DRI - Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. , through its various subsidiaries, focuses on the ownership and operation of full-service dining establishments across both the United States and Canada. As of May 29, 2022, the company's extensive portfolio comprised 1,867 directly managed restaurants.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $205.41, ATM IV 29.5%, max pain $210.00, net GEX -$1.1M.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market Cap
- $24.48B
- P/E Ratio
- 20.24
- Beta
- 0.59
- 52-Week Range
- 169-222.56
- Dividend Yield
- $6.00
- CEO
- Ricardo Cardenas
- Employees
- 191,105
- IPO Date
- May 9, 1995
- Exchange
- NYSE
What DRI Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 27.5% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$1.1M) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.002) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The DRI overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked DRI overview questions
- What is DRI?
- DRI is the ticker symbol for Darden Restaurants, Inc., a listed security. Darden Restaurants, Inc. , through its various subsidiaries, focuses on the ownership and operation of full-service dining establishments across both the United States and Canada. Listed on NYSE. DRI is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the DRI options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the DRI options snapshot shows spot at $205.41, ATM IV 29.5%, IV rank 27.5%, max pain $210.00, net GEX -$1.1M, expected move 8.46%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are DRI's key statistics?
- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) carries a market capitalization of $24.48B, trailing P/E ratio of 20.24, beta of 0.59 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 169-222.56. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does DRI belong to?
- Darden Restaurants, Inc. operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Restaurants industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare DRI's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the DRI data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).