Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for DRI in the last 90 days.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$197.02−2.73 (−1.4%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryDarden Restaurants shares fell after the fiscal first-quarter report, with the stock down 3.6% as Olive Garden growth came in slower than expected and revenue slightly missed expectations, even as overall sales growth continued and full-year guidance was reaffirmed. LongHorn Steakhouse was highlighted as a stronger performer within the portfolio. Coverage this week also compared Darden's dividend and free cash flow position against Starbucks, and included a bond profile detailing coupon and redemption terms, alongside routine director RSU grants.
The stock closes at $197.02, down 1.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $211.61 and 200-day average of $203.77, a mixed trend picture. The GekkoIndex reads 68.3, placing Darden in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 26.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $268.29. Over the past month the stock has declined 6.7%, though it remains up 5.3% over the past year. The 52-week range spans $169.00 to $229.76.
The next earnings date falls on 17 December, 79 days out and outside a typical 20-trading-day hold. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality is a headwind: over the past 5 years, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged a -1.4% return, rising in just 1 of those years. Analyst coverage from 21 firms shows 16 buy and 5 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $234.42 implying 19% upside.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Darden Restaurants price vs fair value
Close $197.02200-day averageGekko Fair Value $268.29
Darden Restaurants quick facts
- Market cap
- $22.55B
- P/E ratio
- 19.1
- Forward P/E
- 18.9
- EPS, TTM
- $10.44
- Revenue, TTM
- $13.37B
- Profit margin
- 8.9%
- Dividend yield
- 2.95%
- Beta
- 0.59
- Volume
- 1.49M avg 1.31M
- 1-year return
- +5.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- 50-day average
- $211.61
- 200-day average
- $203.77
- Next earnings
- Dec 17
- Shares outstanding
- 113.5M
Darden Restaurants swing-trade checklist
Darden Restaurants scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $197.02 sits between the 50-day ($211.61) and 200-day ($203.77) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
68.3, Accumulation
Reading 68.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
26.6% below
Price is 26.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 79 days
Next report Dec 17, 2026, 79 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−1.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.4% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonality
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Darden Restaurants stock chart and price history
Darden Restaurants closed at $197.02 on Sep 28, 2026, +5.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $169.00 to $229.76.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.7%
- 3 months
- −4.2%
- 6 months
- +2.4%
- 1 year
- +5.3%
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About Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants owns and runs full-service restaurants across the United States and Canada, serving diners through a group of well-known chains. It is most recognized for Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, which together make up the largest share of its locations, alongside other brands such as Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger.
The company earns its revenue mainly by directly operating the majority of its restaurants, while a smaller number are run through franchise agreements covering brands including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Capital Grille, and Bahama Breeze. Its customer base consists of restaurant patrons dining across its various concepts in both countries.
Darden Restaurants traces its origins to 1968 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker DRI.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Website
- darden.com
Darden Restaurants GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Darden Restaurants’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 68.3, in the Accumulation zone, up 8.3 points over five sessions.
68.3Accumulation
Up 8.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 18 | +0.8% | +0.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 225 | +0.8% | +1.4% | ||
| Neutral | 392 | 0.0% | +0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 33 | −0.9% | +1.0% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average DRI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Darden Restaurants stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Darden Restaurants trades 26.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $268.29, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Darden Restaurants shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$268.29
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
26.6% Undervalued
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Darden Restaurants insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Darden Restaurants, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in DRI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Darden Restaurants has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026
- $220.8M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.98%
- Trailing four quarters
- $709.8M
From company filings.
Darden Restaurants earnings: next date and track record
Darden Restaurants reports on Dec 17, 2026 (79 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Dec 17, 2026
79 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.30
- Revenue estimate
- $3.27B
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.6%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Mar 19, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Darden generated $3.3 billion in total sales, up 5.9% year-over-year, with same-restaurant sales growth of 4.2%, outperforming the casual dining industry by 400+ basis points across its four largest brands. Olive Garden posted 3.2% comp sales growth supported by new lighter portion menu items under $15, while LongHorn Steakhouse led with 7.2% comp sales growth. All segments delivered positive same-restaurant sales with record guest satisfaction scores and historically high employee retention.
