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DRI vs WEN

Side-by-side comparison of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) and Wendy's Company (WEN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DRI and WEN operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • DRI is the larger of the two at $24.45B, about 18.9x WEN ($1.30B).
  • Over the past year, DRI is down 5.5% and WEN is down 43.4% - DRI leads by 37.9 points.
  • WEN has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for DRI).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceDRI-5.53%WEN-43.40%
2025-06-20+0.00%2026-06-18
MetricDRIWEN
Company
Darden Restaurants Inc.
Wendy's Company
Price
$213.27+0.96%
$6.80-2.09%
Market cap
$24.45B
$1.30B
1M return
+10.00%
-16.36%
1Y return
-5.53%
-43.40%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
News (4w)
3
17
Recent ratings
25
25
DRI

Darden Restaurants Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 30, 2021, it owned and operated 1,834 restaurants, which included 875 under the Olive Garden, 533 under the LongHorn Steakhouse, 170 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 81 under the Yard House, 63 under The Capital Grille, 44 under the Seasons 52, 42 under the Bahama Breeze, and 26 under the Eddie V's Prime Seafood brands. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

WEN

Wendy's Company

The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company. It operates through three segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in hamburger sandwiches. As of January 3, 2021, it operated approximately 361 Company-operated restaurants; 5,520 franchised restaurants in the United States; and 947 franchised restaurants internationally. The company also owns and leases real estate properties. It owns 509 and leases 1,245 properties, which are leased or subleased primarily to franchisees. The company was formerly known as Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy's Company in July 2011. The Wendy's Company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.