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After finishing at $179.58 in the prior trading day, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $173.94, down -3.14%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.76 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $173.91.
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 89.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.80. 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 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:
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 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 20280518656 and an Enterprise Value of 28071215104. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.27 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.369.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.66, which has changed by 0.018563032 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 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 $159.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.82%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.32M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1473050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 94.08% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1763078400 were 3834992 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1760486400 on 3350172. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3834992 and a Short% of Float of 4.3899998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DRI’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.7, compared to 5.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03174073. 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 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 in the spotlight, with 32.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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 $10.48 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.62. EPS for the following year is $11.38, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $11.79 and $11.15.
Revenue Estimates
27 analysts predict $3.07B in revenue for. The current quarter. 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.
