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title: "Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) stock fell 2.43% to $193.46 on Thursday, underperforming the broader market and key competitors like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Chipotle despite a positive trading session for major indices. Trading volume of 1.2 million shares exceeded the 50-day average. The stock remains 15.25% below its 52-week high of $228.27 reached in June."
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# Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) slipped 2.43% to $193.46 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.41% to 7,584.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.73% to 51,561.93.

Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 15.25% short of its 52-week high of $228.27, which the company reached on June 20th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) fell 0.21% to $272.72, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 1.83% to $94.14, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 1.95% to $28.18.

Trading volume (1.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 4, 2026.

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