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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is a leading full-service restaurant company in the United States. Valued at a market cap of $22.7 billion, the company owns and manages a diverse portfolio of restaurant brands, including Olive Garden, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger. The Orlando, Florida-based company is expected to announce its fiscal Q3 2025 on Thursday, Mar. 20.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect DRI to report a profit of $2.82 per share, up 7.6% from $2.62 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company missed the consensus estimates in three of the last four quarters while beating the forecast on another occasion.