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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Darden Restaurants (DRI)

Darden Restaurants Q3 sales rise 6.2% to $3.2 billion; diluted EPS $2.74

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Darden reported fiscal third-quarter 2025 results for the quarter ended February 23, 2025, with sales up 6.2% and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations up from $2.60 to $2.74. The company also updated its fiscal 2025 outlook, projecting adjusted diluted EPS of $9.45 to $9.52, and declared a $1.40 quarterly dividend.

Key points

  • Q3 sales rose 6.2% to $3.2 billion, with consolidated same-restaurant sales up 0.7%
  • Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations was $2.80, up 6.9%, excluding $0.06 of Chuy's transaction and integration costs
  • Fiscal 2025 outlook: total sales of about $12.1 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $9.45 to $9.52
  • Quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share is payable May 1, 2025; $53 million of stock repurchased in the quarter

The filing

CompanyDarden Restaurants (DRI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 20, 2025, 7:04 AM ET
Accession number0000940944-25-000011

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 20, 2025.

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