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Darden Restaurants (DRI) · 8 releases, Dec 19, 2024 to Sep 24, 2026 · rows are metrics, columns are releases

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Metric	Dec 19, 2024 FY25 Q2	Mar 20, 2025 FY25 Q3	Jun 13, 2025 FY25 Q4	Sep 18, 2025 FY26 Q1	Dec 18, 2025 FY26 Q2	Mar 19, 2026 FY26 Q3	Jun 24, 2026 FY26 Q4	Sep 24, 2026 FY27 Q1
For FY2027
Total sales	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$13.60 billion to $13.75 billion”	—
Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$11.10 to $11.35”	Reiterated“$11.10 to $11.35”
EBITDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$2.26 to $2.29 billion”	—
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$1.26 billion to $1.29 billion”	—
Depreciation and Amortization	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$0.60 billion $0.60 billion”	—
Effective tax rate	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“approximately 13.5%”	—
Income Tax Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$0.19 billion $0.20 billion”	—
Interest, Net	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$0.21 billion $0.20 billion”	—
New restaurant openings	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“75 to 80”	—
Quarterly cash dividend	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$1.62 per share”
Remaining under repurchase authorization	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$1.3 billion remaining under the current $1.5 billion repurchase authorization”
Same-restaurant sales growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“2.5% to 3.5%”	—
Total capital spending	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“approximately $875 million”	—
Total inflation	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“approximately 3.0%”	—
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“Approximately 114 million”	—
For FY2026
53rd week contribution to total sales growth	—	—	—	New“approximately 2% growth”	—	—	—	—
Total sales growth	—	—	New“7% to 8%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”	Raised“7.5% to 8.5%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”	Raised“8.5% to 9.3%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”	Raised“approximately 9.5%, including approximately 2% growth related to the 53rd week”	—	—
Total sales growth related to the 53rd week	—	—	New“approximately 2%”	—	—	Reiterated“approximately 2%”	—	—
53rd week contribution to adjusted diluted net earnings per share	—	—	—	New“Approximately $0.20”	—	—	—	—
53rd week impact on adjusted diluted net earnings per share	—	—	—	—	New“Approximately $0.20”	Raised“Approximately $0.25”	—	—
53rd week impact on diluted net earnings per share	—	—	New“Approximately $0.20”	—	—	—	—	—
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations	—	—	—	New“$10.50 to $10.70”	Reiterated“$10.50 to $10.70”	Narrowed“$10.57 to $10.67”	—	—
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations related to the addition of the 53rd week	—	—	—	—	—	New“Approximately $0.25”	—	—
Diluted EPS impact from the 53rd week	—	—	New“Approximately $0.20”	—	—	—	—	—
Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations	—	—	New“$10.50 to $10.70”	—	—	—	—	—
Effective tax rate	—	—	New“approximately 13%”	Reiterated“approximately 13%”	Reiterated“approximately 13%”	Lowered“approximately 12.5%”	—	—
New restaurant openings	—	—	New“60 to 65”	—	Raised“65 to 70”	—	—	—
Quarterly cash dividend	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“$1.62 per share”
Quarterly cash dividend declared	—	—	—	—	New“$1.50 per share”	Reiterated“$1.50 per share”	—	—
Same-restaurant sales growth	—	—	New“2% to 3.5%”	Narrowed“2.5% to 3.5%”	Raised“3.5% to 4.3%”	Raised“approximately 4.5%”	—	—
Total capital spending	—	—	New“$700 to $750 million”	Reiterated“$700 to $750 million”	Raised“$750 to $775 million”	Reiterated“$750 to $775 million”	—	—
Total inflation	—	—	New“2.5% to 3.0%”	Raised“3.0% to 3.5%”	Raised“approximately 3.5%”	Reiterated“approximately 3.5%”	—	—
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	—	—	New“Approximately 117 million”	Reiterated“Approximately 117 million”	Lowered“Approximately 116.5 million”	Reiterated“Approximately 116.5 million”	—	—
For FY2025
Total sales	New“approximately $12.1 billion”	Reiterated“approximately $12.1 billion”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations	—	New“$9.45 to $9.52”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding approximately $47 million, pre-tax, of Chuy's transaction and integration related costs	—	New“$9.45 to $9.52”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding approximately $47 million, pre-tax, of Chuy's transaction and integration related costs	New“$9.40 to $9.60”	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Effective tax rate	New“approximately 12.5%”	Reiterated“approximately 12.5%”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Expected Chuy's transaction and integration related costs, pre-tax	New“approximately $47 million”	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New restaurant openings	New“50 to 55”	Reiterated“50 to 55”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Quarterly cash dividend declared	New“$1.40 per share”	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Same-restaurant sales growth	New“approximately 1.5%”	Reiterated“approximately 1.5%”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total capital spending	New“approximately $650 million”	Reiterated“approximately $650 million”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total inflation	New“approximately 2.5%”	Reiterated“approximately 2.5%”	—	—	—	—	—	—
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	New“Approximately 118 million”	Raised“118.3 million”	—	—	—	—	—	—
No period stated
Long-term Total Shareholder Return framework	—	—	New“10-15%”	—	—	—	—	—
New share repurchase program authorization	—	—	—	—	—	—	New“up to $1.5 billion”	—
Quarterly cash dividend	New“$1.40 per share”	Reiterated“$1.40 per share”	Raised“$1.50 per share”	—	Reiterated“$1.50 per share”	Reiterated“$1.50 per share”	Raised“$1.62 per share”	—
Quarterly cash dividend declared	—	—	—	New“$1.50 per share”	—	—	—	—
Remaining share repurchase authorization	New“$601 million”	Lowered“$548 million”	—	—	—	Lowered“$516 million”	—	—
Share Repurchase Program authorization	—	—	New“$1 billion”	—	—	—	—	—

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