Darden Restaurants, Inc.
DRI
Jodie read · what matters now
Revenue increased 5.9% versus the comparable filing period.
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Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-03-27 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-01.
What improved
- Revenue increased 5.9% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Operating margin fell 1.1 percentage points.
- Net margin fell 1.1 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“Restaurant labor costs decreased as a percent of sales primarily due to a 1.2% impact from pricing and sales leverage and a 0.1% impact from productivity, partially offset by a 1.0% impact from inflation and a 0.1% impact from higher performance-based compensation expense.”
“Restaurant labor costs increased as a percent of sales primarily due to a 1.0% impact from inflation and a 0.1% impact from higher performance-based compensation expense, partially offset by a 1.0% impact from pricing and sales leverage and a 0.1% impact from productivity.”
“.3 % 10.3 % 8.5 % 8.5 % Three Months Ended February 22, 2026 Compared to Three Months Ended February 23, 2025 • Food and beverage costs increased as a percent of sales primarily due to a 1.5% impact from inflation and a 0.2% impact from menu mix, partially offset by a 1.0% impact from pricing leverage and a 0.2% impact from cost saving initiatives.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Who this business touches
The relationships behind DRI
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
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Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
DRI is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Packaging & Home Improvement. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.