(DRI) Darden Restaurants - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US2371941053

Stock:

Total Rating 51
Risk 66
Buy Signal 0.31
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility 25.9%
Relative Tail Risk -13.5%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.36
Alpha 1.99
Character TTM
Beta 0.447
Beta Downside 0.698
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 23.92%
CAGR/Max DD 0.75

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of DRI over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-02": 0.98, "2021-05": 2.03, "2021-08": 1.76, "2021-11": 1.48, "2022-02": 1.93, "2022-05": 2.27, "2022-08": 1.53, "2022-11": 1.52, "2023-02": 2.36, "2023-05": 2.6, "2023-08": 1.78, "2023-11": 1.84, "2024-02": 2.62, "2024-05": 2.65, "2024-08": 1.75, "2024-11": 2.03, "2025-02": 2.8, "2025-05": 2.98, "2025-08": 1.97, "2025-11": 2.08,

Revenue

Revenue of DRI over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-02: 1733, 2021-05: 2279.2, 2021-08: 2306, 2021-11: 2272.2, 2022-02: 2448.9, 2022-05: 2602.9, 2022-08: 2446.1, 2022-11: 2486.5, 2023-02: 2786.2, 2023-05: 2769, 2023-08: 2730.6, 2023-11: 2727.3, 2024-02: 2974.8, 2024-05: 2957.3, 2024-08: 2757, 2024-11: 2890, 2025-02: 3158, 2025-05: 3271.7, 2025-08: 3044.7, 2025-11: 3102.1,

Description: DRI Darden Restaurants

Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Burger, Darden and Darden Restaurants brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.0

Net Income: 1.12b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.23 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -12.78% < 20% (prev -13.14%; Δ 0.36% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 1.70b > Net Income 1.12b
Net Debt (6.18b) to EBITDA (1.95b): 3.17 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.39 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (116.7m) vs 12m ago -1.35% < -2%
Gross Margin: 45.49% > 18% (prev 0.21%; Δ 4528 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 98.80% > 50% (prev 92.49%; Δ 6.31% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.59 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.95b / Interest Expense TTM 186.2m)

Altman Z'' 0.07

A: -0.12 (Total Current Assets 1.04b - Total Current Liabilities 2.65b) / Total Assets 12.94b
B: -0.02 (Retained Earnings -235.7m / Total Assets 12.94b)
C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 1.41b / Avg Total Assets 12.73b)
D: 0.19 (Book Value of Equity 2.08b / Total Liabilities 10.86b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 0.07 = B

Beneish M -3.10

DSRI: 1.49 (Receivables 126.1m/77.8m, Revenue 12.58b/11.58b)
GMI: 0.47 (GM 45.49% / 21.40%)
AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.27)
SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 12.58b / 11.58b)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 1.12b - CFO 1.70b) / TA 12.94b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.10 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of DRI shares?

As of February 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 212.06 with a total of 874,602 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.01%, over one month by +7.96%, over three months by +19.17% and over the past year by +10.50%.

Is DRI a buy, sell or hold?

Darden Restaurants has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.90. Therefore, it is recommended to buy DRI.
  • StrongBuy: 14
  • Buy: 4
  • Hold: 11
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 2

What are the forecasts/targets for the DRI price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 222.3 4.8%
Analysts Target Price 222.3 4.8%

DRI Fundamental Data Overview February 21, 2026

P/E Trailing = 22.7746
P/E Forward = 18.5529
P/S = 2.0094
P/B = 11.7054
P/EG = 1.9028
Revenue TTM = 12.58b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.41b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.95b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.14b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 438.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.41b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 6.18b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 31.45b USD (25.27b + Debt 6.41b - CCE 224.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.59 (Ebit TTM 1.41b / Interest Expense TTM 186.2m)
EV/FCF = 23.14x (Enterprise Value 31.45b / FCF TTM 1.36b)
FCF Yield = 4.32% (FCF TTM 1.36b / Enterprise Value 31.45b)
FCF Margin = 10.81% (FCF TTM 1.36b / Revenue TTM 12.58b)
Net Margin = 8.92% (Net Income TTM 1.12b / Revenue TTM 12.58b)
Gross Margin = 45.49% ((Revenue TTM 12.58b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.86b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 68.93% (prev 69.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.43 (Enterprise Value 31.45b / Total Assets 12.94b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.75% (Interest Expense 48.0m / Debt 6.41b)
Taxrate = 12.85% (35.0m / 272.4m)
NOPAT = 1.23b (EBIT 1.41b * (1 - 12.85%))
Current Ratio = 0.39 (Total Current Assets 1.04b / Total Current Liabilities 2.65b)
Debt / Equity = 3.08 (Debt 6.41b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.08b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.17 (Net Debt 6.18b / EBITDA 1.95b)
Debt / FCF = 4.55 (Net Debt 6.18b / FCF TTM 1.36b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.21b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.82% (Net Income 1.12b / Total Assets 12.94b)
RoE = 50.89% (Net Income TTM 1.12b / Total Stockholder Equity 2.21b)
RoCE = 32.51% (EBIT 1.41b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.21b + L.T.Debt 2.14b))
RoIC = 27.32% (NOPAT 1.23b / Invested Capital 4.51b)
WACC = 6.16% (E(25.27b)/V(31.68b) * Re(7.56%) + D(6.41b)/V(31.68b) * Rd(0.75%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 7.56% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.71%
[DCF] Terminal Value 85.84% ; FCFF base≈1.23b ; Y1≈1.30b ; Y5≈1.55b
[DCF] Fair Price = 312.9 (EV 42.21b - Net Debt 6.18b = Equity 36.03b / Shares 115.1m; r=6.16% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 6.60% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 36.76 | EPS CAGR: 2.02% | SUE: -0.36 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 89.63 | Revenue CAGR: 6.51% | SUE: 0.91 | # QB: 1
EPS current Year (2026-05-31): EPS=10.59 | Chg7d=+0.004 | Chg30d=+0.011 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+10.9% | Growth Revenue=+9.0%
EPS next Year (2027-05-31): EPS=11.39 | Chg7d=-0.003 | Chg30d=+0.008 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+7.6% | Growth Revenue=+4.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -0.20 (2 Up / 3 Down within 30d for Current Year)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 3.6% (Discount Rate 7.9% - Earnings Yield 4.4%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +0.4% (Analyst 4.0% - Implied 3.6%)

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