Darden Restaurants/$DRI
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About Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $13 billion in system sales across 2,202 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2026, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (42% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (26%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris, and Eddie V's. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar's. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 167 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.
- Ticker
- $DRI
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 209,931
- Headquarters
- Orlando, United States
- Website
- www.darden.com
DRI Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$26B
22.09
$10.25
0.62
$6.24
2.86%
Price and volume
Market cap
$26B
Beta
0.62
52-week high
$233.98
52-week low
$169.00
Average daily volume
1.1M
Dividend rate
$6.24
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.298
Quick ratio
0.106
Long term debt to equity
3.57
Total debt to equity
4.153
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
59.38%
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.90%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,142.3
Gross margin (TTM)
21.66%
Net profit margin (TTM)
8.85%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.90%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
12.74%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$60,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.65%
Return on equity (TTM)
55.43%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
22.093
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.943
Price to book
12.4
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-27.47
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
25.419
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.93%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
8.905
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.76%
Forward dividend yield
2.86%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
8.10%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
9.86%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.46%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.74%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.43%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.71%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.40%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.24%
What the Analysts think about DRI
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Darden Restaurants stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Darden’s Q1 sales rose 5.1% to $3.2bn, and same-restaurant sales increased across every segment. Management reaffirmed its full-year EPS outlook of $11.10–$11.35, signalling confidence in delivering its plan. (Darden Restaurants)
LongHorn is a clear growth engine: comparable sales rose 6.8%, guest counts increased 1.6% and segment margin widened by 60 basis points. It has now recorded 22 consecutive quarters of positive comparable sales. (The Motley Fool)
Darden plans 75–80 new restaurant openings in fiscal 2027, adding a source of growth beyond existing-store sales. Yard House plans 13 openings and is shifting towards a smaller format designed to lower build costs and broaden site options. (Darden Restaurants, FSR magazine)
Olive Garden, Darden’s largest brand, posted only 1.0% comparable-sales growth on a comparable-calendar basis as guest counts fell 2.2%; higher average spending per visit made up the difference. Sustained traffic weakness here could weigh heavily on group growth. (SEC)
Q1 sales grew 5.1%, but net earnings from continuing operations fell to $234.3m from $257.9m and diluted EPS declined to $2.05 from $2.19. The company’s filing attributed pressure on food and beverage costs partly to inflation and brand mix. (SEC, The Wall Street Journal)
Darden’s fiscal 2027 EPS forecast of $11.10–$11.35 was below the analyst consensus when issued, while its same-restaurant sales target is 2.5%–3.5%. That leaves limited room for disappointment if sales growth or margins fall short. (Reuters, Darden Restaurants)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing DRI
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Fund name | Fund size | $DRI weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector£ICDU | $788M | 0.54% |
iShares MSCI USA Quality Dividend ESG£HDIQ | $784M | 0.40% |
iShares MSCI USA Quality Dividend Advanced$QDIV | $784M | 0.40% |
iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend£WQDS | $1.8B | 0.28% |
iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend$WQDV | $1.8B | 0.28% |
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