Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants is a leading full-service restaurant company that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of casual and fine dining brands across North America. The company leverages its significant scale in supply chain, data analytics, and marketing to drive operational excellence and guest loyalty. Its value proposition is centered on providing high-quality culinary experiences through a collection of distinct, well-recognized trademarks.
Financials
Based on Q1 2026 · FQ3 FY2026 filing
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Olive Garden
primaryThe largest full-service Italian restaurant operator in the United States, focusing on fresh ingredients and a value-oriented menu that includes unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks.
Olive Garden
Casual dining consumers, Families
LongHorn Steakhouse
majorA full-service steakhouse brand inspired by the American West, featuring fresh steaks, chicken, and seafood primarily in the eastern United States.
LongHorn Steakhouse
Casual dining consumers, Steakhouse patrons
Fine Dining
majorA collection of premium restaurant brands offering high-end steak and seafood experiences, characterized by personalized service and extensive wine lists in major metropolitan areas.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
High-income diners, Business travelers, Special occasion diners
Other Business
majorA diverse group of casual dining brands and development-stage concepts, as well as income from international franchise operations and consumer packaged goods licensing.
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chuy’s, Yard House, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Burger, Olive Garden salad dressings
Casual dining consumers, Craft beer enthusiasts, Health-conscious diners, Retail grocery shoppers
Segment Financials
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Competitive Position
Darden is a dominant player in the fragmented full-service dining industry, utilizing a scaled platform to maintain lower costs and higher marketing reach than independent operators.
Geographies
United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Middle East
Customer Segments
Mass market consumers, Affluent consumers, Families
Upstream Dependencies
Food and beverage producers, Third-party national distribution companies, Real estate developers, Agricultural suppliers
Downstream Customers
Individual diners, Retail grocery consumers, Franchisees
Competitors & Partners
Competitors
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Partners
Recipe Unlimited
Franchise partner acquiring and operating Olive Garden locations in Canada
Feeding America
Philanthropic partner for food donation and hunger relief programs
American Red Cross
Disaster relief partner
Gallup
Provider of employee engagement surveys
Subsidiaries
GMRI, Inc.
Primary operating subsidiary for restaurant brands
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.
Recently acquired Mexican/Tex-Mex restaurant chain
Darden Direct Distribution, Inc.
Subsidiary that maintains ownership of food and supplies inventory
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
Acquired entity containing LongHorn Steakhouse and The Capital Grille
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Darden Restaurants is a leading full-service restaurant company that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of casual and fine dining brands across North America. The company leverages its significant scale in supply chain, data analytics, and marketing to drive operational excellence and guest loyalty. Its value proposition is centered on providing high-quality culinary experiences through a collection of distinct, well-recognized trademarks.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) has a market capitalization of $22.2B and trades on NYSE.
Darden Restaurants generated $12.8B in trailing twelve-month revenue with net income of $1.1B, representing a net margin of 8.7%, with free cash flow of $1.0B. These figures are based on the Q1 2026 filing.
Darden Restaurants's key competitors include Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Brinker International, Inc., Bloomin' Brands, Inc., and others. These companies compete in similar markets and product categories.
Darden Restaurants has approximately 187,384 employees.