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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$212.87 -2.96 (-1.37%)
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About Darden Restaurants Stock (NYSE:DRI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$212.35
$216.75
50-Day Range
$198.15
$226.09
52-Week Range
$135.87
$228.27
Volume
1.33 million shs
Average Volume
1.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$24.91 billion
P/E Ratio
23.97
Dividend Yield
2.82%
Price Target
$224.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Darden Restaurants Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

DRI MarketRank™: 

Darden Restaurants scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 208 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Darden Restaurants has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 16 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Darden Restaurants has been the subject of 17 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 Growth

    Earnings for Darden Restaurants are expected to grow by 11.76% in the coming year, from $9.52 to $10.64 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Darden Restaurants is 24.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Darden Restaurants is 24.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.64.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Darden Restaurants has a PEG Ratio of 2.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Darden Restaurants has a P/B Ratio of 10.80. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.86% of the float of Darden Restaurants has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Darden Restaurants has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Darden Restaurants has recently decreased by 2.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Darden Restaurants pays a meaningful dividend of 2.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Darden Restaurants has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Darden Restaurants is 67.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Darden Restaurants will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.39% next year. This indicates that Darden Restaurants will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Darden Restaurants' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.86% of the float of Darden Restaurants has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Darden Restaurants has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Darden Restaurants has recently decreased by 2.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Darden Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Darden Restaurants this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    21 people have searched for DRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Darden Restaurants to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $9,609,494.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.58% of the stock of Darden Restaurants is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.64% 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.
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DRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Darden Restaurants' stock was trading at $186.69 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DRI stock has increased by 14.3% and is now trading at $213.3420.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) posted its earnings results on Friday, June, 20th. The restaurant operator reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Darden Restaurants' Board of Directors initiated a stock repurchase plan on Friday, June 20th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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 more.

Top institutional investors of Darden Restaurants include Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.06%), Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd (0.04%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.04%) and Cullen Investment Group LTD. (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Ricardo Cardenas, Todd Burrowes, Richard L Renninger, Daniel J Kiernan, Matthew R Broad, Melvin John Martin, Laura B Williamson, John W Madonna, William S Simon, Susan M Connelly, Rajesh Vennam, Sarah H King, Douglas J Milanes and Nana Mensah.
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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.

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 5/1 Dividend
4/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend
4/10/2025
Dividend Payable
5/01/2025
Last Earnings
6/20/2025
Today
7/10/2025
Record date for 8/1 Dividend
7/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend
7/10/2025
Dividend Payable
8/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
Sub-Industry
Restaurants
Current Symbol
NYSE:DRI
CIK
940944
Employees
191,105
Year Founded
1968

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$255.00
Low Price Target
$150.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.64
Research Coverage
25 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.88
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.20
Forward P/E Ratio
22.56
P/E Growth
2.1
Net Income
$1.05 billion
Net Margins
8.69%
Pretax Margin
9.83%
Return on Equity
51.81%
Return on Assets
9.23%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.92
Current Ratio
0.42
Quick Ratio
0.28

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.08 billion
Price / Sales
2.08
Cash Flow
$13.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.47
Book Value
$19.75 per share
Price / Book
10.87

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
117,026,000
Free Float
116,347,000
Market Cap
$25.13 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.74

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This page (NYSE:DRI) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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