbursed | $1.5M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Eddie V's alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 26.4% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Eddie V's average check per person | $126 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Effective income tax rate for continuing operations | 12.6% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Fine Dining segment profit margin | 17.7% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Fine Dining U.S. same-restaurant sales | 1.2% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Franchised restaurants in the United States | 87 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Franchised restaurants outside the United States | 80 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Investment to maintain competitive medical premiums | $9.5M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 8.1% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse average check per person | $28.5 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse segment profit margin | 18.6% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| LongHorn Steakhouse U.S. same-restaurant sales | 7.2% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Number of Next Course Scholarship recipients | 93 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Olive Garden alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 4.1% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Olive Garden average check per person | $25 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Olive Garden segment profit margin | 22.5% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Olive Garden U.S. same-restaurant sales | 4% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Other Business segment profit margin | 15.9% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Other Business U.S. same-restaurant sales | 3.9% | fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Owned and operated restaurants (US) | 2,202 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of hourly new hires – female | 57% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of hourly new hires – members of racial or ethnic minority groups | 56% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of hourly team members – female | 58% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of hourly team members – members of racial or ethnic minority groups | 56% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of new General Managers or Managing Partners that were internal promotions | 100% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of participants in restaurant Manager In Training program that were internal promotions | 68% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Percent of sales attributable to sale of alcoholic beverages | 10% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Pre-opening costs | $34.5M | Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Purchases of land, buildings, and equipment | $734M | Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Redemptions and breakage | -$751.9M | Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Restaurant impairments | $23M | Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Ruth's Chris alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 18.7% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Ruth's Chris average check per person | $104 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Seasons 52 alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 21.3% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Seasons 52 average check per person | $53 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Segment profit | $2.68B | Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Subsidy of medical premium contributions for team members (high end) | 82% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Subsidy of medical premium contributions for team members (low end) | 76% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| The Capital Burger alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 25.5% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| The Capital Burger average check per person | $37 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| The Capital Grille alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 25.6% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| The Capital Grille average check per person | $107 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Total number of hourly team members | 198,111 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Total number of new hires of hourly team members during fiscal 2026 | 146,934 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Total Restaurants | 2,202 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Total team members (hourly and salaried) | 209,931 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| U.S. same-restaurant sales (blended) | 4.5% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Yard House alcoholic beverage sales percentage | 28.9% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Yard House average check per person | $37 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRI | -4.7% | -10.3% | +2.6% | +2.2% | +7.3% |
| SPY | -0.4% | -0.2% | +12.4% | +0.2% | +12.0% |
| vs SPY | -4.3% | -10.1% | -9.8% | +2.0% | -4.8% |
Capital returns
Declared · upcoming
$1.62
/ share · ex Oct 9, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.00
/ share · 0 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
— · no payout in the trailing year
Buyback program
· as of Aug 30, 2026
Authorized
$1.50B
Spent (derived)
$200.00M
Remaining
$1.30B
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
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CUSIP
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