Darden Restaurants (DRI-N) Analyst Research & Price Targets - The Globe and Mail

Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr05/2026	Next Qtr08/2026	Fiscal Yr05/2026	Fiscal Yr05/2027
Average Estimate	$3.63	$2.11	$10.62	$11.38
Number of Estimates	10	6	12	13
High Estimate	$3.68	$2.19	$10.66	$11.60
Low Estimate	$3.57	$2.04	$10.57	$11.18
Prior Year	$2.98	$1.97	$9.55	$10.62
Growth Rate Est. (year over year)	+21.81%	+7.11%	+11.20%	+7.16%

Earnings History - Surprises*

	Qtr Ending02/2026	Qtr Ending11/2025	Qtr Ending08/2025	Qtr Ending05/2025
Reported	$2.95	$2.08	$1.97	$2.98
Estimate	$2.95	$2.09	$2.00	$2.96
Difference	unch	-0.01	-0.03	+0.02
Surprise	unch	-0.48%	-1.50%	+0.68%

* Earnings are based on GAAP income from continuing operations.

Average Analyst Ratings

4.23

3 Mths Ago30

4.26

2 Mths Ago31

4.26

1 Mth Ago31

4.23

Current30

Ratings Values:

Strong Buy5

Moderate Buy4

Hold3

Moderate Sell2

Strong Sell1

Ratings Breakdown

	3 Mths Ago	2 Mths Ago	1 Mth Ago	Current
# of Analysts:	30	31	31	30
	18 1	19 1	19 1	18 1
Holds	11	11	11	11

Key:

Strong Buy

Moderate Buy

Hold

Moderate Sell

Strong Sell

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