Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $2.05 per diluted share, up from $1.97 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.05.
Revenue for the quarter ended Aug. 30 was $3.20 billion, up from $3.04 billion a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.21 billion.
Darden reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 earnings per share from continuing operations of $11.10 to $11.35.
Analysts polled by FactSet expect $11.29.
The board maintained its quarterly cash dividend at $1.62 per share, payable Nov. 2 to holders of record Oct. 9.
Shares of the company were down 5% in premarket activity.