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Gift Cards Media ✓ DARDEN . NEWS DETAILS View All News → Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Results ; Declares Quarterly Dividend ; Announces Additional $ 750 Million Share Repurchase Authorization ; And Increