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The closing price of Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) was $171.59 for the day, down -1.15% from the previous closing price of $173.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $174.115 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $170.79.
Ratios:
Our analysis of DRI’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 88.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.44.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 19958278144 and an Enterprise Value of 27797878784. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.97. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.248 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.229.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.66, which has changed by 0.023043394 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 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 $159.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.60%.
Shares Statistics:
DRI traded an average of 1.20M shares per day over the past three months and 1347930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 116.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.92M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.59% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1761868800 were 3420939 with a Short Ratio of 2.79, compared to 1759190400 on 3766548. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3420939 and a Short% of Float of 3.92.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.7, DRI has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032835994. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.76. The current Payout Ratio is 63.17% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-10 when the company split stock in a 10000:8939 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) is currently drawing attention from 32.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.0, with high estimates of $3.13 and low estimates of $2.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.8 and $10.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.62. EPS for the following year is $11.39, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $11.79 and $11.15.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 27 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.17B to a low estimate of $2.95B. As of. The current estimate, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.89BFor the next quarter, 27 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.3B. There is a high estimate of $3.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.16B.
A total of 29 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.08BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.75B and the low estimate is $13.12B.
