Darden Restaurants (DRI) Lags Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.75 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.78 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -3.31%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this owner of Olive Garden and other chain restaurants would post earnings of $2.62 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.65, delivering a surprise of 1.1 ...