Darden Restaurants, Inc.· DRI

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Consumer Cyclical Restaurants Website

Price: $209.32
Day: +1.25%
Mkt Cap: $23.97B
52W Range: $169.00 – $229.76
Volume: 1.66M
Beta: 0.59

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.4 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 1,122 institutions hold; 577 added, 338 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 13 sales ($15.6M)

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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

DRI|Consumer Cyclical|Restaurants

Current price: $209

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

2.0x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

6 sellers

vs 5.8 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+291

727 adding vs 436 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

N/A

overlapping 13F filings

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS

15.2M

+3.0%

BLACKROCK, INC.

9.8M

+2.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

7.5M

+1.4%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

5.4M

+1.8%

STATE STREET CORP

5.0M

+4.4%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

3.9M

-42.5%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

228

131

81 buying228 unchanged131 selling

437 funds held DRI in Q2 2026, holding 66.7M shares between them, down 2.0% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST522.3K sh

FORUM FUNDS51.3K sh

Northern Lights Fund Trust6.7K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Jul 28

Cardenas Ricardo

$3.2M

Sale · Jun 30

Burrowes Todd

$2.9M

Sale · Jul 28

Cardenas Ricardo

$2.7M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Smart Money Sentiment

DRI Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.4/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

-35

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+66

Fund Flow

10% weight

-25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.4/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for DRI

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Bearish Signal

Elevated insider selling in Q3 2026

13 sales totaling $15.6M (74.6K shares)

Share volume is elevated at 2.0x the historical average

6 different insiders sold this quarter

Sell-only pattern: no insider purchases across 15 quarters

Steady selling pace across recent quarters

2.0x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Elevated

11.39%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

6 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 5.8 avg per quarter

None

Insider buying

in the last 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, DRI

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

Cardenas Ricardo

CEO

Sell

15,290 shares at $209.00

≈15.1% of their stake at the time

Jul 28, 2026$3.20M

Burrowes Todd

Group President

Sell

13,569 shares at $216.45

≈22.7% of their stake at the time

Jun 30, 2025$2.94M

Cardenas Ricardo

CEO

Sell

12,802 shares at $208.79

≈11.2% of their stake at the time

Jul 28, 2026$2.67M

Burrowes Todd

President, Business Developmt

Sell

14,386 shares at $182.95

≈23.7% of their stake at the time

Jan 14, 2025$2.63M

Kiernan Daniel J.

President, Olive Garden

Sell

12,498 shares at $206.32

≈31.4% of their stake at the time

Mar 25, 2025$2.58M

Cardenas Ricardo

CEO

Sell

11,689 shares at $207.99

≈16.6% of their stake at the time

Mar 24, 2025$2.43M

Broad Matthew R

SVP General Counsel

Sell

12,759 shares at $187.37

≈47.1% of their stake at the time

Jan 21, 2025$2.39M

Connelly Susan M.

SVP, Chief Comm & Pa Officer

Sell

9,930 shares at $206.21

≈70.4% of their stake at the time

Jul 7, 2026$2.05M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for DRI

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Very Bullish

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

13F filings cover more than 100% of shares this quarter (overlapping reports), so ownership and share-flow figures are unreliable

Moderate accumulation: 727 adding vs 436 reducing

Momentum improving from prior quarter

+291

Net breadth

727 adding vs 436 reducing

Accumulating

1.67

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+52

New − closed

150 initiated, 98 exited

9 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+727 growing-436 shrinkingNet: +291

150

577

338

New (150)

Increased (577)

Reduced (338)

Closed (98)

Top Institutional Holders, DRI

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS

15.2M

$3.1B

Ownership

13.27%

+3.0%

BLACKROCK, INC.

9.8M

$2.0B

Ownership

8.56%

+2.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

7.5M

$1.5B

Ownership

6.54%

+1.4%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

5.4M

$1.1B

Ownership

4.70%

+1.8%

STATE STREET CORP

5.0M

$1.0B

Ownership

4.38%

+4.4%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

3.9M

$800.2M

Ownership

3.40%

-42.5%

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

3.7M

$764.5M

Ownership

3.25%

+11.8%

SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.

3.7M

$764.5M

Ownership

3.25%

+100.0%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 440 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

81 buying131 sellingNet: -50

228

131

Buying (81)

Unchanged (228)

Selling (131)

In total, funds bought 1.0M shares and sold 2.3M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bearish Signal

Funds distributing in Q2 2026

440 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

131 funds selling vs 81 buying

Top Fund Holders, DRI

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

522.3K

Weight

2.58%

Jul 31, 2026No change

FORUM FUNDS

51.3K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

Northern Lights Fund Trust

6.7K

Weight

0.01%

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

6.0K

Weight

0.00%

Jul 31, 2026No change

SSGA Active Trust

2.7K

Weight

0.01%

Jul 31, 2026No change

BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust

807

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Natixis Funds Trust I

807

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026No change

NEW COVENANT FUNDS

705

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Darden Restaurants, Inc.· DRI

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History119Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings157Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History119Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings157Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights