Darden Restaurants (DRI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $206.84 +0.58 (+0.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$206.71 -0.13 (-0.06%) As of 06:06 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Darden Restaurants Short Interest DataDarden Restaurants (DRI) has a short interest of 4.24 million shares, representing 3.64% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.77% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.31 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,240,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+12.77%Dollar Volume Sold Short$855.15 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares116,600,000 sharesFloat Size116,640,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.64%Today's Trading Volume730,561 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,306,908 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling Darden Restaurants? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Darden Restaurants and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDRI Short Interest Over TimeDRI Days to Cover Over TimeDRI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Darden Restaurants Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20254,240,000 shares $855.15 million +12.8%3.6%2.8 $201.69 7/15/20253,760,000 shares $777.99 million -16.3%3.2%2.5 $206.91 6/30/20254,490,000 shares $978.91 million -0.4%3.9%3 $218.02 6/15/20254,510,000 shares $978.85 million -2.2%3.9%3 $217.04 5/31/20254,610,000 shares $987.92 million -14.6%4.0%3.2 $214.30 5/15/20255,400,000 shares $1.13 billion -16.0%4.6%3.7 $209.78 4/30/20256,430,000 shares $1.29 billion +8.3%5.5%5 $200.80 4/15/20255,940,000 shares $1.18 billion +20.5%5.1%4.7 $199.48 3/31/20254,930,000 shares $1.03 billion +3.1%4.2%3.8 $208.05 3/15/20254,780,000 shares $890.37 million +3.7%4.1%3.5 $186.27 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DRI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Darden Restaurants and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20254,610,000 shares $925.31 million -7.4%4.0%3.5 $200.72 2/15/20254,980,000 shares $950.32 million -4.1%4.3%3.9 $190.83 1/31/20255,190,000 shares $1.01 billion No Change4.6%4 $195.44 1/15/20255,190,000 shares $939.70 million -1.0%4.5%4.1 $181.06 12/31/20245,240,000 shares $978.26 million -15.8%4.5%4.2 $186.69 12/15/20246,220,000 shares $1.04 billion -6.8%5.3%4.8 $166.69 11/30/20246,670,000 shares $1.18 billion -2.1%5.7%5.6 $176.27 11/15/20246,810,000 shares $1.14 billion +5.8%5.8%5.5 $166.75 10/31/20246,440,000 shares $1.03 billion +2.9%5.5%5.4 $160.02 10/15/20246,260,000 shares $1.00 billion +3.5%5.4%4.9 $160.14 9/30/20246,050,000 shares $992.99 million +6.7%5.2%4.5 $164.13 9/15/20245,670,000 shares $908.62 million -10.3%4.8%4.3 $160.25 8/31/20246,320,000 shares $999.51 million -3.2%5.4%4.8 $158.15 8/15/20246,530,000 shares $942.02 million +13.2%5.5%5 $144.26 7/31/20245,770,000 shares $844.50 million -8.7%4.8%4.5 $146.36 7/15/20246,320,000 shares $905.47 million +19.9%5.3%4.9 $143.27 6/30/20245,270,000 shares $797.46 million -0.8%4.4%4.2 $151.32 6/15/20245,310,000 shares $790.02 million +2.3%4.5%4.1 $148.78 5/31/20245,190,000 shares $780.52 million -12.5%4.4%4.2 $150.39 5/15/20245,930,000 shares $900.06 million -3.9%5.0%4.7 $151.78 4/30/20246,170,000 shares $946.54 million +0.7%5.2%4.9 $153.41 4/15/20246,130,000 shares $944.39 million +4.1%5.2%5.3 $154.06 3/31/20245,890,000 shares $984.51 million +8.3%5.0%5.1 $167.15 3/15/20245,440,000 shares $935.90 million -2.2%4.6%4.9 $172.04 2/29/20245,560,000 shares $949.15 million -3.8%4.7%5.3 $170.71 2/15/20245,780,000 shares $938.56 million -4.9%4.9%5.8 $162.38 1/31/20246,080,000 shares $988.49 million +14.1%5.1%6.5 $162.58 1/15/20245,330,000 shares $837.50 million +8.6%4.5%5.4 $157.13 12/31/20234,910,000 shares $806.71 million +6.7%4.1%4.8 $164.30 12/15/20234,600,000 shares $747.45 million +1.3%3.8%4.5 $162.49An $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater (Ad)A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. Inside it: materials critical for AI chips, EV batteries, smartphones, and advanced weapons systems. While few people know about these metals, global powers—including the U.S., China, and Russia—are racing to secure them. And one tiny public