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ticker: DRI
company: Darden Restaurants Inc.
filing_type: 10-K
year_current: 2026
year_prior: 2025
risks_added: 0
risks_removed: 1
risks_modified: 2
risks_unchanged: 31
source: SEC EDGAR
url: https://riskdiff.com/dri/2026-vs-2025/
markdown_url: https://riskdiff.com/dri/2026-vs-2025/index.md
access: public_preview
generated: 2026-09-28
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# Darden Restaurants Inc.: 10-K Risk Factor Changes 2026 vs 2025

> Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)  
> Generated: 2026-09-28  
> All data extracted directly from official filings. No hallucinated content.

## AI Risk Brief

> **AI interpretation layer.** The brief below was generated by an AI model from the deterministic diff. AI never invents facts.

> **Removing Chuy's integration risk reduces acquisition-related exposure, while revisions keep labor and insurance costs and changing consumer preferences in focus.**

- **Direction:** Less concerning
- **Themes:** Workforce & Talent, Interest Rates & Inflation

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## Summary

| Status | Count |
|--------|-------|
| New risks added | 0 |
| Risks removed | 1 |
| Risks modified | 2 |
| Unchanged | 31 |

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## Selected change

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## No Match in Current: The inability to successfully integrate the Chuy's brand's operations into our business could harm our ability to achieve the sales growth, cost savings and other benefits we expect to be able to realize from Chuy's operations.

*This section from the 2025 filing does not have a high-confidence textual match in 2026. It may have been removed, merged, or substantially reworded.*

The integration of the Chuy's business into our operations is a complex, costly and time-consuming process that may not be successful. The primary areas of focus for successfully combining the business of Chuy's with our operations include, among others: retaining and integrating management and other key employees; integrating information, communications and other systems; and managing the growth of the combined company. Even if we successfully integrate the business of Chuy's into our operations, there can be no assurance that we will realize the anticipated benefits. We expect that the acquisition of Chuy's will result in various benefits for the combined company including, among others, business and growth opportunities and significant synergies from increased efficiency in purchasing, distribution and other restaurant and corporate support. Increased competition and/or deterioration in business conditions may limit or delay our ability to expand this business. As such, we may not be able to realize the synergies, goodwill, business opportunities and growth prospects anticipated in connection with the acquisition of Chuy's.

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## Source filings

- [2026 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000025/0000940944-26-000025-index.htm)
- [2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094425000038/0000940944-25-000038-index.htm)

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*Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Last updated 2026-09-28.*