# Darden Restaurants (DRI) — Overview

DRI · NYSE · Stock

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## Price

Last close $214.31 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $169.21 – $227.68.

## Company profile

Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $13 billion in system sales across 2,202 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2026, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (42% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (26%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris, and Eddie V's. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar's. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 167 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $13.4B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $3.2B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 5.11% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $2.9B |
| Gross margin | 21.64% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $1.2B |
| Net income (quarter) | $233.4M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | -9.46% |
| Net margin | 8.85% |
| Return on equity | 55.07% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $10.29 |
| Book value per share | $18.22 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 20.5 |
| Price to book | 11.7 |
| Debt to assets | 84.36% |
| Payout ratio | 57.56% |
| Dividend yield | 2.94% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Darden Restaurants (DRI) profitable?

Yes. Darden Restaurants earned $1.2B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 8.85%.

### How much revenue does Darden Restaurants (DRI) make?

Darden Restaurants generated $13.4B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 5.11% year over year.

### What is DRI's P/E ratio?

Darden Restaurants trades at 20.5 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $10.29.

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