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Company snapshot — Darden Restaurants Inc

DRI in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Darden Restaurants owns and runs full-service restaurant chains across the United States and Canada, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris Steak House and several other dining brands. It operates as a multi-brand group rather than a single restaurant concept, spanning casual and fine-dining formats. The company is based in Orlando, Florida.
Where it sits in the stack
Darden sits outside our AI build-out coverage; it belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the restaurants sleeve of our broader universe, and is not part of the Rubin index.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no assigned peer group for Darden; the comparison the market draws is with Texas Roadhouse as another large multi-concept restaurant operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
Darden is a constituent of the S&P 500 but does not carry a Closelook score, and the diary has not yet quoted it in any edition.
What the diary watches
Whether consumer spending on full-service dining holds up across Darden's different brands, since a slowdown in one concept could show up unevenly across the group.

Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for DRI, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 6 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Seaport Research, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for DRI from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Seaport Research — target 240 Target set to $240 (+14.8% to spot) 2026-09-16
  • Initiation Seaport Global — at Buy Initiated to Buy 2026-09-16
  • Price target Oppenheimer — target 245 from 235 Target raised to $245 from $235 (+12.1% to spot) 2026-09-15

6 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 5 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Restaurants · United States · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Restaurants · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against DRI on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.92%, quarterly · last 1.62 USD on 2026-07-10

Dividends and capital return

What DRI pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 6.12 USD per share · a 2.92% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +6.8% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 5.73 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.62 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-10
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.31 USD (partial) · 2024: 5.42 USD · 2025: 5.83 USD · 2026: 4.62 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-10-06

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI)?

Darden Restaurants Inc trades as DRI on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is DRI in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Darden Restaurants Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does DRI trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -0.6% vs the 50-day and +3.6% vs the 200-day average, 8.9% below the 52-week high and +25.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Darden Restaurants Inc do?

Darden Restaurants owns and runs full-service restaurant chains across the United States and Canada, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris Steak House and several other dining brands. It operates as a multi-brand group rather than a single restaurant concept, spanning casual and fine-dining formats. The company is based in Orlando, Florida. The diary has no assigned peer group for Darden; the comparison the market draws is with Texas Roadhouse as another large multi-concept restaurant operator.

Where does Darden Restaurants Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Darden sits outside our AI build-out coverage; it belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the restaurants sleeve of our broader universe, and is not part of the Rubin index. Darden is a constituent of the S&P 500 but does not carry a Closelook score, and the diary has not yet quoted it in any edition.

Does Darden Restaurants Inc pay a dividend?

Darden Restaurants Inc has paid 6.12 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.92% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.62 USD on 2026-07-10. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Darden Restaurants Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Darden Restaurants Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Seaport Research on 2026-09-16 (target 240). 6 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 5 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for DRI, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Restaurants, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.