DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
Darden Restaurants operates 2,159 full-service restaurants across the United States and Canada under eleven brands: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC is a Consumer Cyclical company operating in Restaurants with a $24.28B market cap.
Most recent reported earnings: Q2 FY2026 (Jun 24, 2026).
21 earnings calls indexed on Spoken Alpha.
Behavioral analysis
Disclosures
Extracted from Unknown source, 2026-06-21.
Transcripts
Most recent calls indexed for this ticker. Open any call to drill into prepared remarks and Q&A.
History
Spoken Alpha tracks DRI's historical accountability: how often management beat consensus, how the stock reacted, and how guidance evolved across the cycle. The figures below are illustrative placeholder data generated for layout — they will be replaced with real deviation metrics, True Consensus values, and EODHD price reactions as those data layers land.
Misses consensus 10/10 quarters
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API
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Spoken Alpha indexes DRI's earnings call transcripts at https://spokenalpha.com/companies/DRI. Each call links to attributed speakers and parsed analyst Q&A. DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC's own investor relations page is at https://investor.darden.com/home/default.aspx.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) held its most recent earnings call on 2025-09-18, covering fiscal Q1 2026.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Restaurants industry).
| Period | Reported | EPS actual | EPS consensus | EPS surprise | Revenue actual | Revenue consensus | Rev. surprise | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | 2026-06-24 | — | $3.64 | — | — | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2026 | 2026-03-18 | $2.95 | $2.94 | +0.3% | $3.35B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2025 | 2025-12-17 | $2.08 | $2.10 | -0.9% | $3.10B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2025 | 2025-09-17 | $1.97 | $2.01 | -2.0% | $3.04B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2025 | 2025-06-19 | $2.98 | $2.97 | +0.3% | $3.27B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2025 | 2025-03-19 | $2.80 | $2.80 | 0.0% | $3.16B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2024 | 2024-12-18 | $2.03 | $2.02 | +0.5% | $2.89B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2024 | 2024-09-18 | $1.74 | $1.84 | -5.4% | $2.76B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2024 | 2024-06-19 | $2.65 | $2.61 | +1.5% | $2.96B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2024 | 2024-03-20 | $2.62 | $2.62 | 0.0% | $2.97B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2023 | 2023-12-14 | $1.84 | $1.73 | +6.4% | $2.73B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2023 | 2023-09-20 | $1.78 | $1.74 | +2.3% | $2.73B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2023 | 2023-06-21 | $2.60 | $2.53 | +2.8% | $2.77B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2023 | 2023-03-22 | $2.36 | $2.24 | +5.4% | $2.79B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2022 | 2022-12-15 | $1.52 | $1.44 | +5.6% | $2.49B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2022 | 2022-09-21 | $1.53 | $1.56 | -1.9% | $2.45B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2022 | 2022-06-22 | $2.27 | $2.21 | +2.7% | $2.60B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2022 | 2022-03-23 | $1.93 | $2.10 | -8.1% | $2.45B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2021 | 2021-12-16 | $1.48 | $1.44 | +2.8% | $2.27B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2021 | 2021-09-22 | $1.76 | $1.65 | +6.7% | $2.31B | — | — | EODHD |
Source: EODHD. DRI reported actuals as published; sparse fields render as —.
Repeated misses without a guidance reset suggest management is structurally optimistic relative to operating reality. Track whether next-quarter guidance is being benchmarked off the prior miss or the prior plan.
Missed in 4 of the last 4 quarters
SampleRecent misses matter more than long-window beat rate — the trailing 12 months drives the analyst model and the next-print bar.
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Consensus | Surprise | 1D | 5D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | $2.70 | $3.19 | -15.4% | +7.6% | +5.6% |
| Q4 FY2026 | $2.73 | $3.03 | -10.0% | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| Q3 FY2026 | $2.62 | $3.07 | -14.8% | +6.9% | +9.5% |
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.88 | $3.25 | -11.4% | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| Q1 FY2025 | $2.63 | $3.03 | -13.1% | -0.7% | +0.5% |
CFO since 2025 • 1/4 beats (25%) • guidance suspended Q3 FY2026
| Q4 FY2025 |
| $2.84 |
| $3.17 |
| -10.4% |
| +7.3% |
| +4.8% |
| Q3 FY2025 | $2.76 | $3.15 | -12.3% | +5.5% | +7.6% |
| Q2 FY2025 | $3.05 | $3.23 | -5.5% | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| Q1 FY2024 | $2.95 | $3.16 | -6.6% | +8.9% | +7.3% |
| Q4 FY2024 | $2.79 | $3.32 | -16.0% | +1.9% | +0.1% |