TradingKey – At $204.16, Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) is holding onto its 2H ascending trendline after dipping around 1 to 3% on fiscal Q4 2026 results released June 25. Headline results were good: $3.72 billion revenue (up 13.7% year-over-year), adjusted EPS of $3.66 versus consensus of $3.63, blended same-restaurant sales grew 4.6% on positive traffic, and the company achieved its first fiscal year in company history of over $13 billion in total sales.

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