Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Sheds 4.3%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. shed 4.3% to $209.12 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,585.73 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.6% to 52,093.11.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 9.0% short of its 52-week high of $229.76, which the company achieved on August 13th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as McDonald's Corp. fell 1.8% to $252.78, Starbucks Corp. fell 2.5% to $96.58, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fell 5.94% to $34.83.

Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 15, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)