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Darden Restaurants (DRI) stock, explained like you're 5
Darden Restaurants trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DRI. It is a large cap company in the restaurants industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 22.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- DRI
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Size
- Large cap, about 22.4 billion dollars
Is Darden Restaurants a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Darden Restaurants is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 22.4 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Darden Restaurants makes money
- Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
- Online and in store sales.
- Memberships, financing and services around the main product.
What moves DRI stock
- How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
- Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
- Prices, costs and competition.
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Questions about Darden Restaurants stock
What does Darden Restaurants do?
Darden Restaurants trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DRI. It is a large cap company in the restaurants industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 22.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Darden Restaurants?
Darden Restaurants trades under the ticker DRI on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Darden Restaurants's market cap?
Darden Restaurants is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 22.4 billion dollars.
How does Darden Restaurants make money?
Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining. Online and in store sales. Memberships, financing and services around the main product.
What moves DRI stock?
How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend. Interest rates, which affect big purchases. Prices, costs and competition.
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