Darden Restaurants (DRI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $203.84 +3.98 (+1.99%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$203.89 +0.05 (+0.02%) As of 05/2/2025 07:27 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 5.94 million shares, representing 5.09% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 20.49% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.7, indicating that it would take 4.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.27 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,940,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,930,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+20.49%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.18 billionShort Interest Ratio4.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares117,026,000 sharesFloat Size116,720,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.09%Today's Trading Volume820,206 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,271,412 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling Darden Restaurants? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Darden Restaurants and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address 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 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 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 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. 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 $162.49 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 $155.51REVEALED: Elon’s Secret Master Plan “AGENDA X” (Ad)REVEALED: Elon's Secret Master Plan "AGENDA X" For almost 30 years, Elon worked on his master plan in secret. 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Click Here to See How to Claim Your Stake Before Everyone Catches On. 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 $147.68 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 $145.88REVEALED: Elon’s Secret Master Plan “AGENDA X” (Ad)REVEALED: Elon's Secret Master Plan "AGENDA X" For almost 30 years, Elon worked on his master plan in secret. 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Click Here to See How to Claim Your Stake Before Everyone Catches On. 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 8/14/20206,970,000 shares $585.97 million -7.2%N/A2.5 $84.07 7/31/20207,510,000 shares $570.01 million -10.2%N/A2.5 $75.90 7/15/20208,360,000 shares $609.69 million +28.0%N/A2.6 $72.93 6/30/20206,530,000 shares $494.78 million +11.6%N/A1.9 $75.77 6/15/20205,850,000 shares $444.25 million -14.2%N/A1.5 $75.94 5/29/20206,820,000 shares $542.19 million -4.1%N/A1.6 $79.50 5/15/20207,110,000 shares $473.95 million -11.2%N/A1.7 $66.66 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 closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 5,940,000 shares of DRI short. 5.09% 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 5.0. 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: Portman Square Capital LLP, Caas Capital Management LP, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Twin Tree Management LP, Delta Accumulation LLC, and Levin Capital Strategies L.P.. 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. 5.09% 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 April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,940,000 shares, an increase of 20.5% from the previous total of 4,930,000 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 117,026,000 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 116,720,000 shares. How does Darden Restaurants' short interest compare to its competitors? 5.09% of Darden Restaurants' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Darden Restaurants: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (1.93%), Yum! Brands, Inc. (1.62%), Domino's Pizza, Inc. (6.67%), Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (4.86%), Brinker International, Inc. (11.87%), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (17.55%), The Wendy's Company (9.41%), Papa Johns International, Inc. (10.84%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (11.59%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (7.23%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 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 $3.98 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 appreciates 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 April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies CMG Short Interest YUM Short Interest DPZ Short Interest TXRH Short Interest EAT Short Interest CAKE Short Interest WEN Short Interest PZZA Short Interest CBRL Short Interest BJRI Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:DRI) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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