Darden Restaurants Third Quarter 2025 Earnings: Misses Expectations

Simply Wall St

March 25, 2025

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) Third Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: US$3.16b (up 6.2% from 3Q 2024).
Net income: US$323.7m (up 3.3% from 3Q 2024).
Profit margin: 10% (in line with 3Q 2024).
EPS: US$2.76 (up from US$2.63 in 3Q 2024).

earnings-and-revenue-growth — NYSE:DRI Earnings and Revenue Growth March 25th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Darden Restaurants Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 1.8%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 1.9%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 6.0% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 9.7% growth forecast for the Hospitality industry in the US.

Performance of the American Hospitality industry.

The company's shares are up 11% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

It is worth noting though that we have found 2 warning signs for Darden Restaurants that you need to take into consideration.

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