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Darden Restaurants DRI Q3 2026 earnings

Reported March 19, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$3.3BBeat by $10.7MDiluted EPS$2.95Beat by $0.01
Revenue estimate$3.3B
EPS estimate$2.94

Next report

Sep 17, 2026 (in 2 months)
Revenue estimate$3.2B
EPS estimate$2.07

Financials

Q3 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$3.3B+5.9%
Operating income$406.4M-2.8%
Net income$306.8M-5.1%
EPS (diluted)$2.65-3.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$240.4M+7.2%
Total debt$8.1B+3.7%
Total equity$2.1B-4.5%
Total assets$12.9B+2.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$617.8M+5.0%
CapEx$165.9M+4.9%
Free cash flow$451.9M+5.1%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 02/22/26
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Market cap$24.62B+4.9%
Enterprise value$32.51B+4.5%
P/E22.3×0.0×
P/S1.9×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin11.4%-0.3pp
Net margin8.7%-0.3pp
FCF margin8%-1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity51.3%+3.3pp
Debt / equity3.9×+0.3×
Current ratio0.4×0.0×

Segments

By segment

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Other Business$696.1M+3.2%
Fine Dining$402.0M+4.3%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q4 2026$3.7BMiss by $9.5M
Q3 2026$3.3BBeat by $10.7M
Q2 2026$3.1BBeat by $26.6MQ1 2026$3.0BBeat by $4.1MQ4 2025$3.3BBeat by $10.9MQ3 2025$3.2BMiss by $56.4M

Diluted EPS

Q4 2026$3.66Beat by $0.03
Q3 2026$2.95Beat by $0.01
Q2 2026$2.08Miss by $0.02Q1 2026$1.97Miss by $0.03Q4 2025$2.98Beat by $0.01Q3 2025$2.80In line

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Questions, answered.

When did Darden Restaurants report Q3 2026 earnings?
Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported Q3 2026 earnings on March 19, 2026 before market open.
What were Darden Restaurants's Q3 2026 revenue and EPS?
Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $3.3B and diluted EPS of $2.95 for Q3 2026.
Did Darden Restaurants beat estimates in Q3 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $3.3B by $10.7M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $2.94 by $0.01.
How did Darden Restaurants's Q3 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 5.9% from $3.2B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 5.4% from $2.80.
Where can I find Darden Restaurants's Q3 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0000940944-26-000005) and the 10-Q periodic report (0000940944-26-000009) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.