$188.36
0.73% yesterday
NYSE, Oct 15, 10:01 pm CET
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US2371941053
Symbol
DRI

Darden Restaurants Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Darden Restaurants Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
59%
Hold
38%
Sell
3%

Darden Restaurants Price Target

Target Price $229.50
Price $188.36
Potential
Number of Estimates 31
31 Analysts have issued a price target Darden Restaurants 2026 . The average Darden Restaurants target price is $229.50. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 37 analysts: 22 Analysts recommend Darden Restaurants to buy, 14 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Darden Restaurants stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the Darden Restaurants stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2026, 2027 to 2032

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Quarter Annually
May '25 2026
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 12.08 13.21
6.03% 9.37%
EBITDA Margin 15.96% 16.61%
1.76% 4.06%
Net Margin 8.69% 9.46%
3.67% 8.85%

31 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Darden Restaurants 2026 . The average Darden Restaurants sales estimate is

$13.2b
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. This is
6.82% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$14.0b 13.62%
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, the lowest is
$12.7b 2.71%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2025 $12.1b 6.03%
2026
$13.2b 9.37%
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2027
$13.7b 3.68%
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2028
$14.4b 5.28%
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2029
$15.4b 6.55%
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2030
$15.9b 3.37%
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2031
$16.7b 5.30%
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2032
$17.5b 4.52%
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28 Analysts have issued an Darden Restaurants EBITDA forecast 2026. The average Darden Restaurants EBITDA estimate is

$2.2b
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. This is
11.47% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$2.3b 18.33%
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, the lowest is
$2.1b 6.65%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2025 $1.9b 7.90%
2026
$2.2b 13.82%
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2027
$2.3b 4.51%
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2028
$2.4b 6.06%
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2029
$2.6b 5.18%
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2030
$2.7b 4.03%
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2031
$2.7b 0.86%
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2032
$2.8b 3.69%
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EBITDA Margin

2025 15.96% 1.76%
2026
16.61% 4.06%
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2027
16.74% 0.78%
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2028
16.87% 0.78%
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2029
16.65% 1.30%
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2030
16.76% 0.66%
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2031
16.05% 4.24%
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2032
15.93% 0.75%
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34 Darden Restaurants Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2026. The average Darden Restaurants net profit estimate is

$1.2b
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. This is
13.60% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$1.3b 19.99%
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, the lowest is
$1.2b 8.88%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2025 $1.0b 2.14%
2026
$1.2b 19.07%
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2027
$1.3b 7.35%
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2028
$1.5b 9.69%
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2029
$1.6b 11.92%
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2030
$1.7b 1.78%
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2031
$1.7b 3.30%
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2032
$1.8b 5.16%
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Net Margin

2025 8.69% 3.67%
2026
9.46% 8.85%
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2027
9.80% 3.59%
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2028
10.21% 4.18%
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2029
10.72% 5.00%
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2030
10.56% 1.49%
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2031
10.36% 1.89%
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2032
10.42% 0.58%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2026, 2027 to 2032

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Quarter Annually
May '25 2026
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 8.88 10.74
4.47% 20.95%
P/E 17.42
EV/Sales 1.93

34 Analysts have issued a Darden Restaurants forecast for earnings per share. The average Darden Restaurants EPS is

$10.74
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. This is
14.87% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2025. The highest EPS forecast is
$11.34 21.28%
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, the lowest is
$10.29 10.05%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2025 $8.88 4.47%
2026
$10.74 20.95%
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2027
$11.53 7.36%
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2028
$12.64 9.63%
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2029
$14.15 11.95%
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2030
$14.40 1.77%
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2031
$14.88 3.33%
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2032
$15.64 5.11%
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P/E ratio

Current 20.00 11.28%
2026
17.42 12.90%
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2027
16.22 6.89%
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2028
14.79 8.82%
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2029
13.22 10.62%
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2030
12.98 1.82%
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2031
12.57 3.16%
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2032
11.95 4.93%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2026, the Darden Restaurants stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.06 10.16%
2026
1.93 6.40%
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2027
1.86 3.55%
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2028
1.77 5.02%
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2029
1.66 6.14%
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2030
1.60 3.26%
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2031
1.52 5.03%
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2032
1.46 4.33%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.76 9.06%
2026
1.65 6.38%
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2027
1.59 3.55%
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2028
1.51 5.01%
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2029
1.42 6.14%
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2030
1.37 3.26%
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2031
1.30 5.03%
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2032
1.24 4.33%
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