Darden Restaurants, Inc.DRI

Consumer Cyclical
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates DRI as Neutral. Darden Restaurants, Inc. has a market cap of $23.03B, a P/E of 19.56, a 9.1% net margin, and 13.7% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 9, 2026

The case on DRI

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Strong earnings growth (36.00% YoY)
  • Revenue growth above 13.7%
  • High return on equity (53.72%)
  • Positive free cash flow ($1.08B)
  • Forward P/E of 16.23x suggests valuation improvement
VS
Bear case
  • MACD below signal line with negative histogram
  • Price below 20-day and 50-day SMAs
  • High debt-to-equity ratio (3.62x)
  • Low current and quick ratios indicating liquidity concerns
  • Dividend yield of 299% is unsustainable and likely erroneous

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Market cap
$23.03B
P/E ratio
19.56
Gross margin
21.7%
Net margin
9.1%
Rev growth YoY
13.7%
Price (Jul 9, 2026)
$201.1

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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral