Darden Restaurants: More Dollars On The Plate (Rating Upgrade)
Darden Restaurants reported a strong Q2, with a 15% stock surge driven by a $20M revenue beat and a $0.01 EPS beat. Key growth factors include the acquisition of 103 Chuy's restaurants and a 2.4% increase in same-restaurant sales, especially LongHorn Steakhouse's 10.4% YoY growth. Margins improved due to reduced food, beverage, and labor expenses, leading to a 70bps increase in restaurant-level EBITDA.
S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Darden Restaurants Stock Sizzles After Sales Beat
Major U.S. equities indexes finished Thursday little changed after a sharp sell-off a day earlier.
Darden Restaurants: What A Quarter
Darden Restaurants, Inc. has shown resilience with strong Q2 2025 results, surpassing revenue and earnings expectations, driving a justified rally in the stock. Comparable sales growth was led by LongHorn Steakhouse at 7.5%, while Olive Garden also performed well; fine dining saw a decline. DRI's strategic actions, including price adjustments and cost control, have been effective, supporting a positive outlook and continued stock holding.
Darden Restaurant Sales Grow Despite Fine Dining Pullback
Darden Restaurants' sales climbed this quarter despite diners shying away from its fine-dining establishments. The company, owner of chains such as Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, released earnings Thursday (Dec. 19) that showed total sales increasing 6% to $2.9 billion.
Darden Restaurants: Solid Q2 Results Reflected In Valuation (Downgrade)
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s stock surged 14% after strong earnings, with shares up 28% since my last 'buy' rating, surpassing my $160 price target. Darden's revenue grew 6% to $2.9 billion, driven by same-restaurant sales, M&A, and margin recovery, with Olive Garden and LongHorn performing well. Updated guidance projects $12.1 billion in sales and $9.45-$9.65 EPS, and the stock is supported by a solid balance sheet, share repurchases, and a secure 3.5% dividend yield.
Darden Restaurants Cooked Up an 18% Gain With Sizzling 2025 Guidance
Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI 15.16%) soared to a new all-time high on Thursday morning following the release of robust second-quarter results. The restaurant operator's stock peaked at an overnight gain of 18.1% before backing down to a 15.5% uptick at 1:30 p.m.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call December 19, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Phil McClain - Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations Rick Cardenas - President and Chief Executive Officer Raj Vennam - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Palmer - Evercore ISI Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Capital Markets Jim Salera - Stephens Peter Saleh - BTIG Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Sara Senatore - Bank of America Andrew Charles - TD Cowen Andrew Strelzick - BMO Capital Markets Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley Lauren Silberman - Deutsche Bank Jon Tower - Citi Dennis Geiger - UBS Gregory Francfort - Guggenheim Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein David Tarantino - Baird Rahul Krotthapalli - JPMorgan Jake Bartlett - Truist Securities Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Q2 Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode.
Darden Stock Surges as LongHorn Steakhouse Strength Powers Sales Growth
Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI) surged 14% Thursday to lead S&P 500 gainers as the company's fiscal 2025 second-quarter sales and adjusted profit beat expectations on strong LongHorn Steakhouse results.
Darden's Q2 Earnings Underperform Estimates, Revenues Top
DRI's second-quarter fiscal 2024 top line reflects benefits from the addition of 103 Chuy's restaurants and 39 net new restaurants.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Darden Restaurants (DRI) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended November 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates
Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.03 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.84 per share a year ago.
LongHorn Steakhouse leads sales gains for Darden while fine dining retreats
America's taste for red meat over fine dining powered a healthy sales gain for LongHorn Steakhouse.
