Darden Restaurants Stock News

Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI), the owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reported a 5.1% rise in quarterly revenue to $3.2 billion, but sales missed Wall Street estimates for its fiscal 2027 first quarter. Revenue rose from $3.04 billion in the same quarter last year, while same-restaurant sales increased 3.1% across Darden's restaurant portfolio.

Darden Restaurants falls after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings that declined from a year earlier.

Darden Restaurants reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue. Olive Garden's same-store sales growth has slowed in recent quarters.

The parent of Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse said fiscal first-quarter earnings fell to $233.4 million, or $2.04 a share, from $257.8 million, or $2.19 a share, a year earlier.

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended August 30, 2026.

Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) saw stronger aggregate sales momentum through August, prompting Bank of America (BofA) to raise its LongHorn forecast while cutting its Olive Garden estimate. The bank raised its estimate for LongHorn's first-quarter fiscal 2027 same-store sales growth to 6.5% from 4.2%, citing sustained market share gains and stronger category trends.

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