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Darden Restaurants insider trading

Consumer Discretionary · Heavy selling
Close · Oct 5, 2026 $199.72 +6.6% over 12 months

Share price and insider trades

DRI closeInsider buyInsider sale
160180200220240NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctSold $58,295 on 2026-04-07 · Lindsay L. KorenSold $236,964 on 2026-01-06 · Melvin John MartinSold $313,786 on 2025-10-14 · Melvin John MartinSold $317,560 on 2026-07-31 · Laura B WilliamsonSold $480,954 on 2026-01-16 · John W. WilkersonSold $546,394 on 2026-01-14 · Susan M. ConnellySold $641,210 on 2026-01-23 · Charles M SonstebySold $731,837 on 2026-04-17 · Douglas J. MilanesSold $943,920 on 2026-03-23 · William S SimonSold $951,636 on 2026-01-22 · Sarah H. KingSold $998,040 on 2026-04-06 · Melvin John MartinSold $1,094,865 on 2025-10-06 · Matthew R BroadSold $1,450,419 on 2026-01-15 · Rajesh VennamSold $1,471,165 on 2026-01-13 · Todd BurrowesSold $1,846,637 on 2026-08-05 · John W. WilkersonSold $2,047,676 on 2026-07-07 · Susan M. ConnellySold $3,163,934 on 2026-07-29 · Rajesh Vennam, Sarah H. King, Susan M. ConnellySold $8,181,504 on 2026-07-28 · Ricardo Cardenas
Bought, 12 months$0
Sold, 12 months$25.5M
Insiders buying0
Insiders selling13

Valuation, profit and volume

P/E (trailing)19.1Sector median 18.6
Market value$22.60BRestaurants
Profit margin8.8%Revenue growth +5.1%
Volume vs. 50-day1.0×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit—On all tracked purchases —

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 0 Darden Restaurants insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $0, while 13 insiders reported sales totaling $25.5M. 0 of 29 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales. 97 grants, option exercises and tax withholdings are not shown.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Aug 7SEC John W. WilkersonPresident Sell 6,364 $208.30 $1.3M -4.1% —
Aug 7SEC John W. WilkersonPresident Sell 2,500 $208.41 $521K -4.2% —
Aug 4SEC Laura B WilliamsonPresident Sell 1,110 $204.32 $227K -2.3% —
Aug 4SEC Laura B WilliamsonPresident Sell 443 $204.89 $91K -2.5% —
Jul 30SEC Ricardo CardenasCEO, President Sell 15,290 $209.00 $3.2M -4.4% —
Jul 30SEC Ricardo CardenasCEO, President Sell 12,802 $208.79 $2.7M -4.3% —
Jul 30SEC Rajesh VennamCFO Sell 8,478 $210.00 $1.8M -4.9% —
Jul 30SEC Ricardo CardenasCEO, President Sell 7,241 $209.41 $1.5M -4.6% —
Jul 30SEC Ricardo CardenasCEO, President Sell 3,801 $209.58 $797K -4.7% —
Jul 30SEC Sarah H. KingSvp, Chief People Officer Sell 2,873 $210.83 $606K -5.3% —
Jul 30SEC Susan M. ConnellySvp, Chief Comm & Pa Officer Sell 2,226 $208.17 $463K -4.1% —
Jul 30SEC Sarah H. KingSvp, Chief People Officer Sell 1,500 $209.63 $314K -4.7% —
Jul 8SEC Susan M. ConnellySvp, Chief Comm & Pa Officer Sell 9,930 $206.21 $2.0M -3.1% —
Apr 21SEC Douglas J. MilanesSvp, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr Sell 3,620 $202.16 $732K -1.2% —
Apr 8SEC Lindsay L. KorenGeneral Counsel Sell 300 $194.32 $58K +2.8% —
Apr 7SEC Melvin John MartinPresident Sell 5,091 $196.04 $998K +1.9% —
Mar 25SEC William S SimonDirector Sell 2,333 $203.96 $476K -2.1% —
Mar 24SEC William S SimonDirector Sell 2,333 $200.64 $468K -0.5% —
Jan 27SEC Charles M SonstebyDirector Sell 3,123 $205.32 $641K -2.7% —
Jan 26SEC Sarah H. KingSvp, Chief People Officer Sell 4,405 $206.62 $910K -3.3% —
Jan 26SEC Sarah H. KingSvp, Chief People Officer Sell 200 $207.28 $41K -3.6% —
Jan 21SEC John W. WilkersonPresident Sell 2,258 $213.00 $481K -6.2% —
Jan 20SEC Rajesh VennamCFO Sell 3,592 $214.12 $769K -6.7% —
Jan 20SEC Rajesh VennamCFO Sell 3,182 $214.12 $681K -6.7% —
Jan 16SEC Susan M. ConnellySvp, Chief Comm & Pa Officer Sell 2,635 $207.36 $546K -3.7% —
Jan 14SEC Todd BurrowesPresident Sell 7,103 $207.12 $1.5M -3.6% —
Jan 8SEC Melvin John MartinPresident Sell 1,200 $197.47 $237K +1.1% —
Oct 16SEC Melvin John MartinPresident Sell 1,700 $184.58 $314K +8.2% —
Oct 8SEC Matthew R BroadGeneral Counsel Sell 5,661 $193.40 $1.1M +3.3% —

Insiders at Darden Restaurants

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingScore
Ricardo CardenasCEO, President — $8.2M Jul 30, 2026 —
Rajesh VennamCFO — $3.2M Jul 30, 2026 —
Susan M. ConnellySvp, Chief Comm & Pa Officer — $3.1M Jul 30, 2026 —
John W. WilkersonPresident — $2.3M Aug 7, 2026 —
Sarah H. KingSvp, Chief People Officer — $1.9M Jul 30, 2026 —
Melvin John MartinPresident — $1.5M Jul 29, 2026 —
Todd BurrowesGroup Pres, Pres, Chuy'S — $1.5M Jul 29, 2026 —
Matthew R BroadGeneral Counsel — $1.1M Oct 8, 2025 —
William S SimonDirector — $944K Sep 18, 2026 —
Douglas J. MilanesSvp, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr — $732K Jul 29, 2026 —
Charles M SonstebyDirector — $641K Jan 27, 2026 —
Laura B WilliamsonPresident — $318K Aug 4, 2026 —
Lindsay L. KorenGeneral Counsel — $58K Jul 29, 2026 —
John W. MadonnaSvp, Corporate Controller — — Sep 29, 2026 —
Juliana L ChuggDirector — — Sep 18, 2026 —
James P FogartyDirector — — Sep 18, 2026 —
Daryl KenninghamDirector — — Sep 18, 2026 —

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Common questions about DRI insiders

Are Darden Restaurants insiders buying DRI stock?

In the past 12 months, 0 insiders reported open-market purchases of DRI worth $0.

Are Darden Restaurants insiders selling DRI stock?

13 insiders reported sales worth $25.5M over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.