Darden Restaurants

At the annual general meeting on September 23, 2026, Darden Restaurants approved a dividend of $6.00 per share for 2026, an increase of 7.14% versus the prior year. The total distribution amounts to $693.00 million, up 5.24% year on year. The dividend yield for 2026 is 2.94%; FactSet analysts expect an increase to $6.54 per share and a yield of 3.06% for 2027. Darden Restaurants has posted a price gain of 51.26% over three years and a total return (price + dividend) of 57.80%. » More on finanzen.net

Darden Restaurants reported fiscal Q1 results that narrowly missed expectations, with EPS of $2.05 (vs. $2.06 expected) and revenue of $3.20 billion (vs. $3.21 billion expected), and shares fell about 5% premarket. Net income declined to $233.4 million from $257.8 million a year earlier while net sales rose 5.1% and overall same-store sales increased 3.1%. Olive Garden's same-store sales growth slowed to 1.1%, while LongHorn Steakhouse led the portfolio with 6.2% same-store sales growth. Darden reiterated its fiscal 2027 guidance, projecting total sales of $13.60–$13.75 billion and EPS of $11.10–$11.35 from continuing operations. » More on cnbc.com

Darden Restaurants will report on Sept. 24, 2026 for the quarter ended Aug. 31, 2026. Twenty-seven analysts on average expect earnings of $2.05 per share (prior year $2.19) and 24 analysts forecast revenue to rise 5.33% to $3.21 billion. For the current fiscal year, consensus estimates are $11.29 earnings per share and revenue of $13.69 billion. » More on finanzen.net