Darden Restaurants, Inc.
DRI Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $13.2 billion, up 9.39% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 5.11%, EPS fell 7.24%, free cash flow fell 41.2% and total debt fell 23.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) trades at a EV/Sales of 1.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.5× (March 2020) to 3.1× (March 2021); the current reading is higher than 77% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 1.2× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.9× | (17.37%) |
| FY2025 | 2.3× | 34.37% |
| FY2024 | 1.7× | (10.86%) |
| FY2023 | 1.9× | 10.70% |
| FY2022 | 1.7× | (30.22%) |
| FY2021 | 2.5× | 95.54% |
| FY2020 | 1.3× | (28.16%) |
| FY2019 | 1.7× | 21.22% |
| FY2018 | 1.4× | (12.31%) |
| FY2017 | 1.6× | 29.07% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1.9× | 2.90% |
| May 2026 | 1.9× | (8.19%) |
| Feb 2026 | 2.0× | 16.20% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8× | (17.17%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| YUMC Yum China compare | 1.2× |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 1.6× |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 1.8× |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 1.9× |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 2.9× |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 2.9× |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 3.0× |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 4.0× |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 6.1× |
| Restaurants industry median | 1.2× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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