The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

DRI

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.darden.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$10.49B+2.5%
Gross profit$2.29B+8.2%
Operating income$1.31B+15.6%
Net income$1.03B+6.9%
Quotation

$223.50

-4.18 (-1.8%)

52w hi$227.68
52w lo$165.34
Vol869.48K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.15

Short+0.28
Medium+0.06
Long+0.10

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Market cap$25.38B
Enterprise value$33.80B
Trailing P/E21.39x
Forward P/E18.04x
EV / EBITDA15.98x
P / S (ttm)1.92x
Profit margin9.1%
Return on equity53.7%
Revenue growth+13.7%
Earnings growth+36.0%
Debt / equity364.51
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.55
Corr SPX0.31
Annual vol28.5%
Annual ret+25.8%
Sharpe0.91
Max DD-25.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.30
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.22
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$228.19$229.70$222.37$223.50869.48K
Aug 12$218.66$228.73$217.35$227.681.44M
Aug 11$217.00$219.43$215.58$218.901.04M
Aug 10$214.57$218.06$212.47$217.97890.50K
Aug 7$211.25$215.78$210.56$213.76975.30K