Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates

Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.08 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 2.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.03 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -0.48%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this owner of Olive Garden and other chain restaurants would post earnings of$ 2 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.97, delivering a surprise of -1.5%.O ...