Darden Restaurants beats earnings estimates, as Olive Garden parent predicts growth in 2026

Customers enter an Olive Garden restaurant in Pittsburg, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.Darden Restaurants on Friday beat Wall Street's earnings and revenue estimates, while the Olive Garden parent predicted solid growth for fiscal year 2026.Shares of Darden rose more than 2% in premarket trading Friday.Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.98 adjusted vs. $2.97 expectedRevenue: $3.27 billion vs. $ ...