Insider trade

CEO sold ~$3.2M of DRI shares in the open market

Traded Jul 28, 2026 · Filed Jul 30, 2026

Darden RestaurantsDRI

~$3.2M
Reported value · 15K sh @ $208.9985: 86K
Holds after · shares reported: -3.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +4.6%, $206.98 → $199.72 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

The boss of Darden Restaurants sold $3.2M of Darden Restaurants shares. It happened by itself, for taxes or pay.

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: Jul 28, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jul 30, 2026

CEO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$3,195,587

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

33 days after results of Jun 25, 2026, 58 days before results of Sep 24, 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 $206.98 on Jul 28, 2026, 22% above its 52-week low and 5% below its high, after a 2% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $169.21 (Nov 20, 2025) to $218.66 (Feb 17, 2026), 76% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $211.47 on Jun 12, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references dividend reinvestment

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+5.0%	+3.5%	+1.5%
30 days	+5.3%	+2.7%	+2.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001225208-26-006842
Filed / recorded: Jul 30, 2026, 9:19 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: Ricardo Cardenas
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: President and CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jul 28, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 15,290
Price per share: $208.9985
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 86,145.988
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $208.42 to $209.415. 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.
Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan.