India, June 20 -- While reporting financial results for the fourth quarter on Friday, restaurant company Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) initiated its net earnings from continuing operations and net sales growth for the full-year 2026.

For fiscal 2026, the company now projects net earnings from continuing operations in a range of $10.50 to $10.70 per share on total sales growth of 7 to 8 percent, with same-restaurant sales growth of 2.0 to 3.5 percent. It also expects 60 to 65 new restaurant openings.

On average, analysts polled expect the company to report earnings of $10.75 per share on total sales growth of 8.94 percent to $13.14 billion for the year. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Darden's Board of Directors also...