Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI · Next earnings

Darden Restaurants, Inc. reports Thursday, Dec 17, 2026

DRI reports before market open with consensus EPS at $2.28 and revenue at $3.27B. Last quarter: Darden reaffirms FY2027 outlook as brands deliver mixed comp growth

Reports Before market open43 days awayDate estimated Consumer Cyclical

What the street expects

Consensus for the coming report
Consensus EPS $2.28 Calendar consensus
Consensus revenue $3.27B Calendar consensus
Report date Dec 17, 2026 Thursday, date estimated
Session Before market open 43 days away

Where DRI left off: FY2027 Q1

Full report

Darden reaffirms FY2027 outlook as brands deliver mixed comp growth

EPS surprise 0.0% Reported $2.05 vs $2.05
Revenue surprise -0.2% Reported $3.20B vs $3.21B
Stock move -3.0% Event window
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions

Maintained: management reaffirmed FY2027 EPS guidance of $11.10-$11.35.

What to watch on the call

Carried forward from the last transcript

Risks management flagged

  • Pricing resistance could limit the benefit of recent increases.
  • Beef, commodity and fuel-cost inflation could pressure margins.
  • Lunch initiatives, Chuy's integration and unit growth carry execution risk.

Questions analysts left open

  • Pricing resistance and elasticity after recent price increases.
  • Commodity and fuel-cost inflation, especially beef.
  • Execution risk in Chuy's integration and future unit growth.

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Recent DRI quarters

All DRI earnings
-3.0%FY2027 Q1-0.3%FY2026 Q4+1.8%FY2026 Q3+1.8%FY2026 Q2

Sources

  1. FN2 corporate events calendar, resolved from the earnings calendar feed
  2. FN2 earnings calendar analyst consensus
  3. Earnings call transcript analysis, FY2027 Q1

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