Darden Restaurants Stock Today

DRI Stock  USD 191.19  2.27  1.17%   

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Darden Restaurants is trading at 191.19 as of the 16th of February 2025. This is a 1.17 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 193.46. Darden Restaurants has less than a 12 % chance of experiencing some financial distress in the next two years of operation, but did not have a good performance during the last 90 trading days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 18th of November 2024 and ending today, the 16th of February 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Consumer Services
IPO Date
5th of May 1995
Category
Consumer Cyclical
Classification
Consumer Discretionary
Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 29, 2022, it owned and operated 1,867 restaurants, which included 884 under the Olive Garden brand, 546 under the LongHorn Steakhouse brand name, 172 under the Cheddars Scratch Kitchen brand, 85 under the Yard House brand name, 62 under The Capital Grille brand, 45 under the Seasons 52 brand name, 42 under the Bahama Breeze brand, 28 under the Eddie Vs Prime Seafood brand name, and 3 under the Capital Burger brand and franchised 60 restaurants comprising 35 under the Olive Garden brand, 18 under the LongHorn Steakhouse brand name, 4 under the Cheddars Scratch Kitchen brand, 2 under The Capital Grille brand name, and 1 under the Bahama Breeze brand.Darden Restaurants, Inc. The company has 117.15 M outstanding shares of which 5.19 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 4.62 days to cover. More on Darden Restaurants

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Darden Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
President CEORicardo CPA
Thematic IdeaRestaraunts Hotels Motels (View all Themes)
Old Names[1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, 1&1 Drillisch AG, Daklak Rubber Investment JSC]
Business ConcentrationHotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Consumer Services, Consumer Discretionary, NYSE Composite, SP 500 Index, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, Restaraunts Hotels Motels, Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Restaurants, Consumer Cyclical (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.750.7849
Sufficiently Down
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.240.1804
Significantly Up
Pretty Stable
Net Debt6.3 BB
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities1.3 B2.5 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total8.3 B7.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets13.7 B13 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets758.5 M946.2 M
Significantly Down
Pretty Stable
Total Cash From Operating ActivitiesB1.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Darden Restaurants can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Darden Restaurants' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Darden Restaurants' total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Darden Restaurants has 5.43 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 2.89, meaning that the company heavily relies on borrowing funds for operations. Darden Restaurants has a current ratio of 0.51, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Darden to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Change In Working Capital

44.31 Million
Darden Restaurants (DRI) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, FL, United States, 32837 and employs 191,105 people. Darden Restaurants is listed under Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 22.4 B. Darden Restaurants runs under Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sector within Consumer Discretionary industry. The entity has 117.15 M outstanding shares of which 5.19 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 4.62 days to cover. Darden Restaurants has about 367.8 M in cash with 1.62 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 3.08.
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Ownership Allocation
Darden Restaurants holds a total of 117.15 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Darden Restaurants outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in Darden Restaurants to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Darden Restaurants. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Darden Restaurants as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that almost four hundred fourty-five thousand one hundred fifty-nine invesors are currently shorting Darden Restaurants expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
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Darden Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Amvescap Plc.2024-09-30
M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-09-30
1.8 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
1.7 M
Wellington Management Company Llp2024-09-30
1.7 M
Earnest Partners Llc2024-09-30
1.6 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2024-09-30
1.5 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
1.3 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
1.2 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-12-31
M
Capital World Investors2024-09-30
14.9 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
13.7 M
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Darden Restaurants Historical Income Statement

As of now, Darden Restaurants' EBITDA is increasing as compared to previous years. The Darden Restaurants' current Income Before Tax is estimated to increase to about 1.4 B, while Depreciation And Amortization is projected to decrease to under 289.8 M. View More Fundamentals

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Darden Restaurants Corporate Directors

Nana MensahIndependent DirectorProfile
Timothy WilmottIndependent DirectorProfile
Margaret AtkinsIndependent DirectorProfile
Cynthia JamisonIndependent DirectorProfile
When determining whether Darden Restaurants offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Darden Restaurants' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Darden Restaurants Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Darden Restaurants Stock:
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Is Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Darden Restaurants. If investors know Darden will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Darden Restaurants listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.032
Dividend Share
5.42
Earnings Share
8.76
Revenue Per Share
97.549
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.06
The market value of Darden Restaurants is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Darden that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Darden Restaurants' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Darden Restaurants' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Darden Restaurants' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Darden Restaurants' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Darden Restaurants' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Darden Restaurants is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Darden Restaurants' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.