secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK:        0000940944
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000940944-25-000067
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darden Q2 sales up 7.3% to $3.1B; same-restaurant sales +4.3% across all segments; declares $1.50 dividend
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- Reported diluted EPS of $2.03; adjusted EPS of $2.08, up 2.5% YoY (excludes Chuy's transaction costs and restaurant closure costs).
- Olive Garden same-restaurant sales +4.7%; LongHorn Steakhouse +5.9%; Fine Dining +0.8%; Other Business +3.1%.
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $1.50/share, payable Feb 2, 2026 to holders of record Jan 9, 2026.
- Repurchased 1.1M shares for $222M in Q2; $643M remaining under $1B authorization.
- Updated FY2026 guidance: total sales growth 8.5%-9.3%; adjusted diluted EPS $10.50-$10.70 including ~$0.20 from 53rd week.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000067/0000940944-25-000067-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000067/dri-20251218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940944-25-000067

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