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Darden Restaurants

DRI · Consumer Discretionary

Last earnings Sep 24, 2026

AI analysis

Q1 FY2026 · reported Sep 18, 2025

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

No extracted figures held

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Guidance · company-stated

Total sales

“growth of 7.5% to 8.5%”

sales

“4 growth of 2.5% to 3.5%”

effective tax rate

“of approximately 13%”

net earnings per share

“from continuing operations of $10.50 to $10.70”

Guidance stated in the release's Business Outlook table for fiscal 2026; no direction stated — figures as stated in the table.

Next earningsNo verified date on fileNo date is estimated or imported

Capital allocation

Dividend$1.50

htm EX-99.1 Document Exhibit 99.1 Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results Declares Quarterly Dividend And Updates Fiscal 2026 Financial Outlook ORLANDO, Fla.

General educational research only — not investment advice.Every figure is as stated in the held documents; values marked “computed from stated figures” are arithmetic on those stated figures. Guidance shown is the company’s own stated guidance. No price targets, no recommendations, no consensus estimates.

Event summary

Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results Declares Quarterly Dividend And Updates Fiscal 2026 Financial Outlook

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Guidance & outlook

Total sales: “Total sales growth of 7.5% to 8.5%”

sales: “sales 4 growth of 2.5% to 3.5%”

effective tax rate: “effective tax rate of approximately 13%”

net earnings per share: “net earnings per share from continuing operations of $10.50 to $10.70”

Total sales (“fiscal 2026”)
“Total sales growth of 7.5% to 8.5%”

sales (“fiscal 2026”)
“sales 4 growth of 2.5% to 3.5%”

effective tax rate (“fiscal 2026”)
“effective tax rate of approximately 13%”

net earnings per share (“fiscal 2026”)
“net earnings per share from continuing operations of $10.50 to $10.70”

Guidance stated in the release's Business Outlook table for fiscal 2026; no direction stated — figures as stated in the table.

Capital allocation

htm EX-99.1 Document Exhibit 99.1 Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results Declares Quarterly Dividend And Updates Fiscal 2026 Financial Outlook ORLANDO, Fla.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

2 Costs related to the closure of 22 underperforming restaurants that were permanently closed during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2025 3 See the Non-GAAP Information below for more details 1 Dividend Declared Darden's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.50 per share on the Company's outstanding common stock.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

The dividend is payable on November 3, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10, 2025.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

Share Repurchase Program During the quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 0.9 million shares of its common stock for a total of $183 million.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

As of the end of the fiscal first quarter, the Company had $865 million remaining under the current $1 billion repurchase authorization.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

The weighted-average fair value of non-qualified stock options and the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for options granted during the periods presented were as follows: Three Months Ended August 30, 2026 August 24, 2025 Weighted-average fair value $ 58.79 $ 72.10 Dividend yield 3.2 % 2.9 % Expected volatility of stock 32.0 % 41.3 % Risk-free interest rate 4.4 % 4.0 % Expected option life (in years) 6.3 6.3 Weighted-average exercise price per share $ 212.23 $ 208.51 15 Table of Contents DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

Strategy & priorities

The strength of our results is a testament to the power of our strategy.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

Across our portfolio, our restaurant teams remained focused on being brilliant with the basics and, at the Darden level, we continued to leverage our four competitive advantages to position our brands for long-term success.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

Our winning strategy is enabling us to grow sales and market share, while making meaningful investments in our business and returning capital to our shareholders.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

On our June 2025 earnings call, we announced the decision to explore strategic alternatives for the Bahama Breeze brand, which, at that time, included 28 company owned restaurants and one franchised restaurant.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

On our June 2025 earnings call, we announced the decision to explore strategic alternatives for the Bahama Breeze brand, which, at that time, included 28 company-owned restaurants and one franchised restaurant.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

Risks & headwinds

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from those anticipated in the statements.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Darden's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 18, 2025

Legal Proceedings 29 Item 1A.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Darden s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q (including this report), and Form 8-K reports.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

We are subject to private lawsuits, administrative proceedings, and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business.

SEC original ↗Darden Restaurants — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QOct 2, 2026

Competitors

Competitors & peers

Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors

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Documents

Filings

30 documents

Earnings releases

11 documents

Presentations

0 documents

No presentations for Darden Restaurants are held in this edition of the library.

Transcripts

0 documents

No transcripts for Darden Restaurants are held in this edition of the library.

Mentioned by

8 companies

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