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title: "Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) shares fell 1.87% to $194.82 on Monday, marking its second consecutive day of losses and closing 11.71% below its 52-week high. The decline occurred during a broader market downturn, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also falling. DRI underperformed compared to some competitors like McDonald's and Starbucks, though Chipotle saw a sharper drop."
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# Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) slipped 1.87% to $194.82 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.19% to 7,443.28 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.59% to 51,839.26.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 11.71% below its 52-week high of $220.65, which the company reached on February 18th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) fell 0.03% to $267.64, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 0.64% to $104.81, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 3.80% to $33.13.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 20, 2026.

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