DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc.

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Darden Restaurants began fiscal 2027 with sales gains across every segment, led by another strong quarter at LongHorn Steakhouse and a 10 percent same-restaurant sales increase at Yard House. Olive Garden posted a smaller gain, but Darden sees an opportunity to rebuild its weekday lunch business. First-quarter sales rose 5.1 percent to $3.2 billion, supported […]

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) fiscal first-quarter results landed just short of Wall Street’s numbers on both lines, adjusted EPS of $2.05 against a $2.06 estimate, and revenue of $3.20 billion against $3.21 billion expected, sending shares down as much as 5% before CEO Rick Cardenas’ comments on the earnings call pared that loss to roughly […]

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Restaurant company Darden (NYSE:DRI) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2026, with sales up 5.1% year on year to $3.2 billion. Its GAAP profit of $2.04 per share was 1.3% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

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