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Darden Restaurants EPS DRI

Diluted earnings per share by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Last 12 months, to Aug 30, 2026
$10.23
Latest quarter, Q1 FY27
$2.04
−7% on a year earlier
Fiscal year 2026
$10.38
+17% on the year before

Darden Restaurants' earnings per share was $10.23 over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, up 10% on a year earlier.

In its latest quarter, Q1 FY27, it was $2.04, down 7% on the same quarter a year before.

Over the five fiscal years to FY2026 it grew 17% a year on average.

Earnings per share over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearEPSChange
FY2026$10.38+17%
FY2025$8.87+4%
FY2024$8.51+6%
FY2023$8.00+8%
FY2022$7.40+55%
FY2021$4.77n/a
FY2020−$0.40−107%
FY2019$5.70+21%
FY2018$4.72+24%
FY2017$3.81+31%
FY2016$2.91−46%
FY2015$5.42+152%
FY2014$2.15−32%
FY2013$3.14−12%
FY2012$3.58+5%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedEPSOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q1 FY27$2.04−7%$10.23
Q4 FY26$3.51+37%$10.38
Q3 FY26$2.65−3%$9.44
Q2 FY26$2.03+12%$9.53
Q1 FY26$2.19+26%$9.32
Q4 FY25$2.57+0%$8.87
Q3 FY25$2.74+5%$8.86
Q2 FY25$1.82+3%$8.72
Q1 FY25$1.74+9%$8.66
Q4 FY24$2.56−1%$8.51
Q3 FY24$2.60+11%$8.53
Q2 FY24$1.76+16%$8.27

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest Darden Restaurants' size, closest first, today.

CompanyEPS, 12 monthsGrowth
DRIDarden Restaurants$10.23+10% a year
QSRRestaurant Brands International$3.63+50% a year
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill$1.09−3% a year
YUMCYum China$2.72+12% a year
YUMYum! Brands$7.94+57% a year
ARMKAramark$1.43+6% a year
TXRHTexas Roadhouse$6.25−5% a year
EATBrinker International$10.89+30% a year
BROSDutch Bros$0.72+53% a year
CAVACava$0.55−54% a year
CAKECheesecake Factory$3.69+14% a year
Peer median$3.17

Where Darden Restaurants ranks

What the EPS figure tells you

Net income divided by diluted shares. The denominator of PE.

One-off charges and gains swing it. The TTM view smooths a single odd quarter.

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