DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
DRI has the edge over LCID overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DRI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
DRI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
DRI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $179 | -22% |
| Fair | 20x | $205 | -10% |
| Forward | 20x | $228 | — |
| Current | 22x | $228 | — |
| Expensive | 23x | $232 | +1.7% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DRI's PE is in its expensive range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DRI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect DRI's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DRI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.48 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.23 | +9.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.38 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.43 | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.52 | +9.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.31 | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.86 | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.86 | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.72 | +5.6% |
DRI has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
DRI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.7B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3B | +5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +7.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2B | +6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | +6% |
DRI's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $3.2B last quarter, up 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | -0.1 points |
DRI has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over DRI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
DRI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103.7M | -38% |
| Q2 2026 | $379M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $451.9M | +5.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $119.8M | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $168.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $285M | -0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $430.1M | -1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $219.3M | +22% |
DRI has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
DRI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -1.9M shares |
| 1 year | -2.7% | -3.2M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -7.6M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -17.3M shares |
| Available history | -7.5% | -9.3M shares |
DRI has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $220.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $137.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $127.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $224.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $182.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $51M |
| Q1 2025 | $53M |
| Q4 2024 | $141.8M |
DRI spent $710M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 66% from the year before.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
DRI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
DRI's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DRI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.3 | Overbought |
DRI's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
DRI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DRI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 24% above |
| PE % | 79 | 47 | 32 pts above |
DRI is trading at 22x earnings, a 24% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DRI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $212.6 | 7.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $211.0 | 8% above |
| 50 week MA | $205.0 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $201.2 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $178.7 | 28% above |
DRI has the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
DRI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $108.0 | $117.9 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | $117.9 | $148.8 | +26% |
| 2022 | $148.8 | $138.8 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $138.8 | $164.3 | +18% |
| 2024 | $164.3 | $187.6 | +14% |
| 2025 | $187.6 | $188.4 | +0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.4 | $227.9 | +21% |
DRI has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.