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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: RestaurantsSector: Consumer Cyclical

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$185.53
5Y Range435.42 – 688.47
5Y Selected561.94
(-) Safety Margin71.07%
5Y Buy Price$162.57
Upside (to Buy Price)-12.38%
10Y Range494.15 – 759.09
10Y Selected626.62
(-) Safety Margin71.07%
10Y Buy Price$181.28
Upside (to Buy Price)-2.29%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9244
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.7996
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.7135
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.4815
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.8622
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.5020
FCF R2 (5Y)0.6821
FCF R2 (10Y)0.4984
Safety Score0.2893

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth11.28%10.47%9.66%8.85%8.04%7.24%6.43%5.62%4.81%4.00%
Revenue13,438.8614,845.9816,280.3517,721.6219,147.1620,532.5021,852.0023,079.5724,189.4225,157.00
EBITDA4,370.214,827.795,294.235,762.926,226.506,677.007,106.097,505.287,866.208,180.85
D&A-549.69-607.25-665.92-724.87-783.18-839.84-893.82-944.03-989.42-1,029.00
EBIT3,820.524,220.544,628.325,038.055,443.325,837.156,212.276,561.266,876.787,151.85
Pro forma Taxes-357.99-395.48-433.69-472.08-510.06-546.96-582.11-614.81-644.38-670.15
NOPAT3,462.523,825.064,194.634,565.974,933.265,290.195,630.175,946.456,232.406,481.70
Capital Expenditures-675.81-746.57-818.71-891.19-962.87-1,032.54-1,098.89-1,160.63-1,216.44-1,265.10
NWC Investment173.00178.71182.17183.05181.05175.94167.58155.90140.95122.89
(+) D&A549.69607.25665.92724.87783.18839.84893.82944.03989.421,029.00
Free Cash Flow3,509.403,864.444,224.014,582.704,934.615,273.445,592.675,885.756,146.346,368.49
Diluted Shares Outstanding117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00117,950,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricMay-26May-27May-28May-29May-30May-31May-32May-33May-34May-35
Period Start8/24/256/1/266/1/276/1/286/1/296/1/306/1/316/1/326/1/336/1/34
Period End5/31/265/31/275/31/285/31/295/31/305/31/315/31/325/31/335/31/345/31/35
Mid-Point1/11/2611/30/2611/30/2711/30/2811/30/2911/30/3011/30/3111/30/3211/30/3311/30/34
Time (t)0.100.871.872.873.874.875.886.887.888.88
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.40%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.850.780.710.650.600.550.500.46
PV UFCF3,478.973,582.503,589.283,569.343,522.923,450.853,351.633,233.123,094.712,939.16
Raw: 75,438.71
51,562.61
Raw: 97,359.23
43,018.54

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value69,305.6276,831.02
(-) Net Debt6,362.906,362.90
Equity Value62,942.7270,468.12
(/) Shares Out117.95117.95
Fair Value$533.64$597.44
(-) Safety Margin71.07%71.07%
Buy Price$154.38$172.84
Current Price$185.53$185.53
Upside (to Buy Price)-16.79%-6.84%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.90%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.920.840.760.690.630.570.520.470.43
PV UFCF3,475.803,554.183,528.563,477.083,400.693,300.873,176.553,036.402,880.012,710.41
Raw: 61,334.96
40,283.94
Raw: 79,157.30
32,107.01

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value57,720.2464,647.56
(-) Net Debt6,362.906,362.90
Equity Value51,357.3458,284.66
(/) Shares Out117.95117.95
Fair Value$435.42$494.15
(-) Safety Margin71.07%71.07%
Buy Price$125.97$142.96
Current Price$185.53$185.53
Upside (to Buy Price)-32.10%-22.95%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.90%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.860.800.740.680.630.590.540.50
PV UFCF3,482.183,611.323,651.623,664.923,650.723,609.133,538.113,444.583,327.623,189.59
Raw: 97,682.06
69,507.49
Raw: 126,065.91
60,727.87

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value87,568.2695,897.66
(-) Net Debt6,362.906,362.90
Equity Value81,205.3689,534.76
(/) Shares Out117.95117.95
Fair Value$688.47$759.09
(-) Safety Margin71.07%71.07%
Buy Price$199.18$219.60
Current Price$185.53$185.53
Upside (to Buy Price)7.35%18.37%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$185.53
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH124.32%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue27,735.3862,215.00139,558.46313,052.52702,228.161,575,212.973,533,461.117,926,132.9917,779,616.6839,882,597.17
Constant Implied Growth124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%124.32%
Implied Free Cash Flow2.776.2213.9631.3170.22157.52353.35792.611,777.963,988.26
Discount Factor0.960.850.780.710.650.600.550.500.460.42
Present Value of Implied FCF2.665.2910.8722.3545.9594.40194.10399.08820.561,687.15

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-05-31$78.3114.75%$6.92-91.16%
20192019-05-31$116.3212.46%$158.3736.15%
20182018-05-31$87.416.13%$86.74-0.76%
20172017-05-31$88.930.68%$67.26-24.37%
20162016-05-31$67.83-1.12%$60.45-10.87%
20152015-05-31$58.924.90%$366.92522.74%
20142014-05-31$44.887.06%$-16.53-136.83%
20132013-05-31$46.386.97%$21.27-54.15%
20122012-05-31$46.325.83%$-34.58-174.66%
20112011-05-31$45.357.12%$38.32-15.51%
20102010-05-31$38.600.90%$42.459.99%
20092009-05-31$33.66-3.02%$10.69-68.25%
20082008-05-31$30.67-4.91%$13.16-57.08%
20072007-05-31$40.80-2.41%$19.91-51.20%
20062006-05-31$31.717.69%$48.8053.88%
20052005-05-31$29.0810.15%$33.8116.26%
20042004-05-31$20.0311.66%$22.0310.01%
20032003-05-31$17.7410.09%$8.13-54.14%
20022002-05-31$22.508.58%$20.74-7.84%
20012001-05-31$16.669.25%$5.54-66.75%
20002000-05-31$10.2610.34%$6.24-39.19%
19991999-05-31$12.6911.52%$25.3199.42%
19981998-05-31$9.3612.50%$12.6835.46%
19971997-05-31$5.0013.35%$1.95-61.00%
19961996-05-31$7.0912.21%$7.08-0.19%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$609.32
Median
$589.47
10th Percentile
$487.83
90th Percentile
$751.69

Fair Value Distribution

$372.86 - $433.61
20
$433.61 - $494.36
110
$494.36 - $555.11
216
$555.11 - $615.86
239
$615.86 - $676.61
192
$676.61 - $737.36
102
$737.36 - $798.11
60
$798.11 - $858.86
31
$858.86 - $919.61
16
$919.61 - $980.37
6
$980.37 - $1,041.12
1
$1,041.12 - $1,101.87
3
$1,101.87 - $1,162.62
0
$1,162.62 - $1,223.37
1
$1,223.37 - $1,284.12
0
$1,284.12 - $1,344.87
0
$1,344.87 - $1,405.62
0
$1,405.62 - $1,466.37
1
$1,466.37 - $1,527.12
1
$1,527.12 - $1,587.87
1