Darden Restaurants Inc

In Stage 4 Declining, DRI has broken below key support and short-term EMAs, confirming bearish momentum and justifying a medium-term bearish bias. Price sits below the 9- and 20-day EMAs and 50-day SMA with follow-through on elevated volume. Short-term conditions favor selling now on rallies into the EMAs or 50-day SMA resistance.

• ↑Q4 2026 sales $3.7B (+13.7% YoY); same-restaurant sales +4.6%
• ↑Returned $1.4B in FY2026 (693M dividends, 675M repurchases); 8% dividend hike to $1.62/share
• ↓Commodity inflation pressures margins; beef costs swung 3%–12%, beating forecasts