Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)

NYSE: DRI · Real-Time Price · USD

214.31

+5.79 (2.78%)

At close: Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

214.31

0.00 (0.00%)

After-hours: Oct 15, 2026, 4:50 PM EDT

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 $233.44. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 8.93% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $163 (-23.94%) and the highest is $276 (+28.79%).

Price Target: $233.44 (+8.93%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$163	$233.44	$235	$276
Change	-23.94%	+8.93%	+9.65%	+28.79%

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	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	15	14	14	15	16	16
Buy	3	3	2	2	2	2
Hold	10	11	11	10	9	9
Sell	1	1	1	0	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	29	29	28	28	28	28

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Danilo Gargiulo Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $230	Buy	Maintains	$230	+7.32%	Oct 14, 2026
Jon Tower Citi	Citi	Buy Maintains $247	Buy	Maintains	$247	+15.25%	Oct 14, 2026
Christopher Carril KeyBanc	KeyBanc	Buy Maintains $237	Buy	Maintains	$237	+10.59%	Oct 2, 2026
John Ivankoe J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $225	Buy	Maintains	$225	+4.99%	Sep 29, 2026
Sara Senatore Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Reiterates $276	Buy	Reiterates	$276	+28.79%	Sep 28, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

13.70B

from 13.21B

3.73%

from 13.21B

Revenue Next Year

14.54B

from 13.70B

6.07%

from 13.70B

EPS This Year

11.26

from 10.64

5.79%

from 10.64

EPS Next Year

12.40

from 11.26

10.13%

from 11.26

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	13.70B
Revenue Growth	33.82%	8.91%	8.60%	6.03%	9.39%	3.73%
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%	21.77%
Operating Income	1.16B	1.19B	1.33B	1.41B	1.57B	1.68B
Net Income	952.80M	981.90M	1.03B	1.05B	1.21B	1.28B
EPS	-	-	-	-	10.64	11.26
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	11.41%	5.79%
Forward PE	15.62	18.71	15.83	20.04	17.90	19.04
Dividend / Share	4.40	4.84	5.24	5.60	6.00	6.47
Dividend Growth	183.87%	10.00%	8.26%	6.87%	7.14%	7.81%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	1.12B	936.66M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	27

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	4.1%
Avg	3.7%
Low	3.2%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	11.30
Avg	11.26
Low	11.12

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	6.2%
Avg	5.8%
Low	4.5%