Darden Restaurants is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 5.6% and 4.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 7.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 56.6% in 3 years.
Key information
5.6%
Earnings growth rate
7.59%
EPS growth rate
Hospitality earnings growth
20.9%
Revenue growth rate
4.9%
Future return on equity
56.57%
Analyst coverage
Good
Last updated
29 Jun 2026
Recent future growth updates
Recent updates
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
BIT:1DRI - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
Free Cash Flow
Cash from Op
Avg. No. Analysts
5/31/2029
15,430
1,473
1,634
2,567
8
5/31/2028
14,526
1,386
1,331
2,213
23
5/31/2027
13,693
1,281
969
2,047
23
5/31/2026
13,211
1,214
1,091
1,848
N/A
2/22/2026
12,764
1,110
994
1,735
N/A
11/23/2025
12,577
1,123
967
1,700
N/A
8/24/2025
12,364
1,101
1,068
1,768
N/A
5/25/2025
12,077
1,051
1,027
1,699
N/A
2/23/2025
11,762
1,057
1,029
1,668
N/A
11/24/2024
11,579
1,047
1,034
1,664
N/A
8/25/2024
11,416
1,043
992
1,616
N/A
5/26/2024
11,390
1,031
984
1,612
N/A
2/25/2024
11,202
1,036
954
1,597
N/A
11/26/2023
11,013
1,010
894
1,519
N/A
8/27/2023
10,772
985
766
1,387
N/A
5/28/2023
10,488
984
951
1,546
N/A
2/26/2023
10,322
950
943
1,483
N/A
11/27/2022
9,984
911
899
1,411
N/A
8/28/2022
9,770
917
1,059
1,502
N/A
5/29/2022
9,630
955
854
1,256
N/A
2/27/2022
9,306
1,042
979
1,355
N/A
11/28/2021
8,590
923
903
1,244
N/A
8/29/2021
7,975
827
854
1,166
N/A
5/30/2021
7,196
632
924
1,194
N/A
2/28/2021
6,187
-216
258
539
N/A
11/29/2020
6,801
-112
368
700
N/A
8/30/2020
7,200
-184
259
667
N/A
5/31/2020
7,807
-49
227
711
N/A
2/23/2020
8,766
639
N/A
1,268
N/A
11/24/2019
8,666
631
N/A
1,271
N/A
8/25/2019
8,583
722
N/A
1,304
N/A
5/26/2019
8,510
719
N/A
1,257
N/A
2/24/2019
8,415
685
N/A
1,175
N/A
11/25/2018
8,297
679
N/A
1,123
N/A
8/26/2018
8,205
651
N/A
1,033
N/A
5/27/2018
8,080
604
N/A
1,001
N/A
2/25/2018
7,881
554
N/A
946
N/A
11/26/2017
7,631
502
N/A
922
N/A
8/27/2017
7,392
493
N/A
907
N/A
5/28/2017
7,170
483
N/A
898
N/A
2/26/2017
7,026
498
N/A
902
N/A
11/27/2016
6,995
439
N/A
903
N/A
8/28/2016
6,961
390
N/A
835
N/A
5/29/2016
6,934
360
N/A
778
N/A
2/28/2016
7,022
337
N/A
696
N/A
11/29/2015
6,905
358
N/A
656
N/A
8/30/2015
6,855
297
N/A
536
N/A
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: 1DRI's forecast earnings growth (5.6% per year) is above the savings rate (3.3%).
Earnings vs Market: 1DRI's earnings (5.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Italian market (11% per year).
High Growth Earnings: 1DRI's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: 1DRI's revenue (4.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Italian market (5.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: 1DRI's revenue (4.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: 1DRI's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (56.6%).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/29 10:32
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/29 00:00
Earnings
2026/05/31
Annual Earnings
2026/05/31
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Analyst Sources
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.