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title: "DRI Earnings: Darden Restaurants Stock Falls on Q1 EPS Miss"
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description: "Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $3.04 billion in Fiscal Q1 2026, which matched analysts' estimate for the period. The company's revenue increased 10.1% year-over-year compared to $2.76 billion. This came from a 4.7% increase in same-store sales, as Olive Garden reported same-store sales growth of 5.9% and LongHorn Steakhouse same-store sales rose 5.5%. Darden Restaurants stock was down 6.13% in pre-market trading on Thursday, following a 0.6% drop yesterday. The shares remain up 14.3% year-to-date and 21.2% over the past 12 months."
datetime: "2025-09-18T11:53:46.000Z"
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# DRI Earnings: Darden Restaurants Stock Falls on Q1 EPS Miss

Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $3.04 billion in Fiscal Q1 2026, which matched analysts' estimate for the period. The company's revenue increased 10.1% year-over-year compared to $2.76 billion. This came from a 4.7% increase in same-store sales, as Olive Garden reported same-store sales growth of 5.9% and LongHorn Steakhouse same-store sales rose 5.5%.

Darden Restaurants stock was down 6.13% in pre-market trading on Thursday, following a 0.6% drop yesterday. The shares remain up 14.3% year-to-date and 21.2% over the past 12 months.

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