Darden Restaurants Inc

Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) Stock Analysis

$208.520

+2.961 (+1.42%)At close

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High
208.850
Open
206.590
VWAP
207.12
Volume
840.51K
Mkt Cap
18.16B
Low
203.980
Amount
174.08M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
14.48

Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates full-service dining restaurants in the United States under the trade names Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chuy’s, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ruth’s Chris), The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood (Eddie V’s), Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger. Its segments include reportable segments: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining and Other Business. Olive Garden is a full-service dining Italian restaurant operator in the United States. LongHorn Steakhouse is a full-service steakhouse restaurant brand with locations primarily in the eastern United States. The Fine Dining segment includes brands that operate within the fine-dining sub-segment of full-service dining and includes Ruth’s Chris, The Capital Grille and Eddie V’s restaurants. The Other Business segment includes Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chuy’s, Yard House, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and The Capital Burger restaurants.

AI analysis of Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI)

Hold

Darden Restaurants Inc is currently trading at $197.66, with a forward P/E of 18.94, which indicates a reasonable valuation compared to its growth potential. However, the RSI is at 36.97, suggesting that the stock is oversold, which could present a buying opportunity. The main risk is the significant insider selling, which has increased by 282.02% over the last month, indicating potential concerns about the company's future performance.

Analyst Ratings (27)

+7.59% upside
Hold
9 Buy
17 Hold
1 Sell
Current: 208.52
Low
200.00
Average
224.35
High
261.00

Mizuho

2026-09-25

Price Target

$245

Outperform

BMO Capital

2026-09-25

Price Target

$220

Market Perform

Freedom Capital

2026-09-25

Price Target

$260

Buy

Citi

2026-09-25

Price Target

$247

Buy

Seaport Research

2026-09-15

Price Target

$240

Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) is 18.94, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 17.62.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
17.62
Current P/E
18.94
Overvalued
19.05
Undervalued
16.19

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
13.63
Current EV/EBITDA
14.48
Overvalued
14.61
Undervalued
12.65

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
1.66
Current P/S
1.55
Overvalued
1.80
Undervalued
1.52

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for DRI

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%DRI

$278.86

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%DRI

$241.28

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%DRI

$191.97

Scenario price

Whales holding DRI

B

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG

+ HoldingDRI

+7.11%

3M Return

R

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

+ HoldingDRI

+6.96%

3M Return

S

Synovus Trust Company, National Association

+ HoldingDRI

+4.97%

3M Return

W

Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management, Inc.

+ HoldingDRI

-0.79%

3M Return

A

Applied Finance Advisors, LLC

+ HoldingDRI

-1.55%

3M Return

N

Newport Trust Company

+ HoldingDRI

-2.21%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-09-24 (ET)

16:30:00

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12:30:00

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09:00:00

Stock Futures Decline as Treasury Yields Rise

07:30:00

Q1 Same-Restaurant Sales Data Released

07:30:00

Company Reaffirms 2027 Financial Outlook with EPS of $11.10-$11.35

News

DRI FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates full-service dining restaurants in the United States under the trade names Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chuy’s, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ruth’s Chris), The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood (Eddie V’s), Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger. Its segments include reportable segments: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining and Other Business. Olive Garden is a full-service dining Italian restaurant operator in the United States. LongHorn Steakhouse is a full-service steakhouse restaurant brand with locations primarily in the eastern United States. The Fine Dining segment includes brands that operate within the fine-dining sub-segment of full-service dining and includes Ruth’s Chris, The Capital Grille and Eddie V’s restaurants. The Other Business segment includes Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chuy’s, Yard House, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and The Capital Burger restaurants. It operates in the Consumer Cyclicals sector (RETAIL-EATING PLACES industry).

Darden Restaurants Inc is currently trading at $197.66, with a forward P/E of 18.94, which indicates a reasonable valuation compared to its growth potential. However, the RSI is at 36.97, suggesting that the stock is oversold, which could present a buying opportunity. The main risk is the significant insider selling, which has increased by 282.02% over the last month, indicating potential concerns about the company's future performance.

27 analysts cover DRI: 9 rate it Buy, 17 Hold and 1 Sell. The average price target is 224.35.

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bull_trapper4 days ago

$DRI As predicted on my site, TradingNest.TV, a downtick in DBA is leading to a pop in restaurant stocks.

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0xSkewfalcon10/3/2026

$QSR has a similar setup to $YUM and $DRI (both posted earlier today if you want to check those setups too). It is sitting right on weekly trendline support right now. - There was really nice bullish net flow yesterday with traders loading the $70 and $72.5 calls for 10/16 expiration 🐂

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0xSkewfalcon10/3/2026

$DRI Darden Restaurants Weekly Chart 🍽️ - Price has been in a clear uptrend since Summer 2024 and has defended this MOAT trendline since. It recently came close to retesting but buyers stepped in a bit early, reclaiming the 50-week moving average. - In the recent report on Sept. 24th, the company announced plans to open 75-80 new restaurants in fiscal 2027.

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