Darden Restaurants (DRI) Lags Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.62 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.63 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.34 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -0.38%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this owner of Olive Garden and other chain restaurants would post earnings of $1.71 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.84, delivering a surprise of 7.60 ...