company, recently backed by the U.S. government, holds mining rights to over 340 million tons… and near-monopoly access to the richest zone.See the name and ticker behind America’s $16 trillion resource push. 11/30/20234,540,000 shares $710.37 million -6.0%3.8%4.3 $156.47 11/15/20234,830,000 shares $752.85 million -10.9%4.0%4.4 $155.87 10/31/20235,420,000 shares $788.66 million +1.5%4.5%4.7 $145.51 10/15/20235,340,000 shares $715.56 million No Change4.5%4.5 $134.00 9/30/20235,340,000 shares $764.79 million -17.1%4.5%4.7 $143.22 9/15/20236,440,000 shares $966.39 million +20.6%5.4%5.6 $150.06 8/31/20235,340,000 shares $830.42 million +10.1%4.4%4.6 $155.51 8/15/20234,850,000 shares $784.44 million -3.0%4.0%4 $161.74 7/31/20235,000,000 shares $844.60 million -20.1%4.2%3.9 $168.92 7/15/20236,260,000 shares $1.05 billion +6.8%5.2%4.9 $167.44 6/30/20235,860,000 shares $979.18 million -4.7%4.9%4.5 $167.10 6/15/20236,150,000 shares $1.03 billion -6.7%5.1%4.5 $166.85 5/31/20236,590,000 shares $1.04 billion -13.6%5.5%4.7 $158.53 5/15/20237,630,000 shares $1.16 billion +25.9%6.3%5.6 $151.89 4/30/20236,060,000 shares $920.70 million +7.3%5.0%4.7 $151.93 4/15/20235,650,000 shares $861.17 million +10.4%4.7%4.4 $152.42 3/31/20235,120,000 shares $794.42 million +14.8%4.3%3.9 $155.16 3/15/20234,460,000 shares $659.01 million +20.9%3.7%3.6 $147.76 2/28/20233,690,000 shares $527.63 million +39.8%3.0%3.2 $142.99 2/15/20232,640,000 shares $387.18 million +4.4%2.2%2.4 $146.66 1/31/20232,530,000 shares $374.36 million -19.7%2.1%2.3 $147.97 1/15/20233,150,000 shares $471.87 million +13.7%2.6%2.7 $149.80 12/30/20222,770,000 shares $383.17 million -6.1%2.3%2.4 $138.33 12/15/20222,950,000 shares $421.44 million -9.8%2.4%2.3 $142.86 11/30/20223,270,000 shares $480.66 million -8.4%2.7%2.7 $146.99 11/15/20223,570,000 shares $510.87 million -1.4%2.9%2.9 $143.10 10/31/20223,620,000 shares $518.17 million -5.5%3.0%3 $143.14 10/15/20223,830,000 shares $497.98 million -1.5%3.1%3.2 $130.02 9/30/20223,890,000 shares $491.38 million -10.6%3.2%3.3 $126.32 9/15/20224,350,000 shares $567.37 million -9.2%3.6%3.8 $130.43 8/31/20224,790,000 shares $592.57 million +6.7%3.9%4.1 $123.71 8/15/20224,490,000 shares $593.62 million -7.4%3.6%3.7 $132.21 7/31/20224,850,000 shares $603.78 million +0.4%3.9%3.8 $124.49 7/15/20224,830,000 shares $565.54 million -8.5%3.9%3.9 $117.09 6/30/20225,280,000 shares $597.27 million +0.6%4.3%4.2 $113.12 6/15/20225,250,000 shares $611.89 million +8.5%4.2%4.1 $116.55 5/31/20224,840,000 shares $605 million +1.0%3.9%3.9 $125.00 5/15/20224,790,000 shares $613.46 million +2.8%3.9%3.5 $128.07 4/30/20224,660,000 shares $613.86 million +3.3%3.8%3.5 $131.73 4/15/20224,510,000 shares $592.84 million +17.1%3.6%3.3 $131.45 3/31/20223,850,000 shares $511.86 million -8.3%3.0%2.8 $132.95 3/15/20224,200,000 shares $522.40 million +4.7%3.3%3.2 $124.38 2/28/20224,010,000 shares $582.33 million +17.9%3.2%3.2 $145.22 2/15/20223,400,000 shares $502.15 million +0.6%2.7%2.9 $147.69 1/31/20223,380,000 shares $472.76 million +2.1%2.7%2.9 $139.87 1/15/20223,310,000 shares $473.33 million +11.5%2.6%2.9 $143.00 12/31/20212,970,000 shares $447.40 million -1.7%2.3%2.5 $150.64 12/15/20213,020,000 shares $450.07 million -4.1%2.3%2.5 $149.03 11/30/20213,150,000 shares $434.54 million -11.8%2.4%2.7 $137.95 11/15/20213,570,000 shares $527.22 million -18.3%2.8%3 $147.68An $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater (Ad)A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. Inside it: materials critical for AI chips, EV batteries, smartphones, and advanced weapons systems. While few people know about these metals, global powers—including the U.S., China, and Russia—are racing to secure them. And one tiny public company, recently backed by the U.S. government, holds mining rights to over 340 million tons… and near-monopoly access to the richest zone.See the name and ticker behind America’s $16 trillion resource push. 10/29/20214,370,000 shares $629.89 million -2.7%3.4%3.4 $144.14 10/15/20214,490,000 shares $669.68 million -0.2%3.5%3.2 $149.15 9/30/20214,500,000 shares $681.62 million -2.0%3.5%3.1 $151.47 9/15/20214,590,000 shares $683.96 million -17.2%3.5%2.8 $149.01 8/31/20215,540,000 shares $834.60 million +13.3%4.3%3.4 $150.65 8/13/20214,890,000 shares $694.33 million -11.6%3.8%3 $141.99 7/30/20215,530,000 shares $806.72 million +38.9%4.3%3.3 $145.88 7/15/20213,980,000 shares $576.34 million +38.7%3.1%2.7 $144.81 6/30/20212,870,000 shares $418.99 million -10.9%2.2%2 $145.99 6/15/20213,220,000 shares $440.21 million -4.5%2.5%2.2 $136.71 5/28/20213,370,000 shares $482.69 million +13.5%2.6%2.2 $143.23 5/14/20212,970,000 shares $397.92 million +6.1%N/A1.9 $133.98 4/30/20212,800,000 shares $409.42 million +42.9%N/A1.9 $146.22 4/15/20211,960,000 shares $282.53 million +8.9%N/A1.2 $144.15 3/31/20211,800,000 shares $261.13 million -46.9%N/A1.1 $145.07 3/15/20213,390,000 shares $492.94 million -2.9%N/A2.2 $145.41 2/26/20213,490,000 shares $474.64 million -0.3%N/A2.4 $136.00 2/12/20213,500,000 shares $451.22 million -6.7%N/A2.3 $128.92 1/29/20213,750,000 shares $445.43 million No ChangeN/A2.1 $118.78 1/15/20213,750,000 shares $461.63 million -16.5%N/A2.1 $123.10 12/31/20204,490,000 shares $527.80 million -13.0%N/A2.6 $117.55 12/15/20205,160,000 shares $580.55 million +18.1%N/A2.6 $112.51 11/30/20204,370,000 shares $480.48 million -5.4%N/A2.1 $109.95 11/15/20204,620,000 shares $497.07 million +10.5%N/A2.2 $107.59 10/30/20204,180,000 shares $386.69 million -25.2%N/A2 $92.51 10/15/20205,590,000 shares $554.70 million -9.1%N/A2.8 $99.23 9/30/20206,150,000 shares $619.55 million +9.6%N/A2.8 $100.74 9/15/20205,610,000 shares $523.86 million -10.0%N/A2.3 $93.38 8/31/20206,230,000 shares $539.95 million -10.6%N/A2.4 $86.67 DRI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Darden Restaurants' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Darden Restaurants shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 4,240,000 shares of DRI short. 3.64% of Darden Restaurants' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Darden Restaurants' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Darden Restaurants? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DRI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Darden Restaurants's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Darden Restaurants? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Darden Restaurants: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and Garda Capital Partners LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Darden Restaurants? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.64% of Darden Restaurants' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Darden Restaurants' short interest increasing or decreasing? Darden Restaurants saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,240,000 shares, an increase of 12.8% from the previous total of 3,760,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Darden Restaurants' float size? Darden Restaurants currently has issued a total of 116,600,000 shares. Some of Darden Restaurants' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Darden Restaurants currently has a public float of 116,640,000 shares. How does Darden Restaurants' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.64% of Darden Restaurants' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Darden Restaurants: BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (8.63%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (8.76%), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (18.21%), Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (17.66%), Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (4.56%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (3.71%), DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. (14.68%), Brinker International, Inc. (12.15%), FedEx Corporation (1.71%), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (1.85%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Darden Restaurants stock? Short selling DRI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Darden Restaurants as its price is falling. DRI shares are trading up $0.56 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Darden Restaurants? A short squeeze for Darden Restaurants occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DRI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Darden Restaurants' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DRI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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