DJ Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. $(DRI)$ slid 1.64% to $203.58 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.70% to 7,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 52,485.03.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 7.74% short of its 52-week high of $220.65, which the company reached on February 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as McDonald's Corp. $(MCD)$ rose 0.82% to $270.64, Starbucks Corp. $(SBUX)$ fell 0.57% to $105.25, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. $(CMG)$ fell 3.37% to $37.22.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 31, 2026.