Darden Restaurants Aktie News

The company is set to report earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 on Thursday before the market opens.

Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), the casual dining powerhouse behind Olive Garden and LongHorn, is set to announce its fiscal Q1 2025 results (with a May year-end) on Thursday, September 18. Analysts anticipate earnings of $2.01 per share on $3.04 billion in revenue, indicating a 15% growth in EPS and a 10% increase in sales compared to last year's earnings of $1.75 per share on $2.76 billion.

Beef inflation has started chewing into steakhouse margins, raising the stakes for both Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn as investors watch who can better protect profits. Darden Restaurants' Olive Garden and LongHorn have delivered strong sales momentum, but expectations are running high heading into Q1 results. Any slip could weigh more heavily than usual. With leverage higher than peers and inpu...

ORLANDO, Fla. , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) plans to release its fiscal 2026 first quarter financial results before the market opens on Thursday, September 18, 2025, with a conference call to follow at 8:30 am ET.

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Stock buybacks remain one of the most effective tools for boosting share prices, especially when backed by solid fundamentals. When a company is healthy, repurchasing shares reduces the float, enhances earnings per share, and signals confidence to the market.

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Several notable stocks, associated with everything from President Trump to pasta dinners, are significantly boosting their buybacks. Together, these newly announced programs add over $10 billion in fresh repurchase capacity to the stock market.