An Olive Garden restaurant in Milpitas, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDarden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as same-store sales growth at the company's fine-dining restaurants and Olive Garden fell short of expectations.Shares of the company slid more than 1% in premarket trading.Here's what the company reported for its fiscal fourth quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $3.66 adjusted vs. $3.63 expectedRevenue: $3.72 billion vs. $3.73 billion expectedDarden reported net income of $404.9 million, or $3.51 per share, up from $303.8 million, or $2.58 per share, a year earlier.Excluding costs of restaurant closures and other items, the company earned $3.66 per share.Net sales climbed 13.7% to $3.72 billion, boosted by the inclusion of an extra week during the fiscal year.
Darden Restaurants earnings beat estimates but Olive Garden growth weakens
Same-store sales growth at Darden's fine-dining restaurants and Olive Garden fell short of expectations.
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