Every material Form 8-K Darden Restaurants filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Darden reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter sales up 7.3% to $3.1 billion, with same-restaurant sales up 4.3%, and adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of $2.08, up 2.5%. The company also updated its full fiscal 2026 outlook, now calling for adjusted diluted EPS of $10.50 to $10.70, and declared a $1.50 quarterly dividend.
Q2 sales rose 7.3% to $3.1 billion; reported diluted EPS from continuing operations was $2.03, versus $1.82 a year earlier
Fiscal 2026 adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations outlook is $10.50 to $10.70, including about $0.20 from the 53rd week
Quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share declared, payable February 2, 2026, to holders of record on January 9, 2026
Company repurchased $222 million of common stock in the quarter; $643 million remains under the $1 billion authorization
Darden's independent directors approved a special performance stock unit award for CEO Ricardo Cardenas with a target value of $17 million, which vests on July 24, 2030, and pays out from 0% to 200% of target based on relative total shareholder return against S&P 500 constituents. At the September 17, 2025 annual meeting, shareholders elected all nine director nominees, approved the advisory executive compensation resolution, and rejected a shareholder proposal on greenhouse gas emissions targets.
CEO special PSU award: target value $17,000,000; vests July 24, 2030; payout 0% to 200% of target based on relative TSR
Grant expected September 24, 2025, with the target PSU count set from average closing stock prices
Advisory say-on-pay approved: 90,743,641 for, 3,663,287 against, 437,583 abstain
Emissions-target shareholder proposal not approved: 12,101,216 for, 81,863,920 against
Darden Restaurants reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended August 24, 2025, with total sales up 10.4% to $3.0 billion and reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.19, compared with $1.74 a year earlier. The company also updated its fiscal 2026 outlook, now calling for adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of $10.50 to $10.70, and declared a $1.50 quarterly dividend.
Total sales rose 10.4% to $3,044.7 million; blended same-restaurant sales increased 4.7%
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.97, up 12.6% from $1.75; reported EPS was $2.19
Fiscal 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook is $10.50 to $10.70, including about $0.20 from a 53rd week
Quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share is payable November 3, 2025; company repurchased $183 million of stock in the quarter
Darden reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 sales up 10.6% to $3.3 billion and adjusted diluted EPS up 12.5% to $2.98, and gave fiscal 2026 diluted EPS guidance of $10.50 to $10.70. The company also raised its quarterly dividend 7.1% to $1.50 per share and authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program. Separately, Olive Garden president Dan Kiernan will retire effective August 31, 2025, and John Wilkerson will succeed him as president effective September 1, 2025.
Q4 sales rose 10.6% to $3.3 billion; consolidated same-restaurant sales rose 4.6%
Reported diluted EPS from continuing operations was $2.58, flat with the prior year; adjusted EPS was $2.98, up 12.5%
Quarterly dividend raised 7.1% to $1.50 per share, payable August 1, 2025
Board authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program on June 18, 2025; fiscal 2026 diluted EPS outlook is $10.50 to $10.70
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.
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
Darden Restaurants director Nana Mensah notified the company on January 27, 2025 that he will retire from its Board of Directors effective January 28, 2025. The filing states his departure is not the result of any disagreement with the company, the Board or management about operations, policies or practices.
Nana Mensah notified Darden of his retirement from the Board on January 27, 2025.
Retirement is effective January 28, 2025.
The filing states there was no disagreement with the company, the Board or management.
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