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The Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) SEC filings page brings together the company’s official regulatory disclosures, providing a detailed record of its financial reporting, governance decisions and material events. As a New York Stock Exchange registrant, Darden files documents such as Form 10-K annual reports, Form 10-Q quarterly reports, Form 8-K current reports and proxy statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Darden’s Form 8-K filings frequently furnish earnings releases, including quarterly and annual results, dividend declarations, share repurchase authorizations and updated financial outlooks. For example, the company has filed 8-Ks to provide its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year results, fiscal 2026 first and second quarter results, and related outlook updates. These filings often attach the full news release as an exhibit and describe that the information is being furnished under Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Other 8-K filings address governance and compensation matters under Item 5.02, such as approval of special performance-based restricted stock unit awards for the President and Chief Executive Officer, and leadership changes within key brands. Additional items cover the results of the annual meeting of shareholders under Item 5.07, including director election outcomes, advisory votes on executive compensation, ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm and shareholder proposal results.
Darden’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule DEF 14A provides extensive detail on its board structure, corporate governance guidelines, committee responsibilities, executive compensation philosophy and programs, and stock ownership information. It also describes the logistics of the virtual annual meeting, voting procedures and the matters presented for shareholder approval.
Through its periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, Darden presents audited and interim financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, risk factors and other disclosures that complement the snapshot information in its 8-Ks. These filings outline the company’s segment reporting, definitions of segment profit, use of non-GAAP measures such as adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, and reconciliations to GAAP results.
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Darden Restaurants delivered higher sales but mixed earnings in its latest quarter. Sales rose to $3.35 billion for the quarter and $9.49 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, up 5.9% and 7.8% from a year earlier, helped by strong same-restaurant growth, new units and the Chuy’s acquisition.
Quarterly net earnings slipped to $306.8 million with diluted EPS of $2.65, while year‑to‑date net earnings increased to $801.8 million and EPS to $6.87. The company is reshaping its portfolio by selling Olive Garden Canada to a franchise partner and planning to close about 14 Bahama Breeze locations while converting the rest to other Darden brands. Management expects full‑year 2026 sales growth of about 9.5%, same‑restaurant sales growth around 4.5% and approximately 70 new restaurant openings, supported by $750–$775 million of capital spending.
The Vanguard Group amended its Schedule 13G/A to report zero beneficial ownership of Common Stock of Darden Restaurants Inc. The filing states Vanguard underwent an internal realignment and certain subsidiaries will report ownership separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
Darden Restaurants director William S. Simon filed an amended Form 4 after an open-market sale of 2,333 shares of common stock at $203.96 per share. After the sale, he directly holds 6,281 shares. The amendment states it is solely to correct the reported sale price based on erroneous brokerage information, with all other details from the original Form 4 unchanged.
Darden Restaurants director William S. Simon sold 2,333 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.6351 per share. After this sale on March 23, 2026, he continues to hold 6,281 shares directly.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) submitted a Form 144 notice reporting proposed sales of restricted common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC as broker-dealer. The excerpt lists two restricted-share lots dated 09/18/2024 (1,171 shares) and 09/17/2025 (1,162 shares), and identifies the broker and exchange.
Darden Restaurants reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results, raised its full-year outlook and declared a higher cash return to shareholders. Total sales rose 5.9% to $3.3 billion, driven by 4.2% blended same-restaurant sales growth and contributions from 31 net new restaurants. Reported diluted EPS from continuing operations was $2.68, while adjusted diluted EPS was $2.95, up 5.4% year over year after excluding Bahama Breeze closure and impairment costs and tax items. Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse led segment performance, and company-level operating income reached $406.4 million.
For fiscal 2026, Darden now expects about 9.5% total sales growth, including roughly 2% from a 53rd week, same-restaurant sales growth of about 4.5%, and adjusted diluted EPS of $10.57 to $10.67. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share, payable May 1, 2026, and the company repurchased $127 million of stock in the quarter, leaving $516 million under its $1 billion authorization.
Darden Restaurants Inc. director Timothy J. Wilmott received a grant of 152 restricted stock units as part of FY19 director compensation. These units were awarded at a price of $0.00 per unit, increasing his directly held restricted stock units to 6,022.
Each restricted stock unit converts into one share of Darden common stock. Wilmott has elected to take all quarterly cash retainers for serving as a director in the form of restricted stock units, with vested shares to be delivered when his service as a director ends. He also indirectly holds 27,094 Darden common shares through a trust.
Darden Restaurants director Daryl Kenningham received a grant of 149 Restricted Stock Units as part of FY26 director compensation. These units settled immediately and were converted one-for-one into 149 shares of common stock at a price of $0.00 per share. Following the conversion, he directly owns 1,615 shares of Darden common stock.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. has a significant institutional holder, with Wellington entities reporting beneficial ownership of 8,077,567 shares of Darden common stock, representing approximately 7.02% of the outstanding class as of the reported date.
The Wellington complex, including Wellington Management Group LLP and affiliated holding and advisory entities, reports no sole voting or dispositive power, but shared voting power over up to 8,037,865 shares and shared dispositive power over up to 8,077,567 shares.
The shares are owned of record by clients of various Wellington investment advisers, which have authority over dividends and sale proceeds. Wellington certifies that the holdings are maintained in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Darden Restaurants.
Darden Restaurants’ SVP and General Counsel Lindsay L. Koren reported her initial beneficial ownership of company equity as of 02/02/2026. She directly holds 1,912.795 shares of common stock.
She also holds derivative awards, including 644 performance restricted stock units (FY23), which reflect 1,286 PSUs earned under performance criteria running from July 27, 2022 through May 25, 2025. Additional time-based restricted stock units total 226 (FY24 annual grant), 261 (FY25), and 173 (FY26), each converting to common stock on a one-for-one basis and vesting in two equal annual installments beginning on their respective July vesting start dates.
Koren also holds several stock options to buy Darden common stock: 1,086 shares at $121.47 expiring July 27, 2032; 795 shares at $139.43 expiring July 24, 2034; 455 shares at $148.2 expiring July 28, 2031; 680 shares at $169.02 expiring July 26, 2033; and 508 shares at $208.51 expiring July 23, 2035. Each option vests in two equal annual installments beginning on the specific July dates disclosed.