Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) will release earnings results for its second quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, Dec. 18.Analysts expect the Orlando, Florida-based company to report quarterly earnings at $2.1 per share, up from$2.03 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Darden's quarterly revenue is $3.07 billion, compared to$2.89 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.On Sept. 18, Darden Restaurants reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financ ...