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After finishing at $207.34 in the prior trading day, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $205.16, down -1.05%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $209.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $205.06.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DRI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 99.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.26 and its Current Ratio is at 0.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.68.
On January 08, 2026, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $207.
On October 28, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $190.Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating on October 28, 2025, with a $190 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 22 ’26 when SARAH H KING bought 4,605 shares for $206.65 per share.
Wilkerson John W. sold 2,258 shares of DRI for $480,954 on Jan 16 ’26. The President Elect, Olive Garden now owns 17,784 shares after completing the transaction at $213.00 per share. On Jan 15 ’26, another insider, Vennam Rajesh, who serves as the SVP, CFO of the company, sold 6,774 shares for $214.12 each. As a result, the insider received 1,450,419 and left with 9,040 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DRI now has a Market Capitalization of 23862931456 and an Enterprise Value of 31745867776. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.524 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.971.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.63, which has changed by 0.105165005 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12692177 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DRI has reached a high of $228.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $169.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1948570 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 115.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 114.77M. Insiders hold about 0.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.38% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1767139200 were 5391787 with a Short Ratio of 3.38, compared to 1764288000 on 3971885. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5391787 and a Short% of Float of 6.260000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DRI’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.8, compared to 5.90 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027973378. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.83. The current Payout Ratio is 63.17% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2026-01-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-10 when the company split stock in a 10000:8939 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 32.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.58, with high estimates of $3.77 and low estimates of $3.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.8 and $10.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.58. EPS for the following year is $11.39, with 33.0 analysts recommending between $11.83 and $11.19.
Revenue Estimates
27 analysts predict $3.33B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.43B to a low estimate of $3.31B. The current estimate, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.16BFor the next quarter, 27 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.69B. There is a high estimate of $3.73B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.62B.
A total of 29 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.08BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.69B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.92B and the low estimate is $13.58B.
