Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) is a full-service restaurant company serving guests primarily in the United States through company-operated restaurants and, to a lesser extent, franchised and contract-operated locations. Its brands offer a range of dining experiences, from Olive Garden’s Italian cuisine and… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2026, Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $13.21B, up 9.4% from fiscal 2025, and net income of $1.21B. Its operating margin was 12.0%, and operations generated $1.85B in cash. Over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, revenue was $13.37B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Darden Restaurants does
In the company’s own words
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) is a full-service restaurant company serving guests primarily in the United States through company-operated restaurants and, to a lesser extent, franchised and contract-operated locations. Its brands offer a range of dining experiences, from Olive Garden’s Italian cuisine and LongHorn Steakhouse’s steaks to fine-dining concepts Ruth’s Chris, The Capital Grille and Eddie V’s, alongside Yard House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chuy’s, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and The Capital Burger. Darden reports four segments: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining, and Other Business, which includes its remaining restaurant brands and franchise and contract royalties. At May 31, 2026, the company owned and operated 2,202 restaurants and had 167 franchised locations; it also had four contract-operated restaurants and one jointly owned location. Continuing-operations sales were $13.2 billion in fiscal 2026, and the company employed 209,931 team members at fiscal year-end. Darden became a separate publicly held company in 1995 after General Mills distributed its shares to stockholders. Its website is www.darden.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry (SIC)
- Restaurants
- Headquarters
- ORLANDO, FL
- Fiscal year end
- May
- CIK
- 940944
- SIC
- 5812
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2014–2026 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Darden Restaurants — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Darden Restaurants’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Darden Restaurants’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 6 issues of Darden Restaurants’s debt, $261.91M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.79%, maturing 2027 to 2048.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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