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Darden Restaurants, Inc.
1W: -1.4% 1M: +7.6% 3M: +3.0% YTD: +14.8% 1Y: +14.4% 3Y: +60.0% 5Y: +63.9%
$213.87
+0.62 (+0.29%)
After Hours: $206.80 (-7.07, -3.31%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.4%
$198 $205 $212 $220 $227
NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 71 · $24.1B mcap · 113M float · 1.15% daily turnover · Short 79% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 82% of companies Debt: 21.5% of company value Bonds: $84.9M held by 133 funds, 72 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.96 (down 99.1%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $6.63B against a stock market value of $24.13B.
Distance to default 10.29 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-08-30, debt counted $1.80B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 27.8%; Altman Z'' -0.20. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Moderate 50
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$24.1B
52W Range169-229.76
Volume847,589
Avg Volume1,296,588
Beta0.62
Dividend$6.24
Analyst Ratings
39 Buy 20 Hold 1 Sell
Consensus Buy
Company Info
CEORicardo Cardenas
Employees209,931
SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryRestaurants
IPO Date1995-05-09
Websitedarden.com
1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32837
US
407 245 4000
About Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, focuses on the ownership and operation of full-service dining establishments across both the United States and Canada. As of May 29, 2022, the company's extensive portfolio comprised 1,867 directly managed restaurants. These included a significant presence from its flagship brands: 884 Olive Garden outlets, 546 LongHorn Steakhouse locations, 172 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchens, 85 Yard House venues, 62 Capital Grille branches, 45 Seasons 52 restaurants, 42 Bahama Breeze sites, 28 Eddie V's Prime Seafood establishments, and 3 Capital Burger eateries. In addition to its owned operations, Darden also oversees 60 franchised restaurants, specifically 35 Olive Garden units, 18 LongHorn Steakhouse units, 4 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchens, 2 Capital Grille locations, and 1 Bahama Breeze restaurant. The company, which originated in 1968, is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

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