secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK:        0000940944
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-24T11:04:31+00:00
Accession:  0000940944-26-000032
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000032/0000940944-26-000032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000032/dri-20260924.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940944-26-000032

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