Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Adjusted EPS

$2.05

Estimate

$2.05

Surprise

-0.2%

Score at report (before → after)

5.7 → 5.9/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported adjusted EPS of $2.05, in line with the $2.05 estimate. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.9/10 after the report.

TrendMatrix currently rates DRI Sell at 5.6/10.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -0.2% surprise compares with a -0.0% four-quarter average.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$201.46

Price target

$210.01

Stop

$195.11

Upside to target

+4.2%

Reward-to-risk

0.8:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-25 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.

Industry

Restaurants

Market cap

$23.53B

P/E (fwd)

16.7

P/E (ttm)

19.8

52-week range

$169.00–$229.76

Off 52-week high

12.3%

RSI (14)

35

Volume vs avg

0.31×

Score today

5.6/10