Darden Restaurants Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 26 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Darden Restaurants stock ranges from a low of $124 to a high of $238. The average analyst price target of $201 forecasts a -3.10% decrease in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $201.00 (-3.10%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$124	$201	$205	$238
Change	-40.22%	-3.10%	-1.17%	+14.74%

* Price targets were last updated on Apr 7, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Darden Restaurants stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	8	8	8	8	8	8
Buy	9	9	9	9	9	9
Hold	8	8	8	8	8	8
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	26	26	26	26	26	26

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
David Tarantino Baird	Baird	Hold Maintains $210 → $192	Hold	Maintains	$210 → $192	-7.43%	Apr 7, 2025
Greg Francfort Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Maintains $205 → $220	Strong Buy	Maintains	$205 → $220	+6.06%	Mar 24, 2025
Zachary Fadem Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $180 → $200	Hold	Maintains	$180 → $200	-3.58%	Mar 21, 2025
Jon Tower Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $223 → $229	Strong Buy	Maintains	$223 → $229	+10.40%	Mar 21, 2025
Jeffrey Bernstein Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $230 → $235	Buy	Maintains	$230 → $235	+13.30%	Mar 21, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.18B

from 11.39B

6.94%

from 11.39B

Revenue Next Year

13.27B

from 12.18B

8.92%

from 12.18B

EPS This Year

9.59

from 8.51

12.77%

from 8.51

EPS Next Year

10.84

from 9.59

13.01%

from 9.59

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	May 31, 2020	May 30, 2021	May 29, 2022	May 28, 2023	May 26, 2024	May 26, 2025	May 26, 2026	May 26, 2027
Revenue	7.81B	7.20B	9.63B	10.49B	11.39B	12.18B	13.27B	13.75B
Revenue Growth	-8.27%	-7.82%	33.82%	8.91%	8.60%	6.94%	8.92%	3.64%
EPS	-0.43	4.78	7.39	7.99	8.51	9.59	10.84	11.61
EPS Growth	-	-	54.62%	8.15%	6.50%	12.77%	13.01%	7.14%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.62	19.13	17.86
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	33	34	20

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	12.7B	14.2B	14.6B
Avg	12.2B	13.3B	13.8B
Low	11.8B	12.5B	13.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	11.9%	16.2%	10.4%
Avg	6.9%	8.9%	3.6%
Low	3.3%	2.9%	-1.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	10.02	11.48	13.32
Avg	9.59	10.84	11.61
Low	9.26	9.89	10.79

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	17.8%	19.6%	22.9%
Avg	12.8%	13.0%	7.1%
Low	8.9%	3.1%	-0.5%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.