Seasonality
DRI seasonality — Darden Restaurants
Over the last 11 years, DRI's strongest month on average has been November (+5.0%) and its weakest March (-3.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.23% | +2.67% | 60% | +8.3% | -7.2% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.16% | +3.25% | 70% | +17.5% | -16.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.46% | +0.66% | 50% | +12.0% | -44.1% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.40% | +0.45% | 50% | +35.5% | -8.2% | 10 |
| May | +0.49% | +0.29% | 50% | +6.8% | -5.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.86% | +1.73% | 80% | +22.5% | -9.5% | 10 |
| Jul | -0.82% | -0.13% | 30% | +10.1% | -7.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.08% | +2.94% | 60% | +14.2% | -7.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.35% | -3.16% | 40% | +16.2% | -9.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.26% | -3.34% | 40% | +13.9% | -8.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.00% | +3.74% | 78% | +17.5% | -4.3% | 9 |
| Dec | +2.25% | +3.74% | 60% | +13.9% | -9.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — DRI
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.3 | 7.3 | -8.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 5.2 | -9.8 | 13.9 | 2.8 | +23.0% | |
| 2025 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -3.4 | 6.8 | 1.8 | -7.5 | 2.6 | -8.0 | -5.4 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | -1.1 | 5.0 | -2.1 | -8.2 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -3.3 | 8.1 | 3.8 | -2.5 | 10.2 | 5.9 | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 7.0 | -3.4 | 8.5 | -2.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 1.1 | -7.9 | -7.9 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 5.0 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | -7.2 | 3.8 | -8.4 | -0.9 | -5.1 | -9.5 | 10.1 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 13.3 | 2.7 | -5.9 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | -1.9 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -2.4 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -4.8 | -4.3 | 9.2 | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8 | -16.3 | -44.1 | 35.5 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 16.2 | -8.8 | 17.5 | 10.3 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 8.3 | -3.2 | -1.1 | 4.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -5.0 | 5.5 | -8.0 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -7.5 | 8.9 | -5.9 | 22.5 | -0.1 | 8.5 | -4.2 | -4.2 | 3.7 | -9.7 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.7 | -7.2 | -2.1 | -4.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 13.9 | +32.0% |
| 2016 | -0.8 |