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Valued at a market cap of $25.7 billion, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is one of the largest full-service restaurant operators in the U.S., with a portfolio spanning casual dining, upscale dining and steakhouse concepts. The Orlando, Florida-based company operates under various well-known brands, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, to name a few.
Shares of DRI have climbed 9.3% over the past year, trailing the S&P 500 Index ($SPX), which has soared 20.4%, but comfortably outperformed the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund’s (XLY) 3% return over the same time frame.
