DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
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Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $12 billion in system sales across 2,159 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2025, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (43% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (25%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris, and Eddie V's. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar's. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 154 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.
| Form 4 transaction type | Transactions | Shares | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale | 13 | 74,558 | $15.56M |
| Grant or award | 38 | 164,875 | |
| Option exercise | 85 | 283,215 | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | 35 | 39,583 |
Dollar totals are shown for open-market purchases and sales only. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholding are reported by share count because they are not trades at a market price.
105 Form 4 filings on record, the earliest from Oct 2, 2024, newest first. Filing history page 2 of 3.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Melvin John Martin - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 4,650 | $0.00 | - | |
| John W. Madonna - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 1,394 | $0.00 | - | |
| Lindsay L. Koren - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 465 | $0.00 | - | |
| Sarah H. King - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 3,100 | $0.00 | - | |
| Susan M. Connelly - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 1,551 | $0.00 | - | |
| Laura B. Williamson - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 620 | $0.00 | - | |
| Laura B. Williamson - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) | 249 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 159 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) | 159 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) | 159 | $0.00 | - | |
| Timothy J. Wilmott - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY19 Director Compensation) | 162 | $0.00 | - | |
| Douglas J. Milanes - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,620 | $202.17 | $732K | |
| Lindsay L. Koren - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 300 | $194.32 | $58K | |
| Melvin John Martin - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 5,091 | $124.24 | $633K | |
| Melvin John Martin - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 5,091 | $196.04 | $998K | |
| Melvin John Martin - Officer | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 5,091 | $0.00 | - | |
 William S. Simon - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 2,333 | $203.96 | $476K | |
| William S. Simon - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 2,333 | $200.64 | $468K | |
| Timothy J. Wilmott - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY19 Director Compensation) | 152 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 149 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) | 149 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) | 149 | $0.00 | - | |
 Charles M. Sonsteby - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,123 | $205.32 | $641K | |
| Sarah H. King - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 200 | $207.28 | $41K | |
| Sarah H. King - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 4,405 | $206.62 | $910K | |
| John W. Wilkerson - Officer | Gift | Common Stock | 670 | $0.00 | - | |
| John W. Wilkerson - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 2,258 | $213.00 | $481K | |
| Rajesh Vennam - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 3,182 | $124.24 | $395K | |
| Rajesh Vennam - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,182 | $214.12 | $681K | |
| Rajesh Vennam - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,592 | $214.12 | $769K | |
| Rajesh Vennam - Officer | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 3,182 | $0.00 | - | |
| Susan M. Connelly - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 2,635 | $207.36 | $546K | |
| Timothy J. Wilmott - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY19 Director Compensation) | 189 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 186 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) | 186 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) | 186 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles M. Sonsteby - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 531 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles M. Sonsteby - Director | Option exercise | Restricted Stock Units | 531 | - | - | |
| Susan M. Connelly - Officer | Gift | Common Stock | 600 | $0.00 | - | |
| Melvin John Martin - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,700 | $184.58 | $314K | |
| Matthew R. Broad - Officer | Gift | Common Stock | 515 | $0.00 | - | |
| Matthew R. Broad - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 5,661 | $193.40 | $1.09M | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 823 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Option exercise | Restricted Stock Units (FY25 Annual Grant) | 823 | - | - | |
| Daryl Kenningham - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Annual Grant) | 886 | $0.00 | - | |
 Cynthia T. Jamison - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Annual Grant) | 1,365 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles M. Sonsteby - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Annual Grant) | 886 | $0.00 | - | |
| Timothy J. Wilmott - Director | Grant or award | Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Annual Grant) | 886 | $0.00 | - |
A Form 144 is notice of an INTENDED sale, not a completed one. It often precedes the Form 4 that reports the trade actually happening.
| Filed | Filer | Relationship | Shares | Market value | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN W WILKERSON | Officer | 8,864 | $1.85M | View on EDGAR | |
| - | - | - | - | View on EDGAR | |
| - | - | - | - | View on EDGAR |
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) had 38 insider filings in the last 90 days, with the most recent on 2026-08-07. The full record for DRI runs to 105 Form 4 filings, the earliest from 2024-10-02. InsiderAlpha tracks every Form 4, Form 144, and 8-K filing in real time.
No insider purchases of DRI were filed in the last 90 days.
13 insider sales of DRI were filed in the last 90 days, totaling $15.56M.
This page tracks DRI Form 4 insider transactions, Form 144 sale notices, and 8-K material event disclosures in one timeline. Annual 10-K and quarterly 10-Q reports live on the company's SEC EDGAR page.
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