Darden Restaurants, Inc.DRI

Consumer Cyclical
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates DRI as Neutral. Darden Restaurants, Inc. has a market cap of $23.32B, a P/E of 19.84, a 9.1% net margin, and 13.7% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 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)
  • Positive free cash flow ($790.97M)
  • High return on equity (53.72%)
  • MACD bullish crossover with expanding histogram
  • Price above 20-day and 50-day moving averages
  • Forward P/E (16.44x) below current P/E (19.84x), suggesting earnings growth expectations
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Bear case
  • Very high debt-to-equity ratio (3.65x)
  • Extremely low current and quick ratios (0.31x, 0.12x)
  • Unsustainably high dividend yield (296.00%)
  • High PEG ratio (1.89x) indicating potential overvaluation relative to growth
  • No Reddit retail sentiment data available
  • Financial health score in bottom quartile (0.25)

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Market cap
$23.32B
P/E ratio
19.84
Gross margin
21.7%
Net margin
9.1%
Rev growth YoY
13.7%
Price (Aug 1, 2026)
$203.58

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