DRI

Darden Restaurants Inc. Common Stock (DRI)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$216.38as of 10/16/2026

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October 17, 2026

Darden Extends Key Olive Garden and LongHorn Leases. Darden announced that it has secured lease extensions for 100% of its Olive Garden and LongHorn locations set to expire in 2027. This move provides long-term stability for these major brands by securing their physical locations. While other restaurant stocks faced various headlines, this specific update focuses on Darden's operational continuity.

Active signals

Support level
$189.78
Industry
Restaurants

What DRI's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike26-0.4%50%
Bollinger Band Breakout25+2.0%72%
Bollinger Band Breakdown20+1.2%55%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now19+1.9%63%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.5%61%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About DRI

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 Restauran…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Restaurants
Employees
209,931

Fundamentals

1-day range
$210.42$214.91
Market cap
$24.06B
P/E (trailing)
20.30
P/E (forward)
17.28
EPS (trailing)
$10.24
Dividend yield
3.36%
Beta
0.66
Avg. volume
1.19M
Ex-dividend date
October 9, 2026
Dividend pay date
November 2, 2026
52-week range
$169$229.76
Next earnings: December 18, 2026 · EPS estimate $2.25confirmed

How Darden Restaurants Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2026 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$13.21BNet Income$1.21B (9%)Cost of Revenue$6.62B (50%)Other$4.69B (36%)SG&A$514.40M (4%)Tax$174.90M (1%)DRI

Source: 10-K filed Jul 24, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$6.59B(50%)
Operating Income$1.58B(12%)

Forecasts

25 analyst ratings

Buy 61%
Hold 36%
Sell 3%
1-year price forecast
High
$276
+27.6%
Median
$235
+8.6%
Low
$163
-24.7%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
11.5K
Disposed
2.8K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
103.37M
Total value held
$19.82B
Institutional holders
1017
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown14.93M
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