Darden Restaurants (DRI) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q1 2027
- Period end
- Aug 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $2.05
- EPS estimate
- $2.05
- EPS surprise
- −0.21%
- Revenue surprise
- −0.22%
- Revenue
- $3.2B
- Revenue estimate
- $3.2B
- Reported
- Sep 24, 2026
Darden reported fiscal Q1 2027 results on September 24, 2026, for the quarter ended August 30. Earnings per share were $2.05, matching the $2.05 estimate, with a surprise of 0.21% below. Revenue was $3.2 billion, in line with the consensus. Compared with fiscal Q1 2026, EPS rose about 4.1% from $1.97, and revenue rose about 6.7% from $3.0 billion.
The longer record shows steady growth. Annual EPS rose from $8.00 in fiscal 2023 to $8.89 in 2024, $9.56 in 2025 and $10.66 in 2026. The last step was about 11.5%, and the three-year gain was about 33%. Q4 is the largest quarter of each year in the table, and Q4 2026 set the highs here at $3.66 per share and $3.7 billion in revenue. Q1 is usually the smallest, which is why EPS fell from the prior quarter. Over the last 20 quarters, Darden beat EPS estimates 13 times. Most surprises in either direction were small, within about 6%.
Darden reported fiscal Q2 between December 15 and December 19 in each of the past five years. That points to mid-to-late December 2026 for the next report. It will show whether year-over-year growth continues into fiscal Q2.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | Sep 24, 2026 | $2.05 | $2.05 | −0.21% | $3.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | $3.63 | $3.66 | +0.75% | $3.7B | SEC |
| Q3 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | $2.94 | $2.95 | +0.22% | $3.3B | SEC |
| Q2 2026 | Dec 18, 2025 | $2.10 | $2.08 | −1.10% | $3.1B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Sep 18, 2025 | $2.00 | $1.97 | −1.54% | $3.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $2.97 | $2.98 | +0.46% | $3.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Mar 20, 2025 | $2.80 | $2.80 | +0.15% | $3.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Dec 19, 2024 | $2.02 | $2.03 | +0.64% | $2.9B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Sep 19, 2024 | $1.83 | $1.75 | −4.35% | $2.8B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | $2.61 | $2.65 | +1.50% | $3.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | $2.62 | $2.62 | −0.12% | $3.0B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Dec 15, 2023 | $1.74 | $1.84 | +5.58% | $2.7B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Sep 21, 2023 | $1.74 | $1.78 | +2.19% | $2.7B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | $2.54 | $2.58 | +1.63% | $2.8B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | $2.25 | $2.34 | +4.07% | $2.8B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Dec 16, 2022 | $1.44 | $1.52 | +5.79% | $2.5B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Sep 22, 2022 | $1.56 | $1.56 | −0.08% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Jun 23, 2022 | $2.21 | $2.24 | +1.38% | $2.6B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | $2.10 | $1.93 | −8.02% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Dec 17, 2021 | $1.43 | $1.48 | +3.55% | $2.3B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Darden Restaurants (DRI) last report earnings?
Darden Restaurants last reported on Sep 24, 2026, covering fiscal Q1 2027.
Did DRI beat earnings estimates?
No. Darden Restaurants reported EPS of $2.05 for Q1 2027 against a $2.05 estimate — a 0.21% miss.
How much revenue did DRI report last quarter?
Darden Restaurants reported $3.2B in revenue for Q1 2027, against a consensus estimate of $3.2B.
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