Darden Tops $13 Billion in Sales as LongHorn Stays Hot and Olive Garden Evolves
Key takeaways
- DRI Olive Garden and Long Horn Steakhouse continue to be Darden's top performers.
- The restaurant group reported fourth-quarter revenue of $3.72 billion, up 13.7 percent, while adjusted diluted earnings per share climbed 22.8 percent to $3.66.
- "We know guests choose the brands they trust for key occasions."
DRI Olive Garden and Long Horn Steakhouse continue to be Darden's top performers. Darden Restaurants closed fiscal 2026 with another quarter of industry outperformance, and its biggest growth engines—Olive Garden and Long Horn Steakhouse—show little sign of slowing down.
The restaurant group reported fourth-quarter revenue of $3.72 billion, up 13.7 percent, while adjusted diluted earnings per share climbed 22.8 percent to $3.66. For the full fiscal year, total sales surpassed $13.2 billion for the first time in company history, up 9.4 percent, with adjusted EPS increasing 11.4 percent to $10.64.
The company reported fourth-quarter same-restaurant sales growth of 4.6 percent, driven by positive traffic across the portfolio and a year that CEO Rick Cardenas said demonstrated the strength of Darden's operating model and brand positioning.