Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Orlando, United States | NYSE
201.07 USD
+4.41
(2.242%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 202.60 +1.53 (0.761%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:51 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:20 p.m. EDT
Darden Restaurants (DRI) presents a mixed picture. While the dividend yield is strong and consistent, the recent price action has been volatile, with a recent dip to $192.39. The fundamental metrics show a relatively stable company with a decent payout ratio and positive revenue growth, but the earnings growth has been negative. The options market shows mixed signals, with both bullish and bearish positions, indicating uncertainty. For short-term traders, there may be opportunities to capitalize on the volatility, but for long-term investors, the stock may require patience and a focus on the company's fundamentals and dividend reliability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.040118 |
| AutoETS | 0.040118 |
| MSTL | 0.040832 |
| AutoTheta | 0.056095 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.248 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-09 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-04-09 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 387.681 |
| Revenue per Share | 109.891 |
| Market Cap | 23,151,048,704 |
| Trailing P/E | 21.19 |
| Forward P/E | 17.69 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| Profit Margins | 8.66% |
| Website | https://www.darden.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 4:20 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. The calls show a concentration of open interest (OI) at the 190 strike, suggesting some bullish sentiment, while puts have significant OI at the 175 and 190 strikes, indicating caution or bearishness. The IV spikes and volume spikes at certain strikes suggest volatility expectations, with some traders anticipating a potential price dip or rally. Overall, the options market is signaling a cautious outlook with potential for short-term price swings.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.78% | 3.09% | 3.44% | 3.58% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 1.500000 | 0.779666 |
| 2026-01-09 | 1.500000 | 0.746960 |
| 2025-10-10 | 1.500000 | 0.840552 |
| 2025-07-10 | 1.500000 | 0.721140 |
| 2025-04-10 | 1.400000 | 0.751365 |
| 2025-01-10 | 1.400000 | 0.807248 |
| 2024-10-10 | 1.400000 | 0.939118 |
| 2024-07-10 | 1.400000 | 1.070122 |
| 2024-04-09 | 1.310000 | 0.882047 |
| 2024-01-09 | 1.310000 | 0.871317 |
| 2023-10-06 | 1.310000 | 1.036504 |
| 2023-07-07 | 1.310000 | 0.876531 |
| 2023-04-06 | 1.210000 | 0.891097 |
| 2023-01-09 | 1.210000 | 0.907901 |
| 2022-10-06 | 1.210000 | 1.046841 |
| 2022-07-07 | 1.210000 | 1.166611 |
| 2022-04-07 | 1.100000 | 0.997500 |
| 2022-01-07 | 1.100000 | 0.870316 |
| 2021-10-07 | 1.100000 | 0.819790 |
| 2021-07-08 | 1.100000 | 0.893522 |
| 2021-04-08 | 0.880000 | 0.711297 |
| 2021-01-07 | 0.370000 | 0.353779 |
| 2020-10-08 | 0.300000 | 0.344979 |
| 2020-01-09 | 0.880000 | 0.917253 |
| 2019-10-09 | 0.880000 | 0.940178 |
| 2019-07-09 | 0.880000 | 0.869350 |
| 2019-04-09 | 0.750000 | 0.781563 |
| 2019-01-09 | 0.750000 | 0.877705 |
| 2018-10-09 | 0.750000 | 0.853306 |
| 2018-07-09 | 0.750000 | 0.845326 |
| 2018-04-09 | 0.630000 | 0.912149 |
| 2018-01-09 | 0.630000 | 0.815707 |
| 2017-10-06 | 0.630000 | 0.990149 |
| 2017-07-06 | 0.630000 | 0.899545 |
| 2017-04-06 | 0.560000 | 0.866066 |
| 2017-01-06 | 0.560000 | 1.016126 |
| 2016-10-05 | 0.560000 | 1.190238 |
| 2016-07-07 | 0.560000 | 1.191267 |
| 2016-04-07 | 0.500000 | 1.029982 |
| 2016-01-06 | 0.500000 | 1.067001 |
| 2015-10-07 | 0.491645 | 1.120454 |
| 2015-07-08 | 0.491645 | 1.059278 |
| 2015-04-08 | 0.491645 | 1.120404 |
| 2015-01-07 | 0.491645 | 1.266805 |
| 2014-10-08 | 0.491645 | 1.539840 |
| 2014-07-08 | 0.491645 | 1.716241 |
| 2014-04-08 | 0.491645 | 1.585888 |
| 2014-01-08 | 0.491645 | 1.543092 |
| 2013-10-08 | 0.491645 | 1.738998 |
| 2013-07-08 | 0.491645 | 1.574963 |
| 2013-04-08 | 0.446950 | 1.500080 |
| 2013-01-08 | 0.446950 | 1.668548 |
| 2012-10-05 | 0.446950 | 1.387402 |
| 2012-07-06 | 0.446950 | 1.518410 |
| 2012-04-05 | 0.384377 | 1.339374 |
| 2012-01-06 | 0.384377 | 1.523417 |
| 2011-10-06 | 0.384377 | 1.574547 |
| 2011-07-07 | 0.384377 | 1.284321 |
| 2011-04-06 | 0.286048 | 1.075004 |
| 2011-01-06 | 0.286048 | 1.120377 |
| 2010-10-06 | 0.286048 | 1.200877 |
| 2010-07-07 | 0.286048 | 1.378060 |
| 2010-04-07 | 0.223475 | 0.896252 |
| 2010-01-06 | 0.223475 | 1.215704 |
| 2009-10-07 | 0.223475 | 1.280333 |
| 2009-07-08 | 0.223475 | 1.311101 |
| 2009-04-07 | 0.178780 | 0.998185 |
| 2009-01-07 | 0.178780 | 1.252725 |
| 2008-10-08 | 0.178780 | 1.439102 |
| 2008-07-08 | 0.178780 | 1.059297 |
| 2008-04-08 | 0.160902 | 0.930140 |
| 2008-01-08 | 0.160902 | 1.344700 |
| 2007-10-05 | 0.160902 | 0.726837 |
| 2007-07-06 | 0.160902 | 0.724109 |
| 2007-04-05 | 0.205597 | 0.980209 |
| 2006-04-06 | 0.178780 | 0.892035 |
| 2005-10-05 | 0.178780 | 1.212470 |
| 2005-04-06 | 0.035756 | 0.235387 |
| 2004-10-06 | 0.035756 | 0.295065 |
| 2004-04-06 | 0.035756 | 0.306050 |
| 2003-10-08 | 0.035756 | 0.382522 |
| 2003-04-08 | 0.035756 | 0.396569 |
| 2002-10-08 | 0.035756 | 0.318532 |
| 2002-04-08 | 0.023837 | 0.186825 |
| 2001-10-05 | 0.023837 | 0.247495 |
| 2001-04-06 | 0.023837 | 0.309688 |
| 2000-10-05 | 0.023837 | 0.343543 |
| 2000-04-06 | 0.023837 | 0.409475 |
| 1999-10-06 | 0.023837 | 0.366161 |
| 1999-04-07 | 0.011919 | 0.179053 |
| 1998-10-07 | 0.023837 | 0.487173 |
| 1998-04-07 | 0.023837 | 0.471112 |
| 1997-10-08 | 0.023837 | 0.634734 |
| 1997-04-08 | 0.023837 | 1.020068 |
| 1996-10-08 | 0.023837 | 0.903085 |
| 1996-04-08 | 0.011919 | 0.278897 |
| 1995-10-05 | 0.023837 | 0.669082 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.020297408 |
| Address1 | 1,000 Darden Center Drive |
| All Time High | 228.27 |
| All Time Low | 4.02255 |
| Ask | 209.82 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,377,910 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,445,951 |
| Average Volume | 1,445,951 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,377,910 |
| Beta | 0.627 |
| Bid | 188.67 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 18.344 |
| City | Orlando |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 201.07 |
| Current Ratio | 0.387 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 203.9 |
| Day Low | 198.225 |
| Debt To Equity | 387.681 |
| Display Name | Darden Restaurants |
| Dividend Date | 1,777,593,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 6.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.98 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,923,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,923,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.033 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.051 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,923,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,773,923,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,773,923,400 |
| Ebitda | 2,008,700,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15737 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.406 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.425 |
| Enterprise Value | 30,945,953,792 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.61868 |
| Eps Forward | 11.36943 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 9.49 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,775,779,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 204.3934 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.3233948 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.016259795 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 2.0297408 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 228.27 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.199997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.11915712 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 169.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 32.070007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18976335 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 169.0 - 228.27 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 800,026,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.94 |
| Float Shares | 114,012,723 |
| Forward Eps | 11.36943 |
| Forward P E | 17.685144 |
| Free Cashflow | 678,150,016 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 197,924 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21507 |
| Gross Profits | 2,745,100,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0050399 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 115,139,250 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Ir Website | http://investor.darden.com/investors/investor-relations/default.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,775,779,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,748,131,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,447,113,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 10,000:8939 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Orlando, Florida. |
| Long Name | Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 23,151,048,704 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_336160 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,771,718,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,109,900,032 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,779,667,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 23,029,553,053 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 27 |
| Open | 198.66 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,735,000,064 |
| Operating Margins | 0.13153 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.6217 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.72 |
| Phone | 407 245 4000 |
| Post Market Change | 1.5299988 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.7609284 |
| Post Market Price | 202.6 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,466,261 |
| Previous Close | 196.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.9355 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 10.961078 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.8138055 |
| Profit Margins | 0.086619996 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.133 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.90625 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.41 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.24245 |
| Regular Market Day High | 203.9 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 198.225 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 198.225 - 203.9 |
| Regular Market Open | 198.66 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 196.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 201.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,059 |
| Regular Market Volume | 830,180 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07255 |
| Return On Equity | 0.51539004 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.059 |
| Revenue Per Share | 109.891 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 114,535,003 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0452 |
| Shares Short | 5,178,310 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,923,120 |
| Short Name | Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.060500003 |
| Short Ratio | 3.08 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | DRI |
| Target High Price | 272.0 |
| Target Low Price | 156.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 225.48148 |
| Target Median Price | 230.0 |
| Total Cash | 240,400,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.099 |
| Total Debt | 8,156,800,000 |
| Total Revenue | 12,763,799,552 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 5.9 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.030001016 |
| Trailing Eps | 9.49 |
| Trailing P E | 21.187567 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.759 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 197.46765 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.602356 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.018242765 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 830,180 |
| Website | https://www.darden.com |
| Zip | 32,837 |