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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Stock

$208.08 +1.95% NYSE: DRI Consumer Cyclical

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.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$208.08
Market Cap$23.83B
P/E Ratio22.69
P/B Ratio10.02
P/S Ratio1.76
EPS (TTM)$8.86
52-Week High$224.94
52-Week Low$169.00
Dividend Yield2.99%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE45.43%
ROA8.34%
ROCE58.94%
Gross Margin11.29%
Operating Margin11.28%
Net Margin8.66%
Debt/Equity2.94
Current Ratio0.42

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$7.2B$9.6B$10.5B$11.4B$12.1B
Operating Profit$649.0M$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B
Net Profit$629.0M$953.0M$982.0M$1.0B$1.1B
EPS$4.77$7.39$7.99$8.51$8.86
Op Margin9.0%12.1%11.5%11.5%11.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$10.7B$10.1B$10.2B$11.3B$12.6B
Total Liabilities$7.8B$7.9B$8.0B$9.1B$10.3B
Cash$1.2B$421.0M$368.0M$195.0M$240.0M
Borrowings$5.8B$4.9B$4.8B$5.4B$6.2B

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$1.2B$1.3B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B
Investing Cash Flow$-533.0M$-788.0M$-1.2B$-2.0B$-1.9B
Financing Cash Flow$-45.0M$-1.1B$-459.0M$-465.0M$-418.0M
Net Cash Flow$451.0M$-743.0M$-56.0M$-196.0M$34.0M
Free Cash Flow$925.0M$857.0M$952.0M$984.0M$1.0B

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio6.92
EV / EBITDA15.07
FCF Yield4.64%
Quick Ratio0.28
Interest Coverage7.57
Return 1Y-3.52%
Return 3Y25.15%
Return 5Y58.09%

Ownership

Insiders Held0.29%
Institutions Held99.28%
Institutions Float Held99.56%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Capital World Investors14,928,6842026-03-31
Blackrock Inc.9,649,6382026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC7,473,9982026-03-31
Wellington Management Group, LLP6,848,9922026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5,355,0472026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
DPZDomino's Pizza, Inc. $332.97 +3.01% 18.81 $11.02B 2.39%
IHGInterContinental Hotels Group PLC $165.01 +0.48% 40.32 $24.44B 1.53%
LILi Auto Inc. $13.21 +0.00% 12.70 $13.34B 0.00%
NVRNVR, Inc. $6311.54 -1.61% 13.11 $17.04B 0.00%
QSRRestaurant Brands International Inc. $72.47 +0.12% 21.57 $25.14B 3.50%

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.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is led by CEO Ricardo Cardenas, employs 191,105 people, headquartered in Orlando, US, publicly traded since 1995.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) stock trades at $208.08 with a market capitalization of $23.83B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.69, price-to-book of 10.02, price-to-sales of 1.76. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $169.00 and $224.94, and currently trades 7.5% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.99%.

On profitability, Darden Restaurants, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 45.43% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 58.94%, an operating margin of 11.28%, a net profit margin of 8.66%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Darden Restaurants, Inc. reported annual revenue of $12.1B, net profit of $1.1B, revenue has compounded at 9.1% a year over the last five years.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.94 — a leveraged balance sheet worth monitoring, a current ratio of 0.42, total assets of $12.6B, $240.0M in cash and equivalents.

DRI has an average daily trading volume of 1,316,524 shares, a beta of 0.59 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.darden.com

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