Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $25.90BP/E 22.4Yield 2.62%
Darden Restaurants Inc grew revenue 8.1% to $13.37B over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026. Operating income rose 9.1% to $1.56B, moving the operating margin from 11.6% to 11.7%. Free cash flow was $1.05B, down 4.4% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $25.90B, 22.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Aug 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $25.90B
- P/E ratio
- 22.4
- Price to sales
- 1.94
- Price to book
- 12.52
- Dividend yield
- 2.62%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.07%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $13.37B
- Net income
- $1.18B
- EPS, diluted
- $10.24
- Free cash flow
- $1.05B
- Book value per share
- $18.08
- Diluted shares
- 114M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Dec 17, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $228.66
- Open
- $226.66
- Day's range
- $225.02 – $230.20
- Volume
- 909,484
- Average volume (20 days)
- 947,558
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.63
- 52-week range
- $169.00 – $233.98
- RSI (14 days)
- 64.0
- Volatility (1 year)
- 27.8%
- Relative volume
- 0.78×
- WACC
- 8.0%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | DRI | S&P 500 | Difference | DRI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +15.8% | -2.4% | +18.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.4% | -1.2% | +6.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +28.4% | +12.3% | +16.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +37.7% | +12.4% | +25.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +68.0% | +78.8% | −10.9 pts | +18.9% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +78.8% | +75.2% | +3.6 pts | +12.3% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +334.2% | +311.1% | +23.1 pts | +15.8% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026 and trailing twelve months, USD
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EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Darden Restaurants filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Darden Restaurants
Retail-Eating Places
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.
Company profile, executives and historyDarden Restaurants stock: common questions
What is Darden Restaurants's stock price?
DRI closed at $228.94 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.12% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $169.00 and $233.98.
What is Darden Restaurants's market cap?
Darden Restaurants was worth $25.90B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is DRI's P/E ratio?
DRI trades at 22.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $10.24 over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Darden Restaurants make?
Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $13.37B for the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, up 8.1% from a year earlier.
Does Darden Restaurants pay a dividend?
Yes. Darden Restaurants paid $6.00 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 2.62% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 5 years in a row.
When does Darden Restaurants report earnings next?
Darden Restaurants is expected to report Q2 FY2027 results on Dec 17, 2026, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has DRI stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, DRI returned +37.7% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many DRI shares are sold short?
7M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 6.56% of the float, or 8.1 days of average trading volume.
Who are Darden Restaurants's competitors?
Companies most similar to Darden Restaurants by business, industry and size include BLMN, QSR, TXRH, EAT, QSP.
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