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Darden Restaurants

NYQ:DRI · US2371941053
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureX-Large

360

59
EV / EBIT49
Price / Owner Earnings42
Owner Earnings Yield63
Dividend Yield87
Price/Sales38
EV / Gross Profit16
Price/Book23
Return on Capital72
Cash Return on Capital65
Return on Equity96
EBIT Margin79
Gross Profitability25
Cash Conversion17
Accruals35
Owner Earnings Margin70
Sales growth77
Profit Growth85
Long-Term EPS Growth58
Owner Earnings Growth61
Reinvestment70
Price momentum52
Debt load60
Refinancing61
Debt Payback51
Liquidity84
Analyst ratings50
Opinion Changes23
Price Target Upside33
Market mood83
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Darden Restaurants clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1995
Employees5,366
Websitedarden.com
ISINUS2371941053
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Food DeliveryRestaurants

Description

Darden Restaurants, Inc. operates as a full-service restaurant company. As of May 25, 2025, the company owned and operated various restaurants through subsidiaries in the United States and Canada under the Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is expensive. You pay 25.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 10% yearly growth; analysts expect 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

73

Jun 2024

Average rank

94

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
38
32
27
44
Price/Earnings
45
51
58
62
Price/Book
23
19
11
15
Dividend Yield
87
80
88
88
Value (overall)
56
51
50
50

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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