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Citigroup's Jon Tower raised their price target on Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) by 1.3% from $235 to $238 on 2026/03/20. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.

Darden Restaurants reported its Q3 2026 earnings.

Tower told readers that the company is seeing a steady increase in its market share.

Earnings Report

For Q3 2026, Darden Restaurants reported:

• EPS of $2.95, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but beat by 5.4%, Q3 2025’s $2.80.
• Revenue of $3.35B, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.52% and, by 5.9%, Q3 2025’s $3.16B.

For FY 2026, management guided:

• EPS of $10.57 to $10.67.
• Revenue growth of 9.5%.

President & CEO Rick Cardenas commented: "We delivered a strong quarter.

"We continue to outperform the industry same-restaurant sales benchmark, and this quarter we widened that gap as Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen each significantly exceeded the benchmark. 

“Across all our brands, we're seeing historically high team member and manager retention, which is enabling consistent execution and strong guest satisfaction. I'm proud of our teams, as we continue to execute our proven strategy to grow sales, manage costs, and deliver value for guests and shareholders."