Darden Restaurants (DRI) closed at $216.34 on Oct 16, 2026, up 0.9% on the day. The stock is up 4.6% over the past month, up 11.0% over three months, up 18.4% year to date and up 15.7% over the past year. It trades 5.8% below its 52-week high of $229.76 and 29.0% above its 52-week low of $167.75. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($211.52) and above its 200-day moving average ($204.70).
NextPick tracks DRI in its Restaurants basket alongside MCD, SBUX, CMG, YUM and QSR. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 21 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 4.6% over five sessions. Over the past month DRI ranks 7th of 19 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 4.6% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, DRI moved an average of 4.6% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $216.34 is 5.7% above the 200-day average of $204.70.
DRI closed 5.8% below its 52-week high of $229.76.
NextPick groups DRI with MCD, SBUX, CMG, YUM and QSR in its Restaurants basket.
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Burger, Darden and Darden Restaurants brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
