Darden Restaurants Inc

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ISIN null / Valor 368516

New York Stock Exchange, Inc (2025-10-20)

USD 187.92-0.14%

Darden Restaurants Inc
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About company

Darden Restaurants Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator owning several casual dining restaurant chains, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen.

Summarized from source with an LLMView SourceSector: Consumer Services

Total Sales Growth

For Q3 Fiscal 2025, Darden Restaurants Inc's total sales increased by 6.2% to $3.2 billion. This growth was driven by a 0.7% rise in blended same-restaurant sales and additional sales from the acquisition of 103 Chuy's restaurants along with 40 net new restaurant openings.

Same-Restaurant Sales Performance

The same-restaurant sales saw an overall increase of 0.7%. Breaking it down by brand, Olive Garden achieved a 0.6% growth, LongHorn Steakhouse led with a 2.6% increase, while Fine Dining experienced a decline of 0.8%, and Other Business saw a decrease of 0.4%.

Earnings Per Share

Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.74. Excluding $0.06 related to Chuy's transaction and integration costs, the adjusted diluted net earnings per share stood at $2.80, marking a 6.9% increase compared to the same quarter last year.

Share Repurchase and Dividend

Darden repurchased $53 million of its outstanding common stock during the quarter under its ongoing repurchase program. Additionally, the company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.40 per share, payable on May 1, 2025.

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Key figures

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91.3%5Y

Performance

29.4%1Y

23.6%3Y

29.3%5Y

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