Darden Restaurants Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 21 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Darden Restaurants stock have an average target of 231.24, with a low estimate of 210 and a high estimate of 276. The average target predicts an increase of 8.20% from the current stock price of 213.72.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$210	$231.24	$232	$276
Change	-1.74%	+8.20%	+8.55%	+29.14%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Darden Restaurants stock from 29 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	17	17	17	17	15	14
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	12	12	11	10	10	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Total	33	33	32	31	29	29

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Brian Vaccaro Raymond James	Raymond James	Hold Reiterates n/a	Hold	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	Jun 26, 2026
Lauren Silberman Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Buy Maintains $230 → $236	Buy	Maintains	$230 → $236	+10.42%	Jun 26, 2026
Brian Bittner Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $235	Buy	Maintains	$235	+9.96%	Jun 26, 2026
Brian Mullan Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Reiterates $208 → $212	Hold	Reiterates	$208 → $212	-0.80%	Jun 26, 2026
Dennis Geiger UBS	UBS	Buy Maintains $230 → $240	Buy	Maintains	$230 → $240	+12.30%	Jun 26, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

13.71B

from 13.21B

3.77%

from 13.21B

Revenue Next Year

14.51B

from 13.71B

5.83%

from 13.71B

EPS This Year

11.38

from -

EPS Next Year

12.53

from 11.38

10.03%

from 11.38

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Period Ending	May 29, 2022	May 28, 2023	May 26, 2024	May 25, 2025	May 31, 2026	May 31, 2027	May 31, 2028
Revenue	9.63B	10.49B	11.39B	12.08B	13.21B	13.71B	14.51B
Revenue Growth	33.82%	8.91%	8.60%	6.03%	9.39%	3.77%	5.83%
EPS	7.39	7.99	8.51	8.87	10.38	11.38	12.62
EPS Growth	54.62%	8.15%	6.50%	4.26%	17.05%	9.66%	10.88%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.78	16.94
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26	18

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2027	2028
High	13.9B	14.8B
Avg	13.7B	14.5B
Low	13.6B	14.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2027	2028
High	5.3%	8.0%
Avg	3.8%	5.8%
Low	3.1%	3.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2027	2028
High	11.82	13.36
Avg	11.38	12.53
Low	11.10	12.07

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2027	2028
High	23.8%	17.3%
Avg	19.2%	10.0%
Low	16.2%	6.0%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.