DRI Darden Restaurants Inc stock chart & analysis
Conviction 22Consumer DiscretionaryScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) closed at $226.35 (-1.01%) on Nov 6, 2026. Its latest daily candle is a shooting star. Price is above its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 63, RS Rating 85, -3.3% from its 52-week high, +23.0% year to date. Sector: Consumer Discretionary · Retail-Eating Places.
Financials as of Sun, Aug 30, 2026 · quarterly.
DRI technical analysis
Trend
DRI is in an uptrend: price is above the 50-day, which is above the 200-day moving average. It closed 7.2% above the 50-day ($211.17) and 9.8% above the 200-day ($206.10). ADX(14) at 24 points to a moderate trend. It meets 8 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 63, in the bullish half of its range. The MACD histogram is positive. Its RS Rating of 85 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 85% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 1.2× its 20-day average. It trades about $211.5M a day on average. ATR(14) is $5.77, 2.5% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending up. Chaikin Money Flow (0.21) shows accumulation.
Key levels
The 52-week range is $169.00 to $233.98; price is 3.3% below the high and 33.9% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $228.07, above price.
Performance
DRI returned +2.8% (1 week), +12.9% (1 month), +3.8% (3 months), +15.3% (6 months), +25.7% (1 year), +23.0% (year to date).
About Darden Restaurants Inc
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.
Retail-Eating Places · Listed 1995 · 197,924 employees
Signal lifecycle
How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.
- Setting upAug 25 – Oct 132 scans
- Breaking out nowOct 141 scan
- Broke outOct 151 scan
- Setting upOct 21 – Oct 286 scans
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in DRI · 8 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alan Armstrong senate · R · OK · traded 2026-03-27 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | |
 Lisa McClain house · MI · traded 2025-10-31 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 | |
Lisa McClain house · MI · traded 2025-10-30 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-10-30 | 2025-11-01 | |
Lisa McClain house · R · MI · traded 2025-09-25 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-09-25 | 2025-10-22 | |
Lisa McClain house · R · MI · traded 2025-07-16 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-07-16 | 2025-08-13 | |
Lisa McClain house · R · MI · traded 2025-07-22 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-07-22 | 2025-08-13 | |
 Rob Bresnahan house · PA · traded 2025-04-08 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-04-08 | 2025-05-08 | |
Rob Bresnahan house · PA · traded 2025-01-13 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-01-13 | 2025-02-13 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in DRI · open-market 2 sells
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-16 | Gift | 705 | — | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-19 |
Madonna John W. SVP, Corporate Controller · Common Stock · 2026-09-29 | Gift | 75 | — | 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-29 |
Madonna John W. SVP, Corporate Controller · Common Stock · 2026-09-28 | Gift | 510 | — | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-29 |
Wilkerson John W. President, Olive Garden · Stock Option (Right to Buy) · 2026-08-05 | Exercise | 6.36K | — | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-07 |
Wilkerson John W. President, Olive Garden · Common Stock · 2026-08-05 | Sell | 2.5K | $521K | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-07 |
Wilkerson John W. President, Olive Garden · Common Stock · 2026-08-05 | Exercise | 6.36K | $791K | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-07 |
Wilkerson John W. President, Olive Garden · Common Stock · 2026-08-05 | Sell | 6.36K | $1.3M | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-07 |
Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer · Stock Option (Right to Buy) · 2026-07-07 | Exercise | 3.03K | — | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-08 |
Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-07 | Exercise | 5.09K | $633K | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-08 |
Connelly Susan M. SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-07 | Exercise | 3.03K | $449K | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-08 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in DRI · 10 recent
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