Darden Restaurants — Jun 13, 2025 release

Exhibit 99.1 Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results; Increases Quarterly Dividend; Authorizes New $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program; And Provides Fiscal 2026 Outlook ORLANDO, Fla., June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 25, 2025.   Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights • Total sales increased 10.6% to $3.3 billion driven by a blended same-restaurant sales 1 increase of 4.6% and sales from the acquisition of 103 Chuy's Tex Mex (Chuy's) restaurants and 25 net new restaurants • Same-restaurant sales: Consolidated Darden 1 4.6% Olive Garden 6.9% LongHorn Steakhouse 6.7% Fine Dining (3.3)% Other Business 1 1.2% • Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.58 • Excluding $0.40 of Chuy's transaction and integration related costs and costs from restaurant closures, adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.98, an increase of 12.5% 3 • The Company repurchased $51 million of its outstanding common stock Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights • Total sales increased 6.0% to $12.1 billion driven by a blended same-restaurant sales 1, 2 increase of 2.0% and sales from the acquisition of 103 Chuy's restaurants and 25 net new res