Stock · DRI · Consumer Cyclical
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1995 · Revenue 12 mo. $13.4B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada.
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Burger, Darden and Darden Restaurants brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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Summary
57.8 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €1B (2026), it supports €11.2B. The remaining €11.5B of the market value assume it grows 10.0% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
10.0%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 14.5×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 12.3× to 13.2×, median 12.7×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q2 → Q3 2026
7 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 54.66% | 11.07% | Rank 96 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 18.66% | 17.91% | Rank 53 |
| EBIT margin | 11.98% | 10.89% | Rank 56 |
| FCF margin | 8.47% | 8.07% | Rank 54 |
| Gross margin | 69.43% | 34.00% | Rank 89 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 9.39% | 5.10% | Rank 69 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 9.45% | 8.34% | Rank 54 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 17.01% | 15.10% | Rank 55 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 5.56% | 4.34% | Rank 68 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 4.63% | 4.32% | Rank 53 |
| FCF yield | 4.42% | 4.17% | Rank 51 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 2.36 | 1.95 | Rank 43 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 19.67 | 16.88 | Rank 41 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 17.91% | −4.35% | Rank 80 |
| Share price, 6 months | 15.83% | 3.63% | Rank 77 |
| Share price, 3 months | 11.02% | 2.92% | Rank 79 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −1.85% | −15.83% | Rank 95 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 0.51% | 0.39% | Rank 48 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −2.70% | −0.37% | Rank 75 |
| Dividend streak in years | 5 | 4 | Rank 64 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −2.93% | 0.16% | Rank 25 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 17.16% | 40.59% | Rank 14 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 2.50 | 0.99 | Rank 29 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 2.74 | 0.49 | Rank 11 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 27.48% | 33.42% | Rank 77 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2 | 9.5% | $584.4M | 126M | $703.5M |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 9.5% | $587.3M | 126M | $779.6M |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 9.8% | $783.6M | 125M | $473.3M |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 0.6% | $217.3M | 123M | $5.2B |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 9.0% | $924.9M | 132M | $4.5B |
| 2022 | 9.6 | 12.1% | $857.0M | 129M | $4.5B |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 11.5% | $951.8M | 123M | $4.4B |
| 2024 | 11.4 | 11.5% | $983.6M | 121M | $5.2B |
| 2025 | 12.1 | 11.3% | $1.0B | 118M | $6.0B |
| 2026 | 13.2 | 12.0% | $1.1B | 115M | $5.8B |
4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Darden Restaurants Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Darden Restaurants Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
4 of 7 rules met
7 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Darden Restaurants Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 21.6 | 21.6 |
| P/B ratio | 11.8 | 2.4 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 54.7% | 11.1% |
| Equity ratio | 17.2% | 40.6% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 2.74 | 0.49 |
| Dividend yield | 2.8% | 2.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Incthis page | |
| QSR.TO | Restaurant Brands International Inc | locked |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse Inc | locked |
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza Inc Common Stock | Medium5.5 |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | locked |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc | locked |
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