About darden restaurants inc. - DRI
DRI At a Glance
| Phone | 1-407-245-4000 | Revenue | 12.08B | |
| Industry | Restaurants | Net Income | 1.05B | |
| Sector | Consumer Services | 2025 Sales Growth | 6.029% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 05 / 2026 | Employees | 197,924 | |
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DRI Valuation
| P/E Current | 23.152 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 23.014 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 2.00 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 10.331 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 14.151 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 16.055 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 2.623 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.245 |
DRI Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 61,016.855 |
| Income Per Employee | 5,303.046 |
| Receivables Turnover | 128.749 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.884 |
DRI Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 0.417 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.279 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.113 |
DRI Profitability
| Gross Margin | 17.622 |
| Operating Margin | 12.063 |
| Pretax Margin | 9.831 |
| Net Margin | 8.691 |
| Return on Assets | 7.69 |
| Return on Equity | 46.159 |
| Return on Total Capital | 10.422 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.353 |
DRI Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 336.326 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 77.081 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 54.105 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 325.773 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 74.663 |
Darden Restaurants Inc. in the News
Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse plan over 40 openings in coming year
CFO Rajesh Vennam said late last week during Darden’s fourth-quarter earnings call that the parent company is “probably going to have 40 to 45 openings" between the two chains “next year."
Owner of Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse brands looks to offload Caribbean restaurant chain
Darden CEO Rick Cardenas said Friday the company was 'considering strategic alternatives' for Bahama Breeze such as selling the chain or 'converting' its locations into other brands.
Olive Garden loses its spot as top US casual dining restaurant after 7 years: report
Olive Garden spent seven years as America's top fast casual chain, but a resurgence in Texas Roadhouse's popularity pushed the steakhouse chain ahead of its Italian-style competitor.
Social media user discovers Olive Garden breadstick with mysterious letters, numbers
A breadstick from popular restaurant chain Olive Garden has drawn attention on social media for seemingly having a few alphanumeric characters on it.
Uber to provide delivery for Olive Garden in new partnership
Darden Restaurants plans to start delivering Olive Garden food via Uber later this year, according to a Thursday announcement from the company.
America's top restaurants for customer satisfaction
Major U.S. steakhouse chains dominate full-service dining in the latest American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Restaurant and Food Delivery Study 2024.
Olive Garden parent CEO says fast food inflation driving customers to sit-down franchises
Darden Restaurants CEO Rick Cardenas said high prices at fast food restaurants are benefitting casual sit-down restaurants, like his competitors Chili's Grill & Bar and Applebee's.
Olive Garden raising menu prices again
Popular Italian restaurant chain Olive Garden expects to raise prices "more in line with inflation" moving forward, parent company Darden said in its earnings call this week.
Need fast-food? These restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day 2023
Fast-food restaurants like McDonald's and Starbucks will be open on Thanksgiving Day 2023, as well as chain restaurants including Cracker Barrel, Golden Corral and many more.
Olive Garden may not bring back Never-Ending Pasta Bowl
The annual promotion wasn't as profitable as previously believed, Darden Restaurants CEO Rick Cardenas.