What is Darden Restaurants's expected EPS for Q3 2026?

Analysts expect Darden Restaurants (DRI) to report consensus EPS of approximately $2.94 for Q3 2026. Estimates range from $2.86 to $3.05.

What revenue do analysts expect for Darden Restaurants in Q3 2026?

The consensus revenue forecast for Darden Restaurants (DRI) in Q3 2026 is approximately $3.33B. Forecasts range from $3.31B to $3.36B.

How many analysts cover Darden Restaurants?

20 analysts contribute to the Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q3 2026 consensus estimate.

Has Darden Restaurants beaten earnings estimates recently?

Darden Restaurants beat analyst EPS estimates in 1 of the last 1 quarter. Darden Restaurants beat revenue estimates in 1 of 1. In the most recent quarter (Q3 2026), Darden Restaurants EPS beat by 0.2% and revenue beat by 0.3%.

When does Darden Restaurants report Q3 2026 earnings?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) is expected to report Q3 2026 earnings on March 19, 2026 before market open.

DRI Q3 2026 earnings estimate

Consensus EPS · Q3 2026

$2.94

Consensus revenue · Q3 2026

$3.3B

Analysts

Last reported

Mar 19, 2026

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Revenue actual$3.3B

Revenue consensus$3.3B

EPS actual$2.95

EPS consensus$2.94

Revenue surprise: +0.32%EPS surprise: +0.34%

Analyst consensus

Based on estimates from 20 analysts.

Metric	Low	Consensus	High
Revenue	$3.3B	$3.3B	$3.4B
EPS	$2.86	$2.94	$3.05
EBITDA	$648.1M	$654M	$655.9M
EBIT	$485.2M	$489.7M	$491.1M
Net income	$335.7M	$339.1M	$341.4M

Revenue$3.3B
EPS$2.94
EBITDA$654M
EBIT$489.7M
Net income$339.1M

Historical beat/miss

Actual reported results vs. analyst consensus at the time. Positive = beat, negative = miss.

Period	Rev. actual	Rev. est.	Rev. surprise	EPS actual	EPS est.	EPS surprise
Q3 2026	$3.3B	$3.3B	+0.3%	$2.95	$2.94	+0.2%

Q3 2026+0.3%+0.2%

Estimate revisions

How analyst consensus estimates have changed over the past 90 days.

Grade A — Strong upward revisions

Metric	Now	30d ago	60d ago	90d ago	30d Δ
Revenue	$3.2B	$3.2B	—	—	0%
EPS	$2.12	$2.12	—	—	0%

0 revised up (30d)0 revised down (30d)

Community vs analysts

See how the TickerLeague crowd's forecast stacks up against Wall Street.

No community consensus

No TickerLeague members predicted Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q3 2026 before it reported.

Analyst price target

Based on price targets from 8 analysts.

Low: $206.00
Consensus: $230.27
Median: $230.00
High: $265.00
Current: $193.94
Upside: +18.7%

Upside calculated vs most recent trading price of $193.94.

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy — based on 59 analyst ratings.

Buy 37Hold 21Sell 1

24-month trend

Recent analyst actions

Date	Firm	Action	From	To
Jun 30, 2026	Argus Research	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	UBS	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	Stephens & Co.	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight
Jun 26, 2026	Piper Sandler	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
Jun 26, 2026	Deutsche Bank	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	BTIG	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	Baird	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
Jun 24, 2026	Guggenheim	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 23, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	downgrade	Outperform	In Line
Jun 18, 2026	Stephens & Co.	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight

Jun 30, 2026Argus ResearchBuy
Jun 26, 2026UBSBuy
Jun 26, 2026Stephens & Co.Equal Weight
Jun 26, 2026Piper SandlerNeutral
Jun 26, 2026Deutsche BankBuy
Jun 26, 2026BTIGBuy
Jun 26, 2026BairdNeutral
Jun 24, 2026GuggenheimBuy
Jun 23, 2026Evercore ISI GroupIn Line
Jun 18, 2026Stephens & Co.Equal Weight

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