Darden Restaurants Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 28 analysts polled by S&P Global, Darden Restaurants stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $228.33. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 16.31% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $156 (-20.53%) and the highest is $276 (+40.59%).

Price Target: $228.33 (+16.31%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$156	$228.33	$230	$276
Change	-20.53%	+16.31%	+17.16%	+40.59%

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

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Rating	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	17	17	17	15	14	14
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	2
Hold	12	11	10	10	11	11
Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Total	33	32	31	29	29	28

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John Ivankoe J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $225	Buy	Maintains	$225	+14.61%	Jul 22, 2026
Gregory Francfort Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Buy Maintains $235	Buy	Maintains	$235	+19.71%	Jul 15, 2026
John Staszak Argus Research	Argus Research	Buy Maintains $240 → $245	Buy	Maintains	$240 → $245	+24.80%	Jun 30, 2026
Sara Senatore Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jun 29, 2026
Brian Vaccaro Raymond James	Raymond James	Hold Reiterates n/a	Hold	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	Jun 26, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

13.69B

from 13.21B

3.63%

from 13.21B

Revenue Next Year

14.52B

from 13.69B

6.08%

from 13.69B

EPS This Year

11.27

from 10.64

5.95%

from 10.64

EPS Next Year

12.39

from 11.27

9.88%

from 11.27

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	May 29, 2022	May 28, 2023	May 26, 2024	May 25, 2025	May 31, 2026	May 31, 2027
Revenue	9.63B	10.49B	11.39B	12.08B	13.21B	13.69B
Revenue Growth	33.82%	8.91%	8.60%	6.03%	9.39%	3.63%
Gross Profit	2.00B	2.11B	2.43B	2.64B	2.86B	2.98B
Gross Margin	20.72%	20.11%	21.37%	21.88%	21.67%	21.80%
Operating Income	1.16B	1.19B	1.33B	1.41B	1.59B	1.68B
Net Income	952.80M	981.90M	1.03B	1.05B	1.21B	1.28B
EPS	-	-	-	-	10.64	11.27
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	11.41%	5.95%
Forward PE	15.62	18.71	15.83	20.04	17.90	17.41
Dividend / Share	4.40	4.84	5.24	5.60	6.00	6.48
Dividend Growth	-	10.00%	8.26%	6.87%	7.14%	8.06%
Free Cash Flow	558.10M	757.61M	785.43M	748.03M	1.08B	926.91M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	25

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	13.7B
Avg	13.7B
Low	13.6B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	4.0%
Avg	3.6%
Low	2.8%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	11.60
Avg	11.27
Low	11.13

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	9.0%
Avg	6.0%
Low	4.6%