Darden Restaurants (DRI) Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Darden Restaurants reported quarterly earnings of $2.80 per share, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.81 per share, but showing an increase from $2.62 per share a year ago [1][2] - The company's revenues for the quarter were $3.16 billion, which also fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.54%, compared to $2.97 billion in the same quarter last year [3] - Over the last four quarters, Darden has surpassed consensus EPS estimates only once and has topped revenue estimates just once as well [2][3] 分组2 - The stock has gained approximately 0.8% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with a decline of -3.5% in the S&P 500 [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $2.94, with expected revenues of $3.23 billion, while the estimate for the current fiscal year is $9.51 on $12.09 billion in revenues [8] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Retail - Restaurants is in the bottom 45% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stock performance [9]