---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000940944-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRI"
cik: "0000940944"
company_name: "DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-24T11:04:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-24T11:30:44.485799+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Darden Q1 FY27 sales +5.1% to $3.2B; EPS $2.05; reaffirms FY27 EPS view

## Summary
- Total sales $3.2B, up 5.1% YoY; blended same-restaurant sales +3.1% (fiscal) and +3.2% (comparable calendar).
- Reported diluted EPS from continuing ops $2.05, up 4.1% vs prior-year adjusted EPS (~$1.97); all segments posted positive SRS.
- LongHorn Steakhouse led with SRS +6.2% and segment profit $154.6M; Olive Garden SRS +1.1%, segment profit $270.8M.
- Reaffirmed FY2027 diluted EPS guidance of $11.10-$11.35; repurchased $222.3M (~1.1M shares) in Q1.
- Declared quarterly dividend of $1.62/share, payable Nov 2, 2026 to holders of record Oct 9, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000940944-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRI
- cik: 0000940944
- company_name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-24T11:04:31+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000032/0000940944-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000032/dri-20260924.htm

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