Insider trade

Director sold ~$641K of DRI shares in the open market

Traded Jan 23, 2026 · Filed Jan 27, 2026

Darden RestaurantsDRI

~$641K
Reported value · 3,123 sh @ $205.3185: 19K
Holds after · shares reported: -3.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +12.4%, $206.17 → $199.72 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

A board member of Darden Restaurants sold $641K of Darden Restaurants shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jan 23, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jan 27, 2026

Director$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$641,210

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

36 days after results of Dec 18, 2025, 55 days before results of Mar 19, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $206.17 on Jan 23, 2026, 22% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 16% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $169.21 (Nov 20, 2025) to $225.78 (Jun 20, 2025), 65% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $177.15 on Dec 9, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+8.0%	-1.3%	+9.3%
30 days	+8.8%	-1.4%	+10.2%
90 days	+0.0%	+2.3%	-2.3%
180 days	+3.9%	+6.3%	-2.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001225208-26-000902
Filed / recorded: Jan 27, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
Issuer CIK: 940944
Ticker: DRI
Reporting person: Charles M Sonsteby
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jan 23, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,123
Price per share: $205.3185
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 19,351
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $205.205 to $205.515. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.