Darden Restaurants (DRI)
S&P 500 · Consumer Discretionary · data since 1995-05-09 · last close 2026-09-09
Darden Restaurants (DRI) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.1 | 7.3 | -8.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 5.3 | -2.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -2.7 | 6.8 | 1.8 | -6.8 | 2.6 | -8.0 | -4.6 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -2.1 | -7.5 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 8.1 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 10.2 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | -3.4 | 8.5 | -1.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 1.9 | -7.9 | -7.9 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | -6.5 | 3.8 | -8.4 | -0.1 | -5.1 | -9.5 | 11.2 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 14.3 | 2.7 | -5.9 |
| 2021 | -1.6 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | -2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -4.2 | -4.3 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -16.3 | -44.1 | 35.5 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 16.2 | -8.5 | 17.5 | 10.3 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.3 | -2.6 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -4.3 | 5.5 | -8.0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | -3.8 | -7.5 | 9.7 | -5.9 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 8.5 | -4.2 | -3.5 | 3.7 | -9.7 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | -6.6 | -2.1 | -4.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 13.9 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | -5.4 | 9.0 | -6.6 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 6.6 | 13.1 | -0.8 |
| 2015 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 8.3 | -7.3 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 4.6 | -7.8 | 0.8 | -9.0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 2014 | -8.1 | 3.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -7.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 4.3 | -0.5 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -5.8 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 3.3 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 7.3 | -4.8 | 0.5 | -14.8 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -3.8 | 7.8 | -1.8 | 2.9 | -5.3 | -11.1 | 13.1 | -0.4 | -4.5 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 1.0 | -4.1 | -9.4 | 8.8 | -1.5 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | -5.1 |
| 2009 | -6.3 | 3.5 | 26.2 | 8.5 | -2.2 | -8.8 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | -10.5 | 3.7 | 11.6 |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 9.9 | -3.7 | -6.7 | 2.6 | -10.1 | -2.3 | -21.9 | -17.5 | 54.1 |
| 2007 | -2.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 9.9 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -2.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -7.5 | -30.4 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -3.0 | -10.6 | 11.3 | -14.2 | 4.7 | 20.0 | -1.3 | -4.2 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 6.6 | -9.3 | 14.5 | -2.1 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 5.2 | -9.5 | -3.3 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 8.7 |
| 2004 | -4.9 | 22.0 | 1.6 | -8.4 | -0.7 | -8.7 | 3.8 | -1.5 | 11.0 | 5.2 | 11.3 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 6.1 | -17.9 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 13.1 | -4.2 | -1.4 | 16.5 | -12.8 | 10.5 | -1.1 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 16.4 | 2.6 | -4.0 | -1.6 | -5.5 | -1.7 | -6.0 | 10.4 | -5.4 | -21.6 | 14.0 | -5.5 |
| 2001 | -5.5 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | -4.3 | -8.3 | 22.1 | -4.0 | 15.2 |
| 2000 | -12.4 | -16.9 | 35.1 | 4.1 | -7.1 | -5.5 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 17.6 | 8.3 | 17.2 | -13.3 |
| 1999 | 4.2 | 17.3 | -6.3 | 8.3 | -4.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -28.4 | 25.2 | -2.4 | -6.6 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 3.1 | -3.5 | 2.8 | 9.1 | -10.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -4.2 | 13.8 |
| 1997 | -17.1 | 0.0 | 8.6 | -1.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 14.9 | -1.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 1996 | -3.2 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 2.0 | -13.6 | -9.5 | -26.7 | 1.6 | 7.8 | -2.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | · | · | · | · | 12.8 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -5.8 | 12.2 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Avg | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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DRI seasonality — average by calendar month
Darden Restaurants has monthly history back to 1995. Its strongest month by median is March — positive in 22 of 31 years, median +3.8%. June is the soft spot, down in 18 of 32 with a median of -1.3%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±9.1% in an average month and has fallen 72.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.8% | +1.9% | +0.9% | -0.5% | -0.1% | -0.3% | +2.9% | +0.7% | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| Win rate | 61%/31 | 74%/31 | 71%/31 | 48%/31 | 53%/32 | 44%/32 | 56%/32 | 50%/32 | 61%/31 | 48%/31 | 68%/31 | 68%/31 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DRI risk & extremes
DRI drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Darden Restaurants's best month?+
Darden Restaurants's strongest completed month on record is December 2008, at +54.07%.
What was Darden Restaurants's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -44.14%.
Is Darden Restaurants up this year?+
Darden Restaurants is up 15.53% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Darden Restaurants's 1-year return?+
+1.17% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Darden Restaurants's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 72.8%, measured on month-end closes since 1995.
Which calendar month is historically best for Darden Restaurants?+
March has the highest average return across every completed March since 1995. An average is not a forecast.
About Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants is an S&P 500 company, a consumer discretionary business worth about $24 billion. It monetizes the fact that people never stop buying stuff — with price receipts on this site going back to 1995. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1995) would be about $6,239 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2008 at +54.07%; its worst, March 2020 at -44.14%.
- It has closed February in the green 23 out of 31 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.