Darden Restaurants Inc

DDN

Company Profile

  • Business description

    Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $12 billion in system sales across 2,159 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2025, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (43% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (25%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth’s Chris, and Eddie V’s. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar’s. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 154 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.

  • Contact

    1000 Darden Center Drive
    OrlandoFL32837
    USA

    T: +1 407 245-4000

    https://www.darden.com

  • Sector

    Consumer Cyclical

    Stock type

    Cyclical

  • Industry

    Restaurants

    Fiscal Year End

    31 May 2027

    Employees

    197,924

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