Darden Restaurants (STU:DDN) Valuation Rank

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STU:DDN Darden Restaurants Inc STU:DDN
85 GF Score
Price €178.35
GF Value €180.53
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Darden Restaurants Valuation Rank?

The Valuation Rank measures the current valuation of a business relative to other companies in the same industry and its own historical valuation. The companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued and 1 as the most overvalued.

  1. Three factors:
    • Absolute valuation (medpsvalue) relative to current stock price, rank among all companies
    • Historical valuation over the past 10 years. Rank pe, ps, pocf, ev2ebit over their own historical values
    • Industry relative valuation
  2. Companies without enough data is not ranked
  3. Companies with negative earnings are ranked lower

These three factors are used to calculate the value score for every eligible company, with values from 1 to 10. The final ranked companies are split in equal numbers and ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued, and 1 as the most overvalued. The numbers of companies in each rank are the same.

Darden Restaurants Valuation Rank Related Terms

STU:DDN
85GF Score
Darden Restaurants Inc STU:DDN
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Is Darden Restaurants (STU:DDN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Darden Restaurants stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €178.35 is trading 1.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €180.53. GuruFocus considers Darden Restaurants to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:DDN:

  • Valuation Rank:
  • GF Value™: €180.53 vs. price of €178.35 (1.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:DDN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Darden Restaurants Business Description

Address 1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, FL, USA, 32837
Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $12 billion in system sales across 2,159 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2025, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (43% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (25%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris, and Eddie V's. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar's. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 154 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.
85GF Score

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€178.35
Price
€180.53
GF Value