Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)
NYSE: DRI · Real-Time Price · USD
211.47
+0.63 (0.30%)
Jun 12, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Darden Restaurants Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 29 analysts polled by S&P Global, Darden Restaurants stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $226.23. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 6.98% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $156 (-26.23%) and the highest is $276 (+30.51%).

Price Target: $226.23 (+6.98%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$156$226.23$230$276
Change-26.23%+6.98%+8.76%+30.51%

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

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy171717171515
Buy333333
Hold121211101010
Sell000011
Strong Sell111100
Total333332312929

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Reiterates
$236
BuyReiterates$236+11.60%Jun 12, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterates
$272$276
BuyReiterates$272$276+30.51%Jun 5, 2026
KeyBanc
KeyBanc
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aMay 27, 2026
Bernstein
Bernstein
Buy
Maintains
$230
BuyMaintains$230+8.76%May 13, 2026
Raymond James
Raymond James
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
HoldReiteratesn/an/aApr 21, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
13.24B
from 12.08B
Increased by 9.63%
Revenue Next Year
13.73B
from 13.24B
Increased by 3.70%
EPS This Year
10.62
from 9.55
Increased by 11.21%
EPS Next Year
11.38
from 10.62
Increased by 7.12%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingMay 30, 2021May 29, 2022May 28, 2023May 26, 2024May 25, 2025May 31, 2026
Revenue
7.20B9.63B10.49B11.39B12.08B13.24B
Revenue Growth
-7.82%33.82%8.91%8.60%6.03%9.63%
Gross Profit
1.49B2.00B2.11B2.43B2.64B2.86B
Gross Margin
20.75%20.72%20.11%21.37%21.88%21.57%
Operating Income
655.30M1.16B1.19B1.33B1.41B1.60B
Net Income
629.30M952.80M981.90M1.03B1.05B1.22B
EPS
----9.5510.62
EPS Growth
----7.55%11.21%
Forward PE
21.8015.6218.7115.8320.0419.91
Dividend / Share
1.554.404.845.245.605.98
Dividend Growth
-183.87%10.00%8.26%6.87%6.86%
Free Cash Flow
503.91M558.10M757.61M785.43M748.03M1.04B
No. Analysts
-----25
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High13.7B
Avg13.2B
Low13.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
13.4%
Avg
9.6%
Low
9.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High10.66
Avg10.62
Low10.56

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
11.6%
Avg
11.2%
Low
10.6%