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DRI Darden Restaurants (DRI) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating places · CIK 0000940944
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Congress · 2Form 144 · 7
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
582
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
48
Codes C/M, not in net · $4.5M priced

What the filings say about DRI

Insiders, 180 days
-$16.0M net sold
7 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
2 bought · 2 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-04-09
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$5.8M
7 notices

Darden Restaurants insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC insiders sold a net $16.0M of stock across 175 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Martin Melvin John
Group President
SELL
2026-10-08 SECtraded 2026-10-06
2,209
$447.6K
+7.9%
Context
  • 20 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (20 sales), the last on Apr 6, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.2% of the 21,560 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 582 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Group President Martin Melvin John sold about $447.6K of DRI on Oct 6, 2026; 582 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Wilkerson John W.
President, Olive Garden
SELL
2026-08-07 SECtraded 2026-08-05
2,500
$521.0K
-2.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jan 16, 2026.
  • The trade is 9.9% of the 25,157 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 582 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, Olive Garden Wilkerson John W. sold about $521.0K of DRI on Aug 5, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 582 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Wilkerson John W.
President, Olive Garden
SELL
2026-08-07 SECtraded 2026-08-05
6,364
$1.3M
-2.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jan 16, 2026.
  • The trade is 33.9% of the 18,793 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 582 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, Olive Garden Wilkerson John W. sold about $1.3M of DRI on Aug 5, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 582 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Williamson Laura B
President, LongHorn Steakhouse
SELL
2026-08-04 SECtraded 2026-07-31
1,110
$226.8K
+2.1%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on Jul 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 10.3% of the 10,754 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 582 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, LongHorn Steakhouse Williamson Laura B sold about $226.8K of DRI on Jul 31, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 582 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Williamson Laura B
President, LongHorn Steakhouse
SELL
2026-08-04 SECtraded 2026-07-31
443
$90.8K
+2.1%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on Jul 30, 2025.
  • The trade is 8.0% of the 5,535 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 582 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, LongHorn Steakhouse Williamson Laura B sold about $90.8K of DRI on Jul 31, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 582 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
175 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$16.0M over 180 days
-$5.8M over 90 days
below 83% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
2 members bought in the last year
more than 82% of Restaurants & Leisure
Funds
582 funds bought in last quarter
more than 95% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
+9.4% year over year
more than 68% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
9.1% net margin
more than 76% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
$220.8M repurchased, FY to 2026-08-30
more than 71% of Restaurants & Leisure
Short interest
6.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 64% of Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 8Group President Martin Melvin John sold $447.6K (Oct 6)
Oct 6Officer M JOHN MARTIN filed to sell $447.6K by Oct 6 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+17.0%12M
-9%+2%+14%+25%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-07-28 · Cardenas Ricardo sold $3.2M2026-07-28 · Cardenas Ricardo sold $2.7M2026-07-07 · Connelly Susan M. sold $2.0M2026-07-29 · Vennam Rajesh sold $1.8M2026-07-28 · Cardenas Ricardo sold $1.5M2026-01-13 · Burrowes Todd sold $1.5M2026-08-05 · Wilkerson John W. sold $1.3M2026-04-06 · Martin Melvin John sold $998.0K2026-01-22 · King Sarah H. sold $910.2K2026-07-28 · Cardenas Ricardo sold $796.6K2026-01-15 · Vennam Rajesh sold $769.1K2026-04-17 · Milanes Douglas J. sold $731.9K2026-01-15 · Vennam Rajesh sold $681.3K2026-01-23 · SONSTEBY CHARLES M sold $641.2K2026-07-29 · King Sarah H. sold $605.7K2026-01-14 · Connelly Susan M. sold $546.4K2026-08-05 · Wilkerson John W. sold $521.0K2026-01-16 · Wilkerson John W. sold $481.0K2026-03-23 · Simon William S sold $475.8K2026-07-29 · Connelly Susan M. sold $463.4K2026-10-06 · Martin Melvin John sold $447.6K2026-07-29 · King Sarah H. sold $314.4K2026-01-06 · Martin Melvin John sold $237.0K2026-07-31 · Williamson Laura B sold $226.8K2026-07-31 · Williamson Laura B sold $90.8K2026-04-07 · Koren Lindsay L. sold $58.3K2026-01-22 · King Sarah H. sold $41.5K2026-10-06 · M JOHN MARTIN filed to sell $447.6K2026-08-05 · JOHN W WILKERSON filed to sell $1.8M2026-07-31 · LAURA WILLIAMSON filed to sell $226.8K2026-07-31 · CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON filed to sell $90.8K2026-07-29 · SUSAN M CONNELLY filed to sell $463.4K2026-07-29 · RAJESH VENNAM filed to sell $1.8M2026-07-29 · SARAH H KING filed to sell $920.2K2026-07-28 · RICARDO CARDENAS filed to sell $8.2M2026-07-07 · SUSAN M CONNELLY filed to sell $2.0M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns DRI: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
Capital World Investors
15,169,444 sh
$3.1B
BlackRock, Inc.
9,781,606 sh
$2.0B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
7,473,025 sh
$1.5B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
5,374,923 sh
$1.1B
STATE STREET CORP
5,004,209 sh
$1.0B

Congress trades in DRI

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Josh Gottheimer
Sold 2026-04-09 · disclosed 40 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Rick Larsen
Bought 2026-01-07 · disclosed 7 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Lisa McClain
Sold 2025-10-31 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Lisa McClain
Sold 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Lisa McClain
Bought 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
All stocks members of Congress are buying · Every member's trades

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

DRI planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
M JOHN MARTIN
Filed 2026-10-06
$447.6K
JOHN W WILKERSON
Filed 2026-08-05
$1.8M
LAURA WILLIAMSON
Filed 2026-07-31
$226.8K
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON
Filed 2026-07-31
$90.8K
SUSAN M CONNELLY
Filed 2026-07-29
$463.4K

DRI mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund
$68.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.8%
Federated Hermes Strategic Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. f/k/a Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund, Inc.
$25.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.4%
Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF
$24.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
Nomura Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund
$19.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.7%
Applied Finance Dividend Fund
$892.3K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
RJ Eagle GCM Dividend Select Income ETF
$2.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$34.8M
$34.8M
$4.0M
+68%
+40%
2024
$14.0M
$31.6M
$3.7M
+63%
+22%
2023
$12.0M
$6.6M
$3.7M
+14%
+2%
2022
$8.5M
$15.2M
$3.2M
+20%
-12%
2021
$11.9M
$8.9M
$3.5M
-9%
-11%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $16.0M sold by insiders over 180 days, 582 funds added last quarter, 2 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $5.8M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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DRI financials

Revenue growth
+9.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$13.4B
four quarters, 2025-08-25 to 2026-08-30
Net margin, TTM
+8.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-25 to 2026-08-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating cash flow
Debt to equity
1.26x
long-term 2026-08-30 plus current 2026-08-30; equity 2026-08-30
Cash flow to debt
n/a
needs four quarters of operating cash flow
Return on equity
+55.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-24 and 2026-08-30
Return on assets
+9.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-24 and 2026-08-30
Return on invested capital
+30.0%
operating income after a 12.7% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-08-30 plus current 2026-08-30 plus average of 2025-08-24 and 2026-08-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+15.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-24 and 2026-08-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
20.85x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-25 to 2026-08-30
Enterprise value
$26.5B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-21 shares, plus long-term 2026-08-30 plus current 2026-08-30, minus cash 2026-08-30
FCF yield
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating cash flow
PEG, trailing
2.13x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 10%: four quarters to 2026-08-30 against the four to 2025-08-24
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-052025-052024-052023-05
Revenue$13.2B$12.1B$11.4B$10.5B
Gross profit$2.7B$2.5B$2.3B$2.0B
Operating income$1.6B$1.4B$1.3B$1.2B
Net income$1.2B$1.0B$1.0B$981.9M
EPS (diluted)10.388.868.517.99
Cash$219.5M$240.0M$194.8M$367.8M
Long-term debt$1.6B$2.1B$1.4B$884.9M
Buybacks$671.7M$418.2M$453.9M$458.7M
Dividends paid$693.0M$658.5M$628.4M$589.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

DRI Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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DRI ranks highest on profitability (82nd percentile) and growth (68th), and lowest on insider conviction (9th), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
82
Inputs
  • Return on equity+55.1% · 88 pct, sector of 85
  • Return on assets+9.1% · 82 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+30.0% · 78 pct, sector of 41
  • Return on capital employed+15.3% · 81 pct, sector of 104
Financial health
32
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.26x · 32 pct, sector of 95
  • Cash flow to debtneeds four quarters of operating cash flow
Growth
68
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+9.4% · 68 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
9
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$16.0M · 17 pct, sector of 77
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
64
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter582 · 95 pct, sector of 112
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$470K · 56 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
63
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+6.0% · 49 pct, sector of 150
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+5.3% · 78 pct, sector of 100
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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DRI filings, in plain words

Are Darden Restaurants insiders buying or selling DRI?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Darden Restaurants insiders were net sellers, a net $16.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 7 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded DRI?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 2 House members disclosed buying DRI and 2 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Josh Gottheimer dated 2026-04-09.

Are there planned insider sales of DRI?

Yes. 7 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $5.8M of stock; the latest, by M JOHN MARTIN, was filed 2026-10-06.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Darden Restaurants insiders were net sellers of DRI, a net $16.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 7 sellers. None of the 14 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 2 members of Congress disclosed buying DRI and 2 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Josh Gottheimer dated 2026-04-09. Insiders filed 7 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $5.8M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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