Darden Restaurants beat Wall Street's expectations for quarterly earnings, but its revenue fell short of estimates. Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse reported weaker-than-expected same-store sales growth.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported fiscal third quarter results with the company, which owns restaurant chains like Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reporting sales that fell short of estimates. BTIG managing director and restaurant analyst Peter Saleh joins Catalysts with Madison Mills and StoneX senior adviser Jon Hilsenrath to discuss the earnings results,

Darden Restaurants reported third-quarter earnings below expectations, with sales of $3.158 billion missing the consensus estimate. Analysts, however, remain optimistic about DRI's fiscal 2026 growth potential,