- Guidance
- Darden updated its fiscal 2026 financial outlook, with Q4 earnings scheduled for release June 25. Management expressed confidence in delivering planned new restaurant openings for the fiscal year, signaling continued expansion momentum.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | $2.95 est $2.94 | $3.35B est $3.33B | +1.2% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $2.08 est $2.10 | $3.10B est $3.08B | +0.2% |
| Sep 18, 2025 | $1.97 est $2.00 | $3.04B est $3.04B | −11.5% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $2.98 est $2.97 | $3.27B est $3.26B | −0.6% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $2.80 est $2.80 | $3.16B est $3.21B | +6.3% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | $2.03 est $2.02 | $2.89B est $2.87B | +17.3% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | $1.75 est $1.83 | $2.76B est $2.80B | +6.9% |
| Jun 20, 2024 | $2.65 est $2.61 | $2.96B est $2.97B | +0.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Darden Restaurants stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Darden Restaurants is $234.42, +19.0% from the last close, from 21 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$234.42consensus 12-month target, +19.0% from the last close
Now $197.02Avg $234.42
Low $210High $276
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 21 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | Bank of America Securities | $276 | +40.1% |
| Sep 25 | Freedom Capital Markets | $260 | +32.0% |
| Sep 25 | Wells Fargo | $210 | +6.6% |
| Sep 25 | BTIG | $235 | +19.3% |
| Sep 25 | Evercore ISI | $230 | +16.7% |
+1.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Darden Restaurants seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Darden Restaurants averaged −1.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −3.3% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.0% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, DRI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.4%.
Darden Restaurants market cap and key statistics
Darden Restaurants’s market cap is $22.55B, with a P/E ratio of 19.1 and revenue of $13.37B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $22.55B
- P/E ratio
- 19.1
- Forward P/E
- 18.9
- EPS, TTM
- $10.44
- Gekko Fair Value
- $268.29
Trading
- Volume
- 1.49M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.31M
- 52-week high
- $229.76
- 52-week low
- $169.00
- Shares outstanding
- 113.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $13.37B
- Profit margin
- 8.9%
- Return on equity
- 55.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −6.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.59
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- Dividend yield
- 2.95%
Darden Restaurants stock news this week
Coverage of Darden Restaurants this week reads neutral: 4 positive, 9 neutral and 7 negative headlines.
- DRI.GG Bond Profile: Coupon and RedemptionTradingView, Sep 27
- Darden Stock Forecast: Olive Garden Growth Faces September 24 Earnings TestTradingKey, Sep 27
- Better Dividend Bet: DRI or SBUX? The Cash Flow Numbers Reveal a Clear Winner24/7 Wall Street, Sep 27
- Darden Restaurants Serves Up Fresh Catalysts for a Stock Price RallyMarketBeat, Sep 26
- Darden Restaurants Director Daryl Kenningham Reports Acquisition of RSUs and Stock HoldingsKalkine Media, Sep 26
- Darden Restaurants Slides After Q1 Report Highlights Slower Olive Garden GrowthQuiver Quantitative, Sep 25
Darden Restaurants peers
Darden Restaurants’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MCDMcDonald's | Buying | 14.3% below |
| SBUXStarbucks | Buying | 11.3% above |
| CMGChipotle Mexican Grill | Buying | 6.2% below |
| YUMYum! Brands | Accumulation | 24.5% below |
| QSRRestaurant Brands International | Accumulation | 36.7% below |
| YUMCYum China | Accumulation | 47.8% below |
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Darden Restaurants stock FAQ
What is Darden Restaurants’s market cap?
Darden Restaurants’s market cap is $22.55B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $197.02, with 113.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 19.1.
What is the Darden Restaurants stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Darden Restaurants is $234.42, +19.0% from the last close. Of the 21 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 16 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Darden Restaurants stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Darden Restaurants is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $197.02 is 26.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $268.29. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Darden Restaurants report earnings next?
Darden Restaurants is expected to report on Dec 17, 2026 (79 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.30 per share on revenue of $3.27B. Darden Restaurants beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.6% on average across the report.
What is Darden Restaurants’s 52-week high and low?
Darden Restaurants’s 52-week high is $229.76 and its 52-week low is $169.00; it closed at $197.02 on Sep 28, 2026, +5.3% over the past year.
Is Darden Restaurants stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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