Darden Restaurants

DRI

Market cap $21.9B

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The only thing wrong with Darden Restaurants' NYSE: DRI Q1 earnings report is that it wasn't better than expected. Other than that single flaw, all other details are bullish and affirm an outlook for rising share prices.

Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc DR tanked in early trading on Friday, after the company reported downbeat first quarter results.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results.

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Darden Restaurants is seeing sales grow in the face of spiking food costs. The company, which owns chains that include Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse, posted quarterly earnings Thursday (Sept.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call September 18, 2025 8:30 AM EDT Company Participants Courtney Aquilla Ricardo Cardenas - CEO, President & Director Rajesh Vennam - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Jon Tower - Citigroup Inc., Research Division David Palmer - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division James Salera - Stephens Inc., Research Division Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division David Tarantino - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Sara Senatore - BofA Securities, Research Division Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Jacob Aiken-Phillips - Melius Research LLC Jake Bartlett - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Peter Saleh - BTIG, LLC, Research Division John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Lauren Silberman - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Danilo Gargiulo - Sanford C.