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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

DRI·NYSE·Trade & Services·CIK 0000940944

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a full-service restaurant company. As of May 31, 2026, the company owned and operated 2,202 restaurants in the United States. These restaurants operate under the trademarks Olive Garden®, LongHorn Steakhouse®, Yard House®, Ruth's Chris Steak House®, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen®, The Capital Grille®, Chuy's®, Seasons 52®, Eddie V's Prime Seafood®, Bahama Breeze®, and The Capital Burger®. The company's portfolio of owned and operated restaurants in the United States includes: Olive Garden (949), LongHorn Steakhouse (618), Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen (184), Chuy's (110), Yard House (93), Ruth's Chris (83), The Capital Grille (74), Seasons 52 (44), Eddie V's (31), Bahama Breeze (13), and The Capital Burger (3). In addition to its owned and operated locations, Darden Restaurants, Inc. also had 167 restaurants operated by independent third parties through area development and franchise agreements as of May 31, 2026. These franchised locations are spread across various regions: United States (87), Latin America (36), Canada (14), Asia (23), Europe (1), and The Caribbean (2), and the Middle East (4). The company also had four restaurants operating under contractual agreements in the United States and one restaurant that it jointly owns with a third party and operates independently.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 9 items for DRI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-30, rated 7/10. Across its 9 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for DRI spans 4, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Darden CEO Ricardo Cardenas Cashes Out $8.18M via Option Exercise and Stock Sale
  • SVP Sells $2.05M in Stock Following Option Exercise
  • Darden Reports Strong Margin Expansion, FCF Growth, and Easing Beef Costs
  • Darden Q4 Earnings Jump to $3.54/Share, Revenue Up 13.5%; Issues Strong FY27 Guidance
  • Darden Reports Strong FY26 Results, Boosts Dividend 8%, and Authorizes New $1.5B Buyback

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended May 31, 2026
Revenue
$13.21B
Net Income
$1.21B
Diluted EPS
$10.38
Gross Profit
$2.68B
Operating Income
$1.58B
Cash & Equivalents
$219.5M
Total Debt
$2.33B
Debt / Equity
1.06×
Net Margin
9.1%
Shares Outstanding
114.1M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-07-24 · accession 0000940944-26-000025
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$207.29 -0.79% today
52-week range · as of 2026-07-30 $169 – $220.65
Market cap
$23.54B
Volume
436.5K (0.4× avg)
3-mo avg 994.9K
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