How to buy Darden Restaurants (DRI) stocks

Darden Restaurants is a restaurants business based in the US. Darden Restaurants shares (DRI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $189.82 – a decrease of 1.5% over the previous week. Darden Restaurants employs 191,105 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $11.6 billion.

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Darden Restaurants stock price (NYSE: DRI)

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• Key figures

Information last updated 2025-03-06.

Latest market close	$189.82
52-week range	$133.62 - $203.12
50-day moving average more info button	$190.74
200-day moving average more info button	$164.87
Wall St. target price	$198.61
PE ratio more info button	22.0034
Dividend yield more info button	$5.42 (2.88%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$8.74

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Darden Restaurants price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $189.39 from 2025-03-11

1 week (2025-03-06)	-1.52%
1 month (2025-02-14)	-0.94%
3 months (2024-12-13)	13.62%
6 months (2024-09-13)	18.18%

1 year (2024-03-13)	8.49%
2 years (2023-03-13)	38.87%
3 years (2022-03-11)	63.03%
5 years (2020-03-13)	233.10%

Is Darden Restaurants stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Darden Restaurants stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Darden Restaurants's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Darden Restaurants's P/E ratio

Darden Restaurants's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 22x. In other words, Darden Restaurants shares trade at around 22x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Darden Restaurants's PEG ratio

Darden Restaurants's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.863. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Darden Restaurants's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Darden Restaurants's EBITDA

Darden Restaurants's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Darden Restaurants's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Darden Restaurants financials

Revenue TTM	$11.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	10.11%
Gross profit TTM	$2.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.06%
Return on equity TTM	50.93%
Profit margin	9.01%
Book value	$17.67
Market Capitalization more info button	$22.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Darden Restaurants's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Darden Restaurants.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Darden Restaurants's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 24.2

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Darden Restaurants's overall score of 24.2 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 29th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Darden Restaurants is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Darden Restaurants's environmental score

Environmental score: 7.43/100

Darden Restaurants's environmental score of 7.43 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Darden Restaurants is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Darden Restaurants's social score

Social score: 12.35/100

Darden Restaurants's social score of 12.35 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Darden Restaurants is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Darden Restaurants's governance score

Governance score: 6.42/100

Darden Restaurants's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Darden Restaurants is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Darden Restaurants's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Darden Restaurants scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Darden Restaurants has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Darden Restaurants Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	24.2
Total ESG percentile	28.74
Environmental score	7.43
Environmental score percentile	3
Social score	12.35
Social score percentile	3
Governance score	6.42
Governance score percentile	3
Level of controversy	2

Darden Restaurants stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 60.88% of net profits

Recently Darden Restaurants has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Darden Restaurants shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Darden Restaurants's case, that would currently equate to about $5.42 per share.

Darden Restaurants's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Darden Restaurants's most recent dividend payout was on 2 February 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 9 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Darden Restaurants's stocks ever split?

Darden Restaurants's stocks were split on a 10000:8939 basis on 9 November 2015 . So if you had owned 8939 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Darden Restaurants stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 10.6% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Darden Restaurants stocks, which in turn could have impacted Darden Restaurants's stock price.

Darden Restaurants stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Darden Restaurants's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $133.6181 up to $203.12. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Darden Restaurants's is 1.272. This would suggest that Darden Restaurants's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Darden Restaurants overview

Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Darden Restaurants is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 3.364% of Darden Restaurants stocks are held by insiders and 97.171% by institutions. How many people work for Darden Restaurants?
Latest data suggests 191,105 work at Darden Restaurants. When does the fiscal year end for Darden Restaurants?
Darden Restaurants's fiscal year ends in May. Where is Darden Restaurants based?
Darden Restaurants's address is: 1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, FL, United States, 32837 What is Darden Restaurants's ISIN number?
Darden Restaurants's international securities identification number is: US2371941053 What is Darden Restaurants's CUSIP number?
Darden Restaurants's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 237194105

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