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title: "Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) slid 1.78% to $217.95 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 5.14% short of its 52-week high of $229.76, which the company achieved on August 13th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) rose 0.63% to $269.13, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 0.94% to $103.99, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) rose 1.82% to $35.29.

Trading volume (904,467) remained 506,757 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.

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

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