DRI
Darden Restaurants·NYSE
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DRI fundamentals
Darden Restaurants (DRI) released its earnings on Mar 19, 2026: revenue was 3.35B (YoY +5.93%), beat estimates; EPS was 2.95 (YoY +5.36%), beat estimates.
Revenue / YoY
3.35B
+5.93%
EPS / YoY
2.95
+5.36%
Report date
Mar 19, 2026
DRI Earnings Call Summary for Q3,2026
- Revenue Outperformance: 5.9% total sales growth, 4.2% same-restaurant sales, widening gap vs. industry (+540 bps). Olive Garden and LongHorn led with 440/840 bps outperformance.
- Menu Innovation: Olive Garden's lighter portion menu and extended promotions drove 3.2% same-restaurant sales. LongHorn's quality focus achieved 7.2% growth.
- Cost Management: 5.4% EPS growth with 20 bps labor savings and 10 bps marketing investment. Beef inflation locked at 85% for Q4.
- Expansion Momentum: 16 new restaurants opened, 70-75 planned for FY26. 14 Bahama Breeze conversions underway.
- Shareholder Returns: $300M returned via dividends and buybacks, with FY26 EPS guidance of $10.57-$10.67.
EPS
Actual | 1.9 | -1.24 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 2.03 | 1.76 | 1.48 | 1.93 | 2.24 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 2.34 | 2.58 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 2.62 | 2.65 | 1.75 | 2.03 | 2.8 | 2.98 | 1.97 | 2.08 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||
Forecast | 1.8805 | -1.6302 | 0.0521 | 0.7124 | 0.6992 | 1.7963 | 1.6446 | 1.4292 | 2.0982 | 2.2096 | 1.5613 | 1.4368 | 2.2485 | 2.5387 | 1.7418 | 1.7427 | 2.6231 | 2.6108 | 1.8296 | 2.017 | 2.7959 | 2.9665 | 2.0009 | 2.1032 | 2.9436 | ||||||||||||||
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +1.04% | +23.94% | +974.86% | +3.87% | +40.16% | +13.01% | +7.02% | +3.55% | -8.02% | +1.38% | -0.08% | +5.79% | +4.07% | +1.63% | +2.19% | +5.58% | -0.12% | +1.50% | -4.35% | +0.64% | +0.15% | +0.46% | -1.54% | -1.10% | +0.22% |
Revenue
Actual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35B | 1.27B | 1.53B | 1.66B | 1.73B | 2.28B | 2.31B | 2.27B | 2.45B | 2.60B | 2.45B | 2.49B | 2.79B | 2.77B | 2.73B | 2.73B | 2.97B | 2.96B | 2.76B | 2.89B | 3.16B | 3.27B | 3.04B | 3.10B | 3.35B |
Forecast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.32B | 1.26B | 1.56B | 1.69B | 1.63B | 2.20B | 2.24B | 2.23B | 2.51B | 2.54B | 2.47B | 2.43B | 2.73B | 2.77B | 2.71B | 2.74B | 3.02B | 2.97B | 2.80B | 2.87B | 3.21B | 3.26B | 3.04B | 3.08B | 3.33B |
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +1.00% | +0.76% | -2.05% | -1.76% | +6.64% | +3.74% | +2.95% | +1.90% | -2.54% | +2.47% | -0.98% | +2.31% | +2.05% | -0.00% | +0.81% | -0.42% | -1.65% | -0.51% | -1.46% | +0.68% | -1.75% | +0.33% | +0.14% | +0.87% | +0.32% |
Earnings Call
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