DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $24.74B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.1
- Dividend yield
- 2.77%
About Darden Restaurants
Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812
Darden Restaurants, Inc. operates full-service dining establishments across North America. Its operations are organized into four reportable segments: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining, and Other Business. The brand portfolio includes 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. Offerings range from Italian cuisine, steaks, and seafood to scratch-cooked American comfort meals, Mexican-inspired fare, burgers, craft beer, and fine wines. The company primarily serves general consumer dining patrons across diverse casual and upscale dining occasions without dependence on any single major customer.
As of May 31, 2026, the company's network comprises 2,373 locations, consisting of 2,202 company-owned and operated restaurants across the United States, 167 franchised locations, and four contractually managed sites. Beyond the United States, franchised operations span Canada, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Europe. Darden maintains its principal executive offices and restaurant support center in Orlando, Florida.
Summary of the business section of Darden Restaurants's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
- Founded
- 1968
- Headquarters
- Orlando, FL
- Address
- 1000 Darden Center Drive 32837
- Phone
- (407) 245-4000
- Website
- darden.com
- Employees
- 177,000, May 31, 2020
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places
- Incorporated in
- Florida
- Fiscal year ends
- May 30
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Orlando, FL
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DRI
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 114M, May 31, 2026
- Public float
- $20.08B, Nov 21, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, May 2, 2002
- SEC CIK
- 940944
- CUSIP
- 237194105
- ISIN
- US2371941053
- LEI
- CY1NFSCCB5GUXC7WZC70
- EIN
- 59-3305930
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Cardenas | President and CEO, Director | 114,238 |
| John W. Madonna | SVP, Corporate Controller | 10,808 |
| John W. Wilkerson | President, Olive Garden | 28,273 |
| Laura B. Williamson | President, LongHorn Steakhouse | 17,227 |
| Rajesh Vennam | SVP, CFO | 8,570 |
| Lindsay L. Koren | SVP General Counsel | 2,454 |
| Melvin John Martin | Group President | 23,728 |
| Douglas J. Milanes | SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr | 3,834 |
| Sarah H. King | SVP, Chief People Officer | 743 |
| Todd Burrowes | Group Pres, Pres, Chuy's | 50,741 |
| Susan M. Connelly | SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer | 4,165 |
| Matthew R. Broad | SVP General Counsel | 13,916 |
| Daniel J. Kiernan | President, Olive Garden | 35,377 |
| M. Shan Atkins | Director | 1,162 |
| Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 23,407 |
| Daryl Kenningham | Director | 2,810 |
| Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 27,094 |
| Juliana L. Chugg | Director | 5,144 |
| William S. Simon | Director | 7,167 |
| Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 6,961 |
| James P. Fogarty | Director | 27,434 |
| Nana Mensah | Director | 4,409 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Ricardo Cardenas | $34.82M | $34.84M | $4.03M | $168 | $140 |
| FY2025 Ricardo Cardenas | $14.00M | $31.61M | $3.72M | $163 | $122 |
| FY2024 Ricardo Cardenas | $12.00M | $6.59M | $3.66M | $114 | $102 |
| FY2023 Ricardo Cardenas | $8.50M | $15.25M | $3.21M | $120 | $88 |
| FY2022 Ricardo Cardenas | $11.89M | $8.85M | $3.52M | $91 | $89 |
| FY2021 Ricardo Cardenas | $10.13M | $34.91M | $2.63M | $189 | $139 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At the end of fiscal 2020 , we employed approximately 177,000 people (team members) in the United States and Canada.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings