Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI will release earnings for the first quarter, before the opening bell on Thursday, Sept. 18.Analysts expect the company, which owns brands like Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, to report quarterly earnings at $2.01 per share. That's up from$1.75 per share in the year-ago period. Darden projects quarterly revenue of $3.04 billion, compared to$2.76 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.On June 20, Darden Restaurants reported better-than-expected fourth- ...