secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK:        0000940944
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000940944-25-000011
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darden Q3 sales up 6.2% to $3.2B; adjusted EPS $2.80 beats prior year by 6.9%
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- Same-restaurant sales: consolidated +0.7%, LongHorn +2.6%, Olive Garden +0.6%, Fine Dining -0.8%.
- Reported diluted EPS $2.74; adjusted diluted EPS $2.80 (excl. $0.06 Chuy's costs), up 6.9% YoY.
- Quarterly dividend $1.40 per share declared, payable May 1, 2025 to holders of record Apr 10, 2025.
- FY2025 outlook: total sales ~$12.1B, same-restaurant sales growth ~1.5%, adjusted EPS $9.45-$9.52.
- Repurchased $53M of common stock during Q3; $548M remaining under $1B authorization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000011/0000940944-25-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000011/dri-20250320.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940944-25-000011

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