DRI - Darden Restaurants, Inc.
McDonald's, Darden, and Yum! Brands all convert daily foot traffic into shareholder income, but only one of them kept raising its dividend when dining rooms went dark and customers disappeared.
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Two restaurant stocks pay nearly identical dividends, but one cut its payout to the bone during the last downturn while the other kept raising through every storm. For retirees, that difference changes everything about which one belongs in a portfolio.
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Both Darden and Starbucks just got cheaper after steep selloffs, but one of them is quietly struggling to fund its own dividend from free cash flow while the other keeps raising payouts and buying back stock.
Darden Restaurants TodayDRIDarden Restaurants$199.42 -7.82 (-3.77%) As of 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$169.00▼$229.76Dividend Yield3.25%P/E Ratio19.49Price Target$232.38Add to WatchlistDarden Restaurants' NYSE: DRI late-September post-earnings release price pullback could be a sell-the-news, buy-the-dip event because the strengths were expected.
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE:DRI) stock is trading lower Friday after the company reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter results Thursday that narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for both revenue and earnings.
Darden Restaurants is holding up but appears fairly valued amid macroeconomic pressures. Q1 2027 saw revenue up 5.1% to $3.20B and blended same-restaurant sales rise 3.1%, with Yard House and LongHorn outperforming. Margins were pretty mixed, and frankly, the outlook is underwhelming for growth.
Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) on Thursday reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 350 points on Thursday.
DRI's first-quarter fiscal 2027 results show higher sales and EPS, but both missed estimates as operating income is down despite a reaffirmed outlook.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) experienced a slight decline in stock value following its Q1 report, which was generally in line with expectations. The company reporte
Darden Restaurants NYSE: DRI reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter results that management said met expectations, supported by positive same-restaurant sales across each of its business segments, sales growth from new units and continued strength at LongHorn Steakhouse and Yard House.
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE:DRI) shares are slipping Thursday after the company reported first-quarter results that narrowly missed Wall Street's expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Here's what you should know.
Although the revenue and EPS for Darden Restaurants (DRI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended August 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
EPS and sales both made a slight miss in earnings for Darden Restaurants (DRI), though as Diane King Hall points out, the company still sees strength in Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse. MGM Resorts (MGM) sold off sharply after Diller's withdrew its takeover bid, while Everpure (P) hit a new all-time high after it issued positive guidance just after it joined the S&P 500 (SPX).
Darden Restaurants, Inc. continues to outperform industry peers, leveraging its scale to mitigate inflation and drive solid traffic and sales growth. LongHorn's standout performance, with 6.8% comp sales and 15% profit growth, highlights DRI's operating leverage and margin resilience amid higher beef costs. DRI's robust cash generation supports a secure 3% dividend yield and ongoing buybacks, targeting a total capital return yield of ~6% over the next year.
Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI), the owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reported a 5.1% rise in quarterly revenue to $3.2 billion, but sales missed Wall Street estimates for its fiscal 2027 first quarter. Revenue rose from $3.04 billion in the same quarter last year, while same-restaurant sales increased 3.1% across Darden's restaurant portfolio.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.05 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.06 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.97 per share a year ago.