Darden's Q1 Earnings Coming Up: Will It Beat Estimates?

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2025 results on Sept. 19, before the opening bell. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 1.15%. How Are Estimates Placed? The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal first-quarter earnings per share (EPS) is pegged at $1.82, indicating growth of 2.3% from $1.78 reported in the year-ago quarter. For revenues, the consensus mark is pegged at $2.8 billion, suggesting a 2.5% increase from the year-ag ...