Darden Restaurants, Inc.

NYSE:DRI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.6b

Darden Restaurants Valuation

Is DRI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of DRI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: DRI ($164.45) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($170.77)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DRI is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DRI?

Key metric: As DRI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DRI. This is calculated by dividing DRI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DRI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.5x
EarningsUS$1.04b
Market CapUS$19.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DRI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DRI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24.5x
YUMC Yum China Holdings
20.3x8.8%US$17.9b
QSR Restaurant Brands International
17.6x10.9%US$30.4b
DPZ Domino's Pizza
26.9x5.9%US$14.9b
TXRH Texas Roadhouse
33.5x12.4%US$13.2b
DRI Darden Restaurants
18.5x8.2%US$19.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x) compared to the peer average (24.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DRI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
THRS.F Agility Real Estate
1.7xn/aUS$2.05m
No more companies available in this PE range
DRI 18.5xIndustry Avg. 24.4xNo. of Companies13PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (24.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DRI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

DRI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.5x
Fair PE Ratio24.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst DRI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$164.45
US$181.93
+10.6%
9.2%US$209.00US$136.00n/a28
Nov ’25US$159.65
US$181.93
+14.0%
9.2%US$209.00US$136.00n/a28
Oct ’25US$164.12
US$182.22
+11.0%
9.3%US$209.00US$136.00n/a27
Sep ’25US$158.15
US$170.07
+7.5%
8.9%US$192.00US$124.00n/a28
Aug ’25US$145.35
US$170.07
+17.0%
8.9%US$192.00US$124.00n/a28
Jul ’25US$148.33
US$173.34
+16.9%
6.4%US$192.00US$149.00n/a28
Jun ’25US$150.39
US$176.91
+17.6%
6.6%US$194.00US$149.00n/a28
May ’25US$151.15
US$177.45
+17.4%
6.6%US$194.00US$149.00n/a28
Apr ’25US$167.24
US$177.84
+6.3%
6.6%US$194.00US$149.00n/a27
Mar ’25US$171.29
US$176.57
+3.1%
6.7%US$193.00US$146.00n/a28
Feb ’25US$167.23
US$176.35
+5.5%
6.6%US$193.00US$146.00n/a29
Jan ’25US$164.30
US$174.41
+6.2%
7.0%US$193.00US$146.00n/a29
Dec ’24US$159.91
US$167.36
+4.7%
7.7%US$190.00US$146.00n/a29
Nov ’24US$145.66
US$167.36
+14.9%
7.7%US$190.00US$146.00US$159.6529
Oct ’24US$143.22
US$170.88
+19.3%
6.6%US$190.00US$146.00US$164.1228
Sep ’24US$155.56
US$173.41
+11.5%
6.6%US$195.00US$145.00US$158.1527
Aug ’24US$166.38
US$173.41
+4.2%
6.6%US$195.00US$145.00US$145.3527
Jul ’24US$167.08
US$172.88
+3.5%
6.8%US$195.00US$145.00US$148.3325
Jun ’24US$161.73
US$164.80
+1.9%
5.6%US$180.00US$143.00US$150.3925
May ’24US$151.26
US$162.15
+7.2%
5.6%US$175.00US$140.00US$151.1527
Apr ’24US$155.16
US$161.67
+4.2%
6.0%US$175.00US$140.00US$167.2427
Mar ’24US$143.65
US$154.57
+7.6%
7.1%US$175.00US$123.00US$171.2928
Feb ’24US$147.06
US$154.00
+4.7%
7.0%US$175.00US$123.00US$167.2327
Jan ’24US$138.33
US$150.93
+9.1%
6.1%US$167.00US$122.00US$164.3027
Dec ’23US$145.65
US$141.64
-2.8%
6.4%US$156.00US$122.00US$159.9128
Nov ’23US$143.04
US$140.71
-1.6%
6.7%US$156.00US$122.00US$145.6628

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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