| Ticker Symbol: | DRI |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 5900 Lake Ellenor Drive Orlando FL 32809 407 245-4000 |
| CEO/President: | Clarence Otis Jr. |
| Industry: | Retail - Restaurants / Standard Industry Code: 5812 |
| Description: | Darden Restaurants, Inc. is the world's largest casual dining restaurant company based on market share, sales and number of company-owned and operated restaurants. Darden through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of casual dining restaurants in the United States and Canada. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 139,620 (000) | Market Value: | 2,408,270 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 79.51% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 3.10% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 1774.20 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 82.10 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.61 | P/E Ratio: | 7 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.61 on 09/16/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 2.47 |
| Most Recent Split: | 3-2 on 05/02/02 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .8 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.200 on 10/08/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 4.61% |


| STARBUCKS CORPO | -73.80 | 8.38 | |
| MCDONALDS CP | -1.90 | 56.51 | |
| YUM BRANDS INC | -38.80 | 25.37 | |
| WENDYS/ARBY'S G | -54.50 | 3.71 | |
| DARDEN RESTAURA | -60.80 | 16.53 |
