Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:DRI Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $197.29 +3.56 (+1.84%) Closing price 05/20/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$195.80 -1.49 (-0.76%) As of 05/20/2026 07:49 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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$191.97▼$198.7350-Day Range$190.69▼$206.9252-Week Range$169.00▼$228.27Volume742,760 shsAverage Volume994,929 shsMarket Capitalization$22.60 billionP/E Ratio20.88Dividend Yield3.04%Price Target$226.24Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand, full-service restaurant company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company owns and operates a portfolio of casual and fine-dining concepts that together serve millions of guests through company-owned and franchised locations. Its well-known brands include Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, alongside other dining concepts that span Italian, American, steakhouse and upscale casual formats. Darden’s restaurants provide a range of guest-facing services including dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering, and feature menus tailored to each brand’s positioning—Italian-American fare at Olive Garden, steaks and grilled items at LongHorn, and more premium steakhouse and chef-driven offerings at its upscale concepts. The company emphasizes operational consistency, guest experience, and menu innovation across its portfolio, and supports brand performance through centralized functions such as supply chain, culinary development and marketing. The company’s operations are concentrated primarily in the United States, where it manages a broad footprint of locations and brand-specific initiatives. Darden is governed by a board of directors and an executive management team responsible for strategic direction, brand development and day-to-day operations. Over time the company has grown through brand development, acquisitions and investment in restaurant-level and digital capabilities to adapt to changing consumer preferences in the casual dining sector.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Darden Restaurants Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreDRI MarketRank™: Darden Restaurants scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 202 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 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 $226.24, representing about 14.7% upside from its current price of $197.29.Amount of Analyst CoverageDarden Restaurants has been the subject of 12 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 Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.26% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Darden Restaurants are expected to grow by 7.26% in the coming year, from $10.61 to $11.38 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Darden Restaurants is 20.88, 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 20.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 16.80.Price to Earnings Growth RatioDarden Restaurants has a PEG Ratio of 1.84. 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 9.99. 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 Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.10% 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 5.71.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Darden Restaurants has recently increased by 12.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldDarden Restaurants pays a meaningful dividend of 3.10%, 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 63.49%. 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 52.72% 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 Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment1.55 News SentimentDarden Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 1.55. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Darden Restaurants this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 5 people have searched for DRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Darden Restaurants to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 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 $790,115.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.49% 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 HeadlinesDo Wall Street Analysts Like Darden Restaurants Stock?May 18 at 7:11 PM | finance.yahoo.comDo Wall Street Analysts Like Darden Restaurants Stock?May 17, 2026 | barchart.comIran's New Leader Just Said Something That Should Terrify Every AmericanIran's Supreme Leader has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as leverage against the U.S. - and with 40% of the world's oil passing through that corridor, crude has already crossed $100 per barrel. History shows gold surged 571% during the 1973 oil crisis and 425% in 1979. Today, the U.S. holds 8,133 tonnes of gold valued on the books at $42.22 per ounce - while gold trades above $5,000. American Alternative Assets has released The Great Gold Reset report detailing what this gap could mean for investors. | American Alternative (Ad)A Look At Darden Restaurants (DRI) Valuation After Recent Pullback And 12% Undervaluation NarrativeMay 2, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comDarden Restaurants' Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to KnowApril 28, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comDarden Restaurants' Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to KnowApril 27, 2026 | barchart.comDoes Cheesecake Factory Stock Have Any Upside Left on the Menu? (DRI)Cheesecake Factory stock has rallied sharply, but with shares near analyst targets, limited upside may remain as investors await the next earnings report.April 27, 2026 | marketbeat.comAssessing Darden Restaurants (DRI) Valuation As Shares Cool Despite Longer Term GainsApril 18, 2026 | finance.yahoo.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 7.2% and is now trading at $197.29. How were Darden Restaurants' earnings last quarter? Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) released its earnings results on Thursday, March, 19th. The restaurant operator reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.94 by $0.01. Darden Restaurants's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. How will Darden Restaurants' stock buyback program work? Darden Restaurants' Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Friday, June 20th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. Does Darden Restaurants have any subsidiaries? Darden Restaurants subsidiaries include these companies: 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. Who are Darden Restaurants' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Darden Restaurants include Bank of America Corp DE (2.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.10%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.88%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Ricardo Cardenas, Todd Burrowes, John W Wilkerson, Daniel J Kiernan, Matthew R Broad, Melvin John Martin, Laura B Williamson, Rajesh Vennam, John W Madonna, William S Simon, Susan M Connelly, Lindsay L Koren, Sarah H King, Douglas J Milanes and Nana Mensah. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Last Earnings3/19/2026Record date for 5/1 Dividend4/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend4/10/2026Dividend Payable5/01/2026Today5/20/2026Fiscal Year End5/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)6/19/2026Get 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. Green Zone (1d) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 DRI's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:DRI CIK940944 Webwww.darden.com Phone(407) 245-4000Fax407-245-4989Employees197,924Year Founded1968Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Darden Restaurants$226.24 High Price Target$262.00 Low Price Target$200.00 Potential Upside/Downside+14.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage27 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$9.45 Trailing P/E Ratio20.88 Forward P/E Ratio18.59 P/E Growth1.84Net Income$1.05 billion Net Margins8.66% Pretax Margin9.87% Return on Equity53.54% Return on Assets9.12% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.02 Current Ratio0.39 Quick Ratio0.25 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.08 billion Price / Sales1.87 Cash Flow$14.33 per share Price / Cash Flow13.77 Book Value$19.75 per share Price / Book9.99Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares114,540,000Free Float113,974,000Market Cap$22.60 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.61 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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