Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) reported quarterly earnings of $3.66 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.63 by 0.83 percent. This is a 22.82 percent increase over earnings of $2.98 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.719 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.728 billion by 0.25 percent. This is a 13.70 percent increase over sales of $3.271 billion the same period last year.