Darden Restaurants Inc.
Last updated September 27, 2026
Organization details
- Legal name
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Ownership
- Public
- Status
- Active
- SIC code
- 5812 — Retail-Eating Places
- Jurisdiction of incorporation
- Florida
- Headquarters city
- Orlando
- Headquarters state / province
- Florida
- Headquarters country
- United States
- Fiscal year end
- May
- Ticker symbol
- DRI
- Primary stock exchange
- NYSE
Identifiers
- SEC CIK
- 0000940944
- EIN
- 59-3305930
Board of directors
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Charles M. Sonsteby · DirectorSince 2023
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Cynthia T. Jamison · DirectorSince 2023
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Daryl Kenningham · DirectorSince 2024
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Eugene I. Lee Jr. · DirectorSince 2023
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James P. Fogarty · DirectorSince 2023
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Juliana L. Chugg · DirectorSince 2023
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M. Shan Atkins · DirectorSince 2023
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Nana Mensah · DirectorSince 2023
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Ricardo Cardenas · Director · President and CEOSince 2023
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Timothy J. Wilmott · DirectorSince 2023
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William S. Simon · DirectorSince 2023
Chief executives
Ricardo Cardenas
· President and CEO
Dates unknown
Director election results
Annual meeting of September 23, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.
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95.3%
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96.6%
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96.8%
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96.9%
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97.1%
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98.0%
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98.2%
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99.1%
Board connections
8 of this board's directors also sit on 11 other boards.
- via Cynthia T. Jamison and Eugene I. Lee Jr.
- via M. Shan Atkins
- via Daryl Kenningham
- via Cynthia T. Jamison
- via Juliana L. Chugg
- via William S. Simon
- via Eugene I. Lee Jr.
- via Cynthia T. Jamison
- via Ricardo Cardenas
- via Juliana L. Chugg
- via Charles M. Sonsteby
Insider trades
All notable trades →From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.
- Bought, last 12 months
- $0
- 0 purchases by 0 insiders
- Sold, last 12 months
- $25,000,984
- 28 sales by 13 insiders
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Juliana L. Chugg Director | Option exercise | +886 | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | James P. Fogarty Director | Option exercise | +886 | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Daryl Kenningham Director | Option exercise | +886 | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | William S. Simon Director | Option exercise | +886 | — | — |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Daryl Kenningham Director | Option exercise | +150 | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Wilkerson John W. Officer (President, Olive Garden) | Option exercise | +6,364 | $124.24 | $790,663 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Wilkerson John W. Officer (President, Olive Garden) | Open-market sale | −2,500 | $208.41 | $521,035 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Wilkerson John W. Officer (President, Olive Garden) | Open-market sale | −6,364 | $208.30 | $1,325,602 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Williamson Laura B Officer (President, LongHorn Steakhouse) | Open-market sale | −1,110 | $204.32 | $226,792 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Williamson Laura B Officer (President, LongHorn Steakhouse) | Open-market sale | −443 | $204.89 | $90,768 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Connelly Susan M. Officer (SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer) | Open-market sale | −2,226 | $208.17 | $463,389 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | King Sarah H. Officer (SVP, Chief People Officer) | Open-market sale | −1,500 | $209.63 | $314,448 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Rajesh Vennam Officer (SVP, CFO) | Open-market sale | −8,478 | $210.00 | $1,780,380 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | King Sarah H. Officer (SVP, Chief People Officer) | Open-market sale | −2,873 | $210.83 | $605,717 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Ricardo Cardenas Director, Officer (President and CEO) | Option exercise | +19,091 | $124.24 | $2,371,866 |
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