Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · DRI · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,030
Institutional Holders
▼ 78 vs Q2
$20.50B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $3.37B vs Q2
114.54M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.56%
107.94M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.75M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
DRI largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS retail-eating places | 14.84M | 12.72% | 12.72% | $2.82T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 236.6K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 14.02M | 12.01% | 12.01% | $2.67T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 35.8K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 9.92M | 8.50% | 8.50% | $1.89T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 544.0K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 4.90M | 4.20% | 4.20% | $932.76B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 16.9K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP retail-eating places | 4.46M | 3.83% | 3.83% | $849.73B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.10M |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC retail-eating places | 4.12M | 3.53% | 3.53% | $784.59B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▲ 47.7K |
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC retail-eating places | 3.51M | 3.00% | 3.00% | $667.42B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 79.1K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 3.39M | 2.90% | 2.90% | $642.27B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 252.1K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-eating places | 2.67M | 2.29% | 2.29% | $507.68B | Nov 26, 2025 | ▲ 1.17M |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-eating places | 2.06M | 1.77% | 1.77% | $392.98B | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 95.1K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
16
Increased
+4.23M shares1
New Positions
first time holders32
Decreased
−3.30M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+930.5K
+4.23M / −3.30M
Net new holders
-15
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
DRI insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenningham Daryl director | May 31, 2026 | Award | 159 | — | — | 159 | Form 4 ↗ |
WILMOTT TIMOTHY J director | May 31, 2026 | Award | 162 | — | — | 6.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Milanes Douglas J. SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr | Apr 17, 2026 | Sale | 3,620 | $202.16 | $731.8K | 273.974 | Form 4 ↗ |
Koren Lindsay L. SVP General Counsel | Apr 7, 2026 | Sale | 300 | $194.32 | $58.3K | 1.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Martin Melvin John Group President | Apr 6, 2026 | Sale | 5,091 | $196.04 | $998.0K | 17.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Simon William S director | Mar 23, 2026 | Sale | 2,333 | $203.96 | $475.8K | 6.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Simon William S director | Mar 23, 2026 | Sale | 2,333 | $200.64 | $468.1K | 6.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
WILMOTT TIMOTHY J director | Feb 22, 2026 | Award | 152 | — | — | 6.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kenningham Daryl director | Feb 22, 2026 | Award | 149 | — | — | 149 | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 94.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.44%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 5.31%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Darden Restaurants, Inc. is CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS, holding approximately 14.84 million shares — equal to 12.72% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,030 institutional investors currently hold DRI stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $20.50 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
DRI ownershipDarden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 94.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS with a 12.72% stake. Company insiders hold 0.44%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.