Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 19.16 as of Monday, August 3, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (19.16) = Close Price ($206.24) / Consensus Forward EPS ($10.63)
FORWARD PE RATIO
19.16
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER CYCLICAL
19.96
median of 75 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-4.01%
vs the sector median at left
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Market Cap
$23.62B
Forward PE Ratio
19.16
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) | $23.62B | 19.16 |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)vs › | $23.19B | 23.29 |
| Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)vs › | $22.97B | 19.96 |
| SharkNinja, Inc. (SN)vs › | $22.72B | 26.20 |
| Smurfit Westrock plc (SW)vs › | $24.59B | 20.51 |
| Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)vs › | $22.37B | 23.45 |
| PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM)vs › | $24.95B | 12.48 |
| Amcor plc (AMCR)vs › | $21.28B | 11.27 |
| Lennar Corporation (LEN)vs › | $21.15B | 14.96 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)vs › | $28.24B | 26.26 |
Trailing P/E
19.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
19.2
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $10.63 implies +2.3% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $10.39.
At today's $206.24 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-05-31 | $11.29 | $11.13 – $11.60 | 18 | 18.3x |
| 2028-05-31 | $12.41 | $12.12 – $12.82 | 17 | 16.6x |
| 2029-05-31 | $13.55 | $13.35 – $14.15 | 5 | 15.2x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
