# Darden Restaurants - Darden Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock (DRI)

Stock code DRI · Yahoo ticker DRI · Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Overall fundamentals score: 47/100 (Okay). Bottom 34% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 70/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 33/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Darden Restaurants (DRI): Overall score: 47/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 70/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 55% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +8%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +7%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 9% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +9% - Strong

Financial Safety: 33/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 2.9× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.3× - Weak
Interest Coverage 8.1× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 3% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 20.8× - Weak
P/B Ratio 11.4× - Weak
PEG Ratio 2.9 - Weak

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -3.7 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +0.3% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 1 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Darden Restaurants's fundamentals score?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) scores 47/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 34% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Darden Restaurants strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (75/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Darden Restaurants rank against its sector?

Darden Restaurants ranks #28 of 54 scored Consumer Cyclical stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Darden Restaurants pay dividends?

Yes. Darden Restaurants (DRI) has a dividend yield of 2.8%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 57% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Darden Restaurants shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy DRI. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Darden Restaurants (DRI), in plain English?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) is a Consumer Cyclical company (Restaurants). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 47/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (75/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 21 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 20.8×). It also pays back about 2.8% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dri-darden-restaurants

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dri-darden-restaurants
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.