Darden Q4 adj EPS $2.98 beats; dividend +7.1% to $1.50; $1B buyback; Olive Garden pres transition

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

2025-FY EPS reported $8.86 vs consensus $2.12 ▲ beat (+317.2%)

Q4 total sales $3.3B (+10.6%); diluted adj EPS $2.98 (+12.5%), above expectations.
FY2025 adj EPS $9.55 (+7.5%); FY2026 EPS outlook $10.50-$10.70 on 7-8% sales growth.
Quarterly dividend increased 7.1% to $1.50/sh, payable Aug 1, record July 10.
Board authorized new $1B share repurchase program; replaced prior authorization.
Dan Kiernan (Olive Garden Pres) retiring Aug 31; John Wilkerson to succeed Sept 1.

item 2.02item 5.02item 9.01

Executive movements

Machine-extracted from this filing. Every card cites the SEC source. See all recent executive movements.

Appointed

John Wilkerson

President, Olive Garden

DRI · DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

Effective: 2025-09-01
Filed: Jun 20, 2025 23:59 UTC

the Company’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of John Wilkerson, currently the Company’s President, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, to the office of President, Olive Garden, effective September 1, 2025.

Departed

Dan Kiernan

President, Olive Garden

DRI · DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

Effective: 2025-08-31
Successor: John Wilkerson
Filed: Jun 20, 2025 23:59 UTC

Dan Kiernan, the Company’s President, Olive Garden, notified the Company of his intent to retire.

Source: SEC EDGAR

accession 0000940944-25-000028

view filing index on sec.gov

view primary document

This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice. See methodology for how this pipeline works.