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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 monitors DRI SEC EDGAR filings and licensed market news in real time, scoring each submission for market-moving significance on a 1–10 scale. Items rated 7 or higher generate instant alerts.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • 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
  • Darden Boosts Dividend, Authorizes New $1.5B Buyback Alongside Q4 Results & FY27 Outlook

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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$196.4 +0.09% today
52-week range · as of 2026-07-08 $169 – $220.65
Market cap
$22.48B
Volume
970.8K (0.6× avg)
3-mo avg 1.6M
Live data · 2026-07-27 10:30 UTC · Pre-market

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Jul 08, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $201.10
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$4.70 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
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Jun 26, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $214.00
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$17.60 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
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Jun 25, 2026, 7:23 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $207.00
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$10.60 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
DRI
Jun 25, 2026, 7:04 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $210.20
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$13.80 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
DRI
Jun 25, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $215.00
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$18.60 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
DRI
Apr 21, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $197.98
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$1.58 (-0.80%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
DRI
Mar 27, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $192.49
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: +$3.91 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info
DRI
Mar 19, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $201.00
Real-time Price: $196.40 info
Change: -$4.60 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $22.484B info