DJ Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. $(DRI)$ advanced 1.37% to $202.50 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 11.29% below its 52-week high of $228.27, which the company reached on June 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. $(MCD)$ rose 1.55% to $308.88, Starbucks Corp. $(SBUX)$ rose 1.72% to $88.18, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. $(CMG)$ rose 0.80% to $39.18.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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