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DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (NYSE)
DRI	31.25	-0.56	(-1.76%)	Vol. 1,549,343	14:34 ET

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is the world's largest casual dining restaurant company based on market share, sales and number of company-owned and operated restaurants. Darden through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of casual dining restaurants in the United States and Canada.

General Information

DARDEN RESTRNT

5900 Lake Ellenor Drive Orlando, FL 32809 Phone: 407 245-4000 Fax: 407 245-4989 Web: www.darden.com Email: irinfo@darden.com

Industry	RETAIL-RESTRNTS
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	May
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/17/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	31.80
52 Week High	41.21
52 Week Low	15.54
Beta	0.95
20 Day Moving Average	2,423,416.25
Target Price Consensus	39.37

% Price Change
4 Week	0.48
12 Week	-6.21
YTD	11.57

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-0.61
12 Week	-11.57
YTD	-7.66

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	139.62
Market Capitalization (millions)	4,389.53
Short Ratio	2.33
Last Split Date	05/02/2002

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	3.18%
Annual Dividend	$1.00
Payout Ratio	0.36
Change in Payout Ratio	0.15
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/07/2009 / $0.25

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.42
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.74
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	12.10
Next EPS Report Date	12/17/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.03
30 Days Ago	2.03
60 Days Ago	1.97
90 Days Ago	1.97

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	11.48
Trailing 12 Months:	11.19
PEG Ratio	0.95

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	9.84%
vs. Previous Quarter	-25.56%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-2.27%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-12.22%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.62
Price/Cash Flow	6.42
Price / Sales	0.61

ROE
08/31/09	25.63
05/31/09	26.21
02/28/09	26.05

ROA
08/31/09	7.85
05/31/09	7.77
02/28/09	7.57

Current Ratio
08/31/09	0.46
05/31/09	0.51
02/28/09	0.44

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	0.26
05/31/09	0.28
02/28/09	0.22

Operating Margin
08/31/09	5.49
05/31/09	5.34
02/28/09	5.24

Net Margin
08/31/09	7.36
05/31/09	7.10
02/28/09	6.96

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	7.36
05/31/09	7.10
02/28/09	6.96

Book Value
08/31/09	12.02
05/31/09	11.71
02/28/09	10.79

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	20.08
05/31/09	19.49
02/28/09	19.69

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	0.92
05/31/09	1.05
02/28/09	1.14

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	47.91
05/31/09	51.29
02/28/09	53.36


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