For the quarter ended May 2025, Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported revenue of $3.27 billion, up 10.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.98, compared to $2.65 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.18% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.27 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.96, the EPS surprise was +0.68%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Darden Restaurants performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Same-restaurant sales - LongHorn Steakhouse - YoY change: 6.7% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 5.6%.
- Same-restaurant sales - Consolidated - YoY change: 4.6% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 3.6%.
- Same-restaurant sales - Olive Garden - YoY change: 6.9% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 4.5%.
- Company-owned restaurants - Total: 2,159 compared to the 2,181 average estimate based on eight analysts.
- Company-owned restaurants - Olive Garden: 935 compared to the 933 average estimate based on seven analysts.
- Company-owned restaurants - LongHorn Steakhouse: 591 versus 592 estimated by seven analysts on average.
- Same-restaurant sales - Fine Dining - YoY change: -3.3% versus the six-analyst average estimate of -0.1%.
- Same-restaurant sales - Other Business - YoY change: 1.2% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 1.4%.
- Sales- Olive Garden: $1.38 billion versus $1.35 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.1% change.
- Sales- Other Business: $722.30 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $728.95 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.4%.
- Sales- Fine Dining: $334.60 million compared to the $359.93 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.3% year over year.
- Sales- LongHorn Steakhouse: $833.80 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $830.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.3%.
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Shares of Darden Restaurants have returned +9.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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