Darden Restaurants Inc DDN
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News
'We're not too worried about gas prices': Retailers like Darden and Dollar General say their customers are fine, for now
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Trading Information
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- Bid/Ask
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- Shares Outstanding
- 113.14M
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Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 20.48
- Price/Sales
- 2.05
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.65%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.85%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Feb, May, Aug, Nov
- Total Yield
- 5.13%
Company Profile
Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $13 billion in system sales across 2,202 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2026, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (42% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (26%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth’s Chris, and Eddie V’s. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar’s. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 167 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 209,931
- Website
- https://www.darden.com
Competitors
Valuation
Metric | DDN | CMG | EAT |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 20.48 | 29.24 | 18.90 |
Price/Book Value | 12.92 | 18.41 | 21.32 |
Price/Sales | 2.05 | 3.63 | 1.51 |
Price/Cash Flow | 14.53 | 23.88 | 10.83 |
Price/Earnings
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CMG
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Financial Strength
Metric | DDN | CMG | EAT |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.11 | 0.69 | 0.16 |
Current Ratio | 0.30 | 0.81 | 0.34 |
Interest Coverage | 7.85 | — | 11.99 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
Metric | DDN | CMG | EAT |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 10.33% | 17.34% | 18.51% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 62.53% | 60.00% | 129.69% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 17.81% | 19.62% | 25.66% |
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