DRI

+3.0%⚪ No clear catalyst

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical

$205.60Vol 1.27M · 0.9× normalMkt cap +$0.68Bafter · 2026-10-13 ET

What happened

Move

+3.0%

Price

$205.60

Volume

1.27M

0.9× normal

Market cap

$23.26B

+$0.68B today

Why it moved

No clear catalyst identified

No reliable news, earnings or analyst driver was found for this move. A move this size without an obvious driver is most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than a fundamentals story.

Additional context: DRI surged 4.22% amid broader restaurant sector optimism following Q3 earnings reports.

Verdict — was the move justified?

⚪ No clear catalyst

An unusually large move with no reliable catalyst identified — most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than news-driven.

How unusual is this move

σ score

2.1σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

92th

of 1275 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.2%

own 5y average

vs sector

+2.8%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 8% of DRI’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved +0.2% and the market +0.0%.

What happened after similar moves

103 similar up moves in DRI’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

-0.3%

48% higher

After 20 days

+0.8%

55% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 69G 48P 75H 48Q 94EW 34/65

Latest earnings: EPS surprise -1.2%, revenue -1.2% (2026-09-24)

Insider activity (90d): net selling $447.6K

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

19.7

5y median 19.9

P/E percentile

48%

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.0%

Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (48th percentile).

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