Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:DRI Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $197.11 -2.64 (-1.32%) Closing price 09/28/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$197.03 -0.08 (-0.04%) As of 09/28/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Darden Restaurants Stock (NYSE:DRI) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Darden Restaurants alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$195.19▼$202.3950-Day Range$192.93▼$228.1752-Week Range$169.00▼$229.76Volume1.49 million shsAverage Volume1.23 million shsMarket Capitalization$22.49 billionP/E Ratio19.27Dividend Yield3.29%Price Target$232.38Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) is a full-service restaurant company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It operates and franchises a portfolio of dining brands serving a range of cuisines, price points and occasions, with restaurants primarily located in the United States and select international markets. Its restaurant portfolio includes Olive Garden, an Italian-American dining chain; LongHorn Steakhouse; Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen; Yard House; The Capital Grille; Seasons 52; Bahama Breeze; Eddie V’s; Ruth’s Chris Steak House; and Chuy’s. These brands offer menu items such as steaks, seafood, pasta, salads, burgers, scratch-made comfort food and specialty beverages, along with dine-in, takeout and other off-premises services. Darden traces its origins to the opening of the first Red Lobster restaurant in 1968 and became an independent public company after being spun off from General Mills in 1995. The company’s operations are led by Chief Executive Officer and President Rick Cardenas, who oversees its multi-brand restaurant business.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Darden Restaurants Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScoreDRI MarketRank™: Darden Restaurants scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingDarden Restaurants has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialDarden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $232.38, representing about 17.9% upside from its current price of $197.11.Amount of Analyst CoverageDarden Restaurants has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Darden Restaurants' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.22% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Darden Restaurants are expected to grow by 10.22% in the coming year, from $11.25 to $12.40 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Darden Restaurants is 19.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Darden Restaurants is 19.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.19.Price to Earnings Growth RatioDarden Restaurants has a PEG Ratio of 1.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDarden Restaurants has a P/B Ratio of 10.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Darden Restaurants' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted5.40% of the float of Darden Restaurants has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDarden Restaurants has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.56.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Darden Restaurants has recently decreased by 8.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldDarden Restaurants pays a meaningful dividend of 3.24%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthDarden Restaurants has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Darden Restaurants is 63.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Darden Restaurants will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.26% next year. This indicates that Darden Restaurants will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Darden Restaurants' dividend. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.22 News SentimentDarden Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 71 news articles for Darden Restaurants this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest30 people have searched for DRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Darden Restaurants to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Darden Restaurants insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $14,636,984.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.67% of the stock of Darden Restaurants is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.64% of the stock of Darden Restaurants is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Darden Restaurants' insider trading history. Receive DRI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Darden Restaurants and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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DRI Stock News HeadlinesGuggenheim Keeps Their Buy Rating on Darden Restaurants (DRI)4 hours ago | theglobeandmail.comDarden (DRI): LongHorn Keeps Carrying the Portfolio While Olive Garden’s Growth FadesSeptember 28 at 8:50 PM | insidermonkey.comTicker Revealed: Pre-IPO Access to "Next Elon Musk" CompanyWe’ve found The Next Elon Musk… and what we believe to be the next Tesla. It’s already racked up $26 billion in government contracts. Peter Thiel just bet $1 Billion on it. | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Darden Restaurants Earnings Call Highlights Multi-Brand MomentumSeptember 28 at 8:11 PM | tipranks.comDarden Restaurants (DRI) Stock May Be 13% Undervalued After Q1 Earnings MissSeptember 28 at 2:51 PM | finance.yahoo.comDarden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) Stock Price Target Cut by CitigroupSeptember 27 at 2:18 AM | americanbankingnews.comDarden Restaurants Serves Up Fresh Catalysts for a Stock Price RallyDarden Restaurants posted steady Q1 FY2027 revenue growth and affirmed guidance, with strong cash flow supporting dividends and buybacks despite a post-earnings share price pullback.September 26 at 9:20 AM | marketbeat.comDespite Record Sales, Texas Roadhouse Has Beef With Beef Costs (DRI)Texas Roadhouse posted record sales and revenue growth in Q2, but rising beef costs squeezed margins, sending shares down 19% despite a Moderate Buy analyst consensus.September 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines DRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have DRI shares performed this year? Darden Restaurants' stock was trading at $184.10 at the start of the year. Since then, DRI shares have increased by 7.1% and is now trading at $197.1090. How were Darden Restaurants' earnings last quarter? Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September, 24th. The restaurant operator reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.05. The firm's revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Darden Restaurants' stock buyback program work? Darden Restaurants' Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, June 20th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Does Darden Restaurants have any subsidiaries? Darden Restaurants subsidiaries include Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, Rare Hospitality Management, Bahama Breeze Holdings, Capital Grille Holdings, Cheddar’s Casual Café, Cheddar's Restaurant Holding Corp., and others. How do I buy shares of Darden Restaurants? Shares of DRI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Darden Restaurants own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Darden Restaurants investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Broadcom (AVGO), Humana (HUM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and AbbVie (ABBV). Company Calendar Record date for 8/3 Dividend7/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend7/10/2026Dividend Payable8/03/2026Last Earnings9/24/2026Today9/29/2026Record date for 11/2 Dividend10/09/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend10/09/2026Dividend Payable11/02/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)12/17/2026Fiscal Year End5/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (4d) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 As of 4 days ago, DRI's financial health entered the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:DRI CIK940944 Webwww.darden.com Phone(407) 245-4000Fax407-245-4989Employees209,931Year Founded1968Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Darden Restaurants$232.38 High Price Target$276.00 Low Price Target$200.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage27 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$10.23 Trailing P/E Ratio19.27 Forward P/E Ratio17.52 P/E Growth1.88Net Income$1.21 billion Net Margins8.85% Pretax Margin10.20% Return on Equity58.64% Return on Assets9.56% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.79 Current Ratio0.30 Quick Ratio0.20 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$13.21 billion Price / Sales1.70 Cash Flow$15.56 per share Price / Cash Flow12.67 Book Value$19.35 per share Price / Book10.19Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares114,080,000Free Float113,314,000Market Cap$22.49 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.60 Social Links The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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