Index S&P 500 P/E 22.85 EPS (ttm) 9.54 Insider Own 0.31% Shs Outstand 115.30M Perf Week 9.37%
Market Cap 25.10B Forward P/E 19.13 EPS next Y 11.40 Insider Trans -8.94% Shs Float 114.78M Perf Month 9.14%
Enterprise Value 33.18B PEG 2.05 EPS next Q 2.95 Inst Own 94.89% Short Float 5.75% Perf Quarter 21.06%
Income 1.12B P/S 2.00 EPS this Y 10.83% Inst Trans -2.25% Short Ratio 4.05 Perf Half Y 5.50%
Sales 12.58B P/B 12.08 EPS next Y 7.69% ROA 8.82% Short Interest 6.60M Perf YTD 18.48%
Book/sh 18.04 P/C 105.21 EPS next 5Y 9.34% ROE 54.10% 52W High 228.27 -4.49% Perf Year 8.78%
Cash/sh 2.07 P/FCF 25.73 EPS past 3/5Y 6.27% - ROIC 11.53% 52W Low 169.00 29.01% Perf 3Y 48.26%
Dividend Est. 6.04 (2.77%) EV/EBITDA 16.27 Sales past 3/5Y 7.84% 9.12% Gross Margin 17.22% Volatility 2.80% 2.83% Perf 5Y 82.66%
Dividend TTM 5.90 (2.71%) EV/Sales 2.64 EPS Y/Y TTM 9.39% Oper. Margin 11.93% ATR (14) 5.64 Perf 10Y 245.74%
Dividend Ex-Date Jan 09, 2026 Quick Ratio 0.26 Sales Y/Y TTM 8.61% Profit Margin 8.92% RSI (14) 70.49 Recom 1.97
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y 8.37% 16.23% Current Ratio 0.39 EPS Q/Q 11.79% SMA20 5.80% Beta 0.59 Target Price 224.10
Payout 63.17% Debt/Eq 4.00 Sales Q/Q 7.34% SMA50 12.63% Rel Volume 0.74 Prev Close 213.56
Employees 197924 LT Debt/Eq 3.68 Earnings Dec 18 BMO SMA200 9.49% Avg Volume 1.63M Price 218.03
IPO May 09, 1995 Option/Short Yes / Yes EPS/Sales Surpr. -1.10% 0.87% Trades
Volume 447,243 Change 2.09%
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$159
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Neutral
$167
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a full-service restaurant company, which engages in the provision of restaurant services. It operates through the following segments: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining, and Other Business. The Olive Garden segment is the largest full-service dining Italian restaurant operator. The LongHorn Steakhouse segment includes the results of the company-owned LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants. The Fine Dining segment consists of the premium brands that operate within the fine-dining sub-segment of full-service dining and includes the results of its company-owned The Capital Grille and Eddie V's restaurants. The Other Business segment aggregates the remaining brands and includes the results of its company-owned Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, Seasons 52 and Bahama Breeze restaurants, and from franchises and consumer-packaged goods sales. The company was founded by William B. Darden in 1938 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
Insider Trading
Relationship
Date
Transaction
Cost
#Shares
Value ($)
#Shares Total
SEC Form 4
SONSTEBY CHARLES M Director Jan 23 '26 Sale 205.32 3,123 641,210 19,351 Jan 27 09:19 AM King Sarah H. SVP, Chief People Officer Jan 22 '26 Sale 206.65 4,605 951,636 671 Jan 26 04:46 PM Charles M. Sonsteby Director Jan 23 '26 Proposed Sale 205.16 3,123 640,715 Jan 23 01:37 PM SARAH H KING Officer Jan 22 '26 Proposed Sale 206.65 4,605 951,636 Jan 22 04:10 PM Wilkerson John W. President Elect, Olive Garden Jan 16 '26 Sale 213.00 2,258 480,954 17,784 Jan 21 10:11 AM Vennam Rajesh SVP, CFO Jan 15 '26 Option Exercise 124.24 3,182 395,332 15,814 Jan 20 02:43 PM Vennam Rajesh SVP, CFO Jan 15 '26 Sale 214.12 6,774 1,450,419 9,040 Jan 20 02:43 PM JOHN WILKERSON Officer Jan 16 '26 Proposed Sale 213.00 2,258 480,954 Jan 16 04:17 PM Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer Jan 14 '26 Sale 207.36 2,635 546,394 4,098 Jan 16 11:05 AM RAJESH VENNAM Officer Jan 15 '26 Proposed Sale 214.12 6,774 1,450,419 Jan 15 04:10 PM Burrowes Todd Group President Jan 13 '26 Sale 207.12 7,103 1,471,165 44,252 Jan 14 04:57 PM SUSAN M CONNELLY Officer Jan 14 '26 Proposed Sale 207.36 2,635 546,394 Jan 14 04:06 PM TODD BURROWES Officer Jan 13 '26 Proposed Sale 207.12 7,103 1,471,165 Jan 13 04:09 PM Martin Melvin John Group President Jan 06 '26 Sale 197.47 1,200 236,964 17,229 Jan 08 10:54 AM M JOHN MARTIN Officer Jan 06 '26 Proposed Sale 197.47 1,200 236,964 Jan 06 04:07 PM Kenningham Daryl Director Nov 23 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 186 0 1,466 Nov 25 02:19 PM SONSTEBY CHARLES M Director Nov 11 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 531 0 22,474 Nov 12 09:20 AM Martin Melvin John Group President Oct 14 '25 Sale 184.58 1,700 313,786 18,386 Oct 16 03:01 PM M JOHN MARTIN Officer Oct 14 '25 Proposed Sale 184.58 1,700 313,786 Oct 14 04:15 PM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Oct 06 '25 Sale 193.40 5,661 1,094,865 13,916 Oct 08 11:39 AM MATTHEW R BROAD, TRUSTEE THE B Officer Oct 06 '25 Proposed Sale 193.40 5,661 1,094,865 Oct 06 04:15 PM Kenningham Daryl Director Sep 17 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 823 0 1,280 Sep 19 10:35 AM Simon William S Director Sep 17 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,162 0 8,614 Sep 19 10:02 AM FOGARTY JAMES P Director Sep 17 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,162 0 26,548 Sep 19 10:02 AM CHUGG JULIANA L Director Sep 17 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,162 0 4,258 Sep 19 10:01 AM ATKINS M SHAN Director Sep 17 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,162 0 1,162 Sep 19 10:01 AM Kenningham Daryl Director Aug 24 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 155 0 457 Aug 26 02:18 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 30 '25 Sale 204.70 1,157 236,835 10,632 Jul 31 10:26 AM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 30 '25 Sale 204.65 523 107,032 5,423 Jul 31 10:26 AM CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON Officer Jul 30 '25 Proposed Sale 204.65 523 107,032 Jul 30 04:12 PM LAURA B WILLIAMSON Officer Jul 30 '25 Proposed Sale 204.70 1,157 236,835 Jul 30 04:09 PM Wilkerson John W. President Elect, Olive Garden Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,585 0 21,326 Jul 30 09:59 AM Wilkerson John W. President Elect, Olive Garden Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 4,821 0 21,595 Jul 30 09:59 AM Milanes Douglas J. SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,472 0 4,375 Jul 29 09:57 PM Milanes Douglas J. SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 4,500 0 4,675 Jul 29 09:57 PM Martin Melvin John Group President Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,717 0 20,896 Jul 29 09:57 PM Martin Melvin John Group President Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 8,998 0 21,721 Jul 29 09:57 PM Madonna John W. SVP, Corporate Controller Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 793 0 9,750 Jul 29 09:56 PM Madonna John W. SVP, Corporate Controller Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,250 0 9,506 Jul 29 09:56 PM King Sarah H. SVP, Chief People Officer Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,811 0 5,917 Jul 29 09:56 PM King Sarah H. SVP, Chief People Officer Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 5,784 0 6,383 Jul 29 09:56 PM Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,133 0 7,711 Jul 29 09:54 PM Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,213 0 7,843 Jul 29 09:54 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 85 0 327 Jul 29 09:47 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,945 0 36,147 Jul 29 09:47 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 321 0 321 Jul 29 09:47 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 9,642 0 36,997 Jul 29 09:47 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Jul 29 '25 Sale 203.91 85 17,332 242 Jul 29 09:47 PM Burrowes Todd Group President Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,717 0 54,528 Jul 29 09:33 PM Burrowes Todd Group President Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 8,998 0 55,353 Jul 29 09:33 PM Cardenas Ricardo President and CEO Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 4,982 0 83,403 Jul 29 09:25 PM Cardenas Ricardo President and CEO Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 32,139 0 91,069 Jul 29 09:25 PM Vennam Rajesh SVP, CFO Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,717 0 14,132 Jul 29 09:11 PM Vennam Rajesh SVP, CFO Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 10,926 0 15,510 Jul 29 09:11 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 333 0 5,755 Jul 29 08:59 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 181 0 5,991 Jul 29 08:59 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 454 0 11,968 Jul 29 08:59 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 513 0 5,936 Jul 29 08:59 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,285 0 11,917 Jul 29 08:59 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Jul 21 '25 Sale 206.81 333 68,839 5,423 Jul 29 08:59 PM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Jul 28 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,265 0 20,949 Jul 29 08:12 PM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Jul 27 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 7,071 0 21,467 Jul 29 08:12 PM ATKINS M SHAN Director Jul 01 '25 Sale 220.33 1,014 223,411 0 Jul 02 12:01 PM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Jun 30 '25 Option Exercise 124.24 6,949 863,344 21,316 Jul 02 11:55 AM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Jul 01 '25 Option Exercise 124.24 733 91,068 15,100 Jul 02 11:55 AM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Jun 30 '25 Sale 218.00 6,949 1,514,916 14,367 Jul 02 11:55 AM Broad Matthew R SVP General Counsel Jul 01 '25 Sale 218.50 733 160,159 14,367 Jul 02 11:55 AM Burrowes Todd Group President Jun 30 '25 Option Exercise 78.84 13,569 1,069,780 59,896 Jul 02 11:53 AM Burrowes Todd Group President Jun 30 '25 Sale 216.45 13,569 2,937,001 46,327 Jul 02 11:53 AM MATTHEW R BROAD Officer Jul 01 '25 Proposed Sale 218.50 733 160,159 Jul 01 04:14 PM Margaret Shan Atkins Director Jul 01 '25 Proposed Sale 217.97 1,014 221,022 Jul 01 04:10 PM MATTHEW R BROAD Officer Jun 30 '25 Proposed Sale 218.00 6,949 1,514,916 Jun 30 04:09 PM TODD BURROWES Officer Jun 30 '25 Proposed Sale 216.45 13,569 2,937,001 Jun 30 04:02 PM Martin Melvin John Group President Jun 25 '25 Option Exercise 78.84 12,212 962,794 24,907 Jun 27 12:38 PM Martin Melvin John Group President Jun 25 '25 Sale 218.71 12,212 2,670,939 12,695 Jun 27 12:38 PM Milanes Douglas J. SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr Jun 24 '25 Option Exercise 78.84 8,142 641,915 12,095 Jun 26 11:49 AM Milanes Douglas J. SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr Jun 24 '25 Sale 222.08 11,948 2,653,356 147 Jun 26 11:49 AM Vennam Rajesh SVP, CFO Jun 24 '25 Sale 222.22 5,780 1,284,403 4,555 Jun 26 11:49 AM Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer Jun 24 '25 Option Exercise 107.05 4,735 506,882 9,337 Jun 26 11:48 AM Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer Jun 24 '25 Sale 223.78 4,735 1,059,586 4,602 Jun 26 11:48 AM M JOHN MARTIN Officer Jun 25 '25 Proposed Sale 218.71 12,212 2,670,939 Jun 25 04:13 PM SUSAN M CONNELLY Officer Jun 24 '25 Proposed Sale 223.78 4,735 1,059,586 Jun 24 04:23 PM RAJESH VENNAM Officer Jun 24 '25 Proposed Sale 222.22 5,780 1,284,403 Jun 24 04:08 PM DOUGLAS J MILANES Officer Jun 24 '25 Proposed Sale 222.08 11,948 2,653,356 Jun 24 04:05 PM Kenningham Daryl Director May 25 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 159 0 302 May 28 04:24 PM SONSTEBY CHARLES M Director Mar 28 '25 Sale 204.56 8,005 1,637,467 21,943 Apr 01 12:53 PM Charles Sonsteby Director Mar 28 '25 Proposed Sale 204.56 8,005 1,637,467 Mar 28 05:08 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Mar 26 '25 Option Exercise 107.05 2,289 245,037 12,345 Mar 28 02:47 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Mar 26 '25 Option Exercise 107.05 1,263 135,204 6,656 Mar 28 02:47 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Mar 26 '25 Sale 207.26 2,289 474,408 10,056 Mar 28 02:47 PM Williamson Laura B President, LongHorn Steakhouse Mar 26 '25 Sale 207.45 1,263 262,013 5,393 Mar 28 02:47 PM Martin Melvin John President, SRG Mar 25 '25 Option Exercise 124.24 5,091 632,506 17,746 Mar 27 05:15 PM Martin Melvin John President, SRG Mar 25 '25 Sale 208.69 5,091 1,062,431 12,655 Mar 27 05:15 PM King Sarah H. SVP, Chief People Officer Mar 25 '25 Option Exercise 107.05 8,681 929,301 9,216 Mar 27 02:16 PM King Sarah H. SVP, Chief People Officer Mar 25 '25 Sale 207.27 8,681 1,799,316 535 Mar 27 02:16 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Mar 25 '25 Option Exercise 97.12 17,048 1,655,728 44,403 Mar 27 02:15 PM Kiernan Daniel J. President, Olive Garden Mar 25 '25 Sale 206.51 17,048 3,520,580 27,355 Mar 27 02:15 PM Madonna John W. SVP, Corporate Controller Mar 24 '25 Sale 207.88 1,806 375,434 7,192 Mar 27 10:34 AM Cardenas Ricardo President and CEO Mar 24 '25 Option Exercise 107.05 20,518 2,196,452 79,354 Mar 26 05:00 PM Cardenas Ricardo President and CEO Mar 24 '25 Sale 208.19 20,518 4,271,567 58,836 Mar 26 05:00 PM
