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Darden Restaurants
Guidance from Darden Restaurants’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Sep 24, 2026
Data checked
Sep 24, 2026
What changed in the Sep 24, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (Jun 24, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiterated | Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations | for FY2027 | “$11.10 to $11.35” | “$11.10 to $11.35” | Filing ↗ |
Show 11 items not restated in this release
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not restated | Total sales | for FY2027 | “$13.60 billion to $13.75 billion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | EBITDA | for FY2027 | “$2.26 to $2.29 billion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Net Earnings from Continuing Operations | for FY2027 | “$1.26 billion to $1.29 billion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Depreciation and Amortization | for FY2027 | “$0.60 billion $0.60 billion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Effective tax rate | for FY2027 | “approximately 13.5%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Income Tax Expense | for FY2027 | “$0.19 billion $0.20 billion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Interest, Net | for FY2027 | “$0.21 billion $0.20 billion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Same-restaurant sales growth | for FY2027 | “2.5% to 3.5%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Total capital spending | for FY2027 | “approximately $875 million” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Total inflation | for FY2027 | “approximately 3.0%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | for FY2027 | “Approximately 114 million” | — | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Current fiscal year
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sales | “$13.60 billion to $13.75 billion” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations | “$11.10 to $11.35” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Jun 24, 2026 | 2 | Filing ↗ |
| EBITDA | “$2.26 to $2.29 billion” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Net Earnings from Continuing Operations | “$1.26 billion to $1.29 billion” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Depreciation and Amortization | “$0.60 billion $0.60 billion” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Effective tax rate | “approximately 13.5%” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Income Tax Expense | “$0.19 billion $0.20 billion” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Interest, Net | “$0.21 billion $0.20 billion” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| New restaurant openings | “75 to 80” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Quarterly cash dividend | “$1.62 per share” | for FY2027 | Declared action | Sep 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Remaining under repurchase authorization | “$1.3 billion remaining under the current $1.5 billion repurchase authorization” | for FY2027 | Declared action | Sep 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Same-restaurant sales growth | “2.5% to 3.5%” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Total capital spending | “approximately $875 million” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Total inflation | “approximately 3.0%” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | “Approximately 114 million” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
Long term
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term Total Shareholder Return framework | “10-15%” | for the long term | Company-defined | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
No period stated
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New share repurchase program authorization | “up to $1.5 billion” | — | Declared action | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Quarterly cash dividend | “$1.62 per share” | — | Declared action | Dec 19, 2024 | 6 | Filing ↗ |
| Quarterly cash dividend declared | “$1.50 per share” | — | Declared action | Sep 18, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Remaining share repurchase authorization | “$516 million” | — | Declared action | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Share Repurchase Program authorization | “$1 billion” | — | Declared action | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
How one item moved
Total sales growth, for FY2026 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
Sep 18, 2025
Raised
“7.5% to 8.5%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”
Dec 18, 2025
Raised
“8.5% to 9.3%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”
Mar 19, 2026
Raised
“approximately 9.5%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”
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Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2027 | FY2026 | FY2025 | Long-term | No period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53rd week contribution to total sales growth | — | 1 statement | — | — | — |
| Total sales | 1 statement | 4 statements | 2 statements | — | — |
| Total sales growth related to the 53rd week | — | 2 statements | — | — | — |
| 53rd week contribution to adjusted diluted net earnings per share | — | 1 statement | — | — | — |
| 53rd week impact on adjusted diluted net earnings per share | — | 2 statements | — | — | — |
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Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | FY2027 Q1 | 0000940944-26-000032 | 4 | Open filing ↗ |
| Jun 24, 2026 | FY2026 Q4 | 0000940944-26-000016 | 15 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 19, 2026 | FY2026 Q3 | 0000940944-26-000005 | 13 | Open filing ↗ |
| Dec 18, 2025 | FY2026 Q2 | 0000940944-25-000067 | 11 | Open filing ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2025 | FY2026 Q1 | 0000940944-25-000045 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| Jun 13, 2025 | FY2025 Q4 | 0000940944-25-000028 | 14 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2025 | FY2025 Q3 | 0000940944-25-000011 | 11 | Open filing ↗ |
| Dec 19, 2024 | FY2025 Q2 | 0000940944-24-000078 | 12 | Open filing ↗ |
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