Darden Restaurants(DRI) - 2026 Q1 - Quarterly Results

Exhibit 99.1 Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results; Declares Quarterly Dividend; And Updates Fiscal 2026 Financial Outlook ORLANDO, Fla., September 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended August 24, 2025. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights, Comparisons Versus Same Fiscal Quarter Last Year • Total sales increased 10.4% to $3.0 billion, driven by a blended same-restaurant sales increase of 4.7% an ...