DRI

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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

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Darden Restaurants, Inc. is 2.6% off its high — within its normal range (its pullbacks average 5.7%). Whatever the news says today, this isn't historically significant.

Price $221.60 · as of Aug 21, 2026All-time high $227.62Drawdown -2.6%Severity Score™ 0.5Is the broader market down too?
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Typical

Current Drawdown

-2.6%

Days in Drawdown

7

Avg Max Drawdown

5.7%

Avg Length

48

Drawdown Severity Score™

0.5

DRI - Price & High Water Mark

DRI - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of August 22, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within DRI's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

1.9xSeverity Score 0.0 · In or above its typical range
Low: 0.25xMedian: 1.2xHigh: 3.2x

Darden Restaurants, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 89% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

39.7% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date July 12, 2021

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

14.6xSeverity Score 0.0 · In or above its typical range
Low: 4.3xMedian: 11.6xHigh: 267.2x

Darden Restaurants, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 76% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

94.5% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · high date July 12, 2021

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is trading slightly below its recent peak. As of 2026-08-21, the stock price is $221.60, just 2.6% below its all-time high of $227.62.

Based on its full tracked price history, Darden Restaurants, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 5.7% in depth, with an average duration of 48 days. Darden Restaurants, Inc. has gone through 223 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Darden Restaurants, Inc. was 72.8%, beginning in 2019. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1049 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Darden Restaurants, Inc. currently stands at 0.50. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 223 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2026-08-14Ongoing7 days-2.6%$227.62$221.60n/a
2025-06-182025-06-203 days-0.9%$221.42$219.42$222.41
2025-06-102025-06-167 days-1.6%$216.42$212.97$221.40
2025-06-042025-06-063 days-1.0%$213.97$211.85$214.28
2025-05-282025-05-303 days-0.2%$210.85$210.52$211.01
2025-05-192025-05-279 days-4.0%$208.49$200.11$210.85
2025-04-032025-05-1543 days-11.0%$204.97$182.48$205.88
2025-03-252025-04-018 days-1.6%$203.98$200.63$204.94
2025-03-032025-03-2421 days-9.6%$196.06$177.15$203.98
2025-02-072025-02-2822 days-4.6%$196.03$186.99$196.06
2025-01-312025-02-034 days-0.5%$191.88$190.95$194.31
2025-01-282025-01-292 days-0.1%$188.39$188.18$189.55
2024-12-272025-01-2429 days-3.8%$183.11$176.07$183.49
2024-12-232024-12-264 days-1.5%$182.07$179.36$183.11
2024-12-022024-12-1918 days-9.3%$171.09$155.17$178.05
2024-11-262024-11-294 days-0.8%$170.07$168.74$171.09
2024-09-242024-11-2563 days-8.9%$166.18$151.34$170.07
2024-03-072024-09-23200 days-20.1%$166.13$132.82$166.18
2024-02-272024-02-282 days-0.0%$160.13$160.13$160.99
2023-07-212024-02-23218 days-21.4%$159.83$125.56$160.11
2023-07-142023-07-174 days-0.6%$156.38$155.43$157.11
2023-06-152023-07-1127 days-3.8%$154.37$148.54$154.61
2023-06-082023-06-125 days-1.5%$151.39$149.10$151.93
2023-06-052023-06-073 days-1.8%$151.06$148.30$151.39
2023-05-192023-06-0215 days-2.2%$149.31$145.98$151.06
2023-04-032023-05-1745 days-4.9%$141.75$134.87$146.13
2023-03-302023-03-312 days-0.5%$141.30$140.58$141.75
2023-03-222023-03-243 days-1.3%$139.26$137.51$139.40
2021-09-282023-03-21540 days-28.4%$138.75$99.37$139.26
2021-09-242021-09-274 days-0.5%$138.48$137.79$138.75
2021-08-302021-09-2325 days-4.3%$132.91$127.20$138.48
2021-07-302021-08-2729 days-9.0%$130.43$118.74$132.91
2021-07-132021-07-2917 days-10.1%$130.19$117.05$130.43
2021-07-072021-07-093 days-2.6%$128.31$124.98$129.00
2021-07-022021-07-065 days-0.0%$127.69$127.66$128.31
2021-03-292021-07-0195 days-12.1%$127.62$112.12$127.69
2021-03-162021-03-2611 days-8.4%$125.27$114.73$127.62
2021-03-092021-03-124 days-2.6%$122.52$119.34$124.56
2021-03-022021-03-054 days-1.7%$119.09$117.05$120.49
2021-02-252021-03-015 days-2.0%$118.88$116.50$119.09
2021-02-232021-02-242 days-0.5%$115.64$115.05$118.88
2021-02-082021-02-1912 days-2.8%$113.06$109.88$114.79
2021-01-132021-02-0423 days-12.0%$109.07$96.03$110.24
2019-09-102021-01-11490 days-72.8%$106.95$29.09$107.30
2019-07-302019-09-0942 days-9.2%$106.15$96.34$106.95
2019-07-232019-07-264 days-1.5%$105.18$103.61$105.60
2019-07-162019-07-227 days-2.6%$105.15$102.46$105.18
2019-07-092019-07-124 days-2.1%$104.04$101.86$104.59
2019-05-222019-07-0848 days-7.1%$103.87$96.51$104.04
2019-05-132019-05-208 days-2.3%$101.35$99.02$102.32
2019-04-292019-05-1012 days-5.0%$101.24$96.17$101.35
2018-09-122019-03-25195 days-18.4%$97.37$79.43$98.20
2015-08-062016-03-09217 days-18.8%$49.83$40.46$50.61
2013-12-312014-11-04309 days-16.9%$33.78$28.06$34.19
2012-09-242013-12-23456 days-21.6%$33.66$26.38$33.71
2011-07-082012-03-13250 days-22.6%$30.38$23.53$30.42
2010-04-262010-11-05194 days-22.7%$26.56$20.52$26.72
2007-06-192010-03-221008 days-70.2%$23.82$7.09$23.95
2006-02-272006-09-21206 days-21.7%$21.40$16.75$21.51
2005-08-022005-11-18109 days-17.3%$17.31$14.32$17.70
2002-03-072005-01-181049 days-42.6%$14.42$8.28$14.61
2001-07-182001-10-31106 days-24.9%$10.47$7.86$10.49
2000-12-052001-04-25141 days-26.0%$8.70$6.44$8.81
1999-05-042000-11-03550 days-45.9%$7.55$4.09$7.82
1998-07-131998-12-09150 days-20.0%$5.80$4.64$5.84
1998-04-161998-07-1086 days-17.3%$5.72$4.73$5.80
1996-04-221998-03-09687 days-50.2%$4.42$2.20$4.48

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is trading at $221.60 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 2.6% below its high of $227.62. The drawdown has lasted 7 days. Severity score: 0.5 (Typical).

DRI Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$221.60

High-water mark

$227.62

Current drawdown

-2.6%

Days in drawdown

7

This DRI page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Darden Restaurants, Inc. drawdowns.

What History Says About DRI

Darden Restaurants, Inc. has dropped 25%+ from its high 7 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 638 days with an average max drop of -48.0%.

The current drawdown of -2.6% has lasted 7 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Sep 2019 to Jan 2021-72.8%490 days
Jun 2007 to Mar 2010-70.2%1008 days
Apr 1996 to Mar 1998-50.2%687 days
May 1999 to Nov 2000-45.9%550 days
Mar 2002 to Jan 2005-42.6%1049 days
Sep 2021 to Mar 2023-28.4%540 days

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