Market Watch: Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI)’s Noteworthy Drop%, Closing at $188.37

Abby Carey

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As of close of business last night, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s stock clocked out at $188.37, down -0.81% from its previous closing price of $189.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $189.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $186.82.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of DRI’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 91.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.16. 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 3.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.87.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $190. On October 20, 2025, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $225. On July 14, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $240.Melius initiated its Hold rating on July 14, 2025, with a $240 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 14 ’25 when Martin Melvin John sold 1,700 shares for $184.58 per share. The transaction valued at 313,786 led to the insider holds 18,386 shares of the business.

M JOHN MARTIN bought 1,700 shares of DRI for $313,786 on Oct 14 ’25. On Oct 06 ’25, another insider, Broad Matthew R, who serves as the SVP General Counsel of the company, sold 5,661 shares for $193.40 each. As a result, the insider received 1,094,865 and left with 13,916 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 21962981376 and an Enterprise Value of 29902882816. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.378 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.06.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.64, which has changed by 0.008566737 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 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 4.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.12%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that DRI traded 1.41M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2289820 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 116.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.93M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.38% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1765756800 were 3713922 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1763078400 on 3834992. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3713922 and a Short% of Float of 4.25.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.8, DRI has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030540783. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.8. The current Payout Ratio is 63.17% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 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

The market rating of Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 32.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.57, 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 $11.38, with 33.0 analysts recommending between $11.83 and $11.19.

Revenue Estimates

In. The current quarter, 24 analysts expect revenue to total $3.33B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.4B to a low estimate of $3.32B. As of. The current estimate, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.16BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.69B. There is a high estimate of $3.73B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.63B.

A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.21B, 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 $13.66B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.88B and the low estimate is $13.12B.

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