secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK:        0000940944
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-25T11:04:45+00:00
Accession:  0000940944-26-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darden Q4 sales $3.72B (+13.7%), adj. EPS $3.66 (+22.8%); raises dividend 8%, authorizes $1.5B buyback
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- Q4 same-restaurant sales +4.6% (Olive Garden +2.4%, LongHorn +9.5%); full-year +4.5%.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $3.66 (Q4) and $10.64 (FY2026); extra week contributed $0.25 to both.
- Quarterly dividend increased 8.0% to $1.62/share, payable Aug 3, 2026 to holders of record Jul 10.
- Board authorized new $1.5B share repurchase program, replacing prior authorization; $138M repurchased in Q4.
- FY2027 outlook: sales $13.60-13.75B, diluted EPS $11.10-11.35, 75-80 new restaurants.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000016/0000940944-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000016/dri-20260624.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940944-26-000016

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