secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK:        0000940944
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000940944-25-000045
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darden Q1 sales +10.4%, adj. EPS $1.97 (+12.6%); updates FY2026 guidance to $10.50-$10.70
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- Total sales $3.04B (+10.4% YoY) on 4.7% same-restaurant sales growth and Chuy's acquisition.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $1.97, up 12.6%; reported EPS $2.19.
- Dividend of $1.50/share declared, payable Nov 3, 2025 to shareholders of record Oct 10.
- Repurchased $183M of stock in Q1; $865M remaining under $1B authorization.
- FY2026 outlook: adjusted EPS $10.50-$10.70 (incl. ~$0.20 from 53rd week), sales growth 7.5-8.5%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000045/0000940944-25-000045-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000045/dri-20250918.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940944-25-000045

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