Darden Restaurants (LTS:0I77) Short Ratio

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LTS:0I77 Darden Restaurants Inc LTS:0I77
84 GF Score
Price $208.39
GF Value $207.98
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Darden Restaurants Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

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84GF Score
Darden Restaurants Inc LTS:0I77
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Is Darden Restaurants (LTS:0I77) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Darden Restaurants stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $208.39 is trading 0.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $207.98. GuruFocus considers Darden Restaurants to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0I77:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $207.98 vs. price of $208.39 (0.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 5 warning signs

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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.
84GF Score

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$208.39
Price
$207.98
GF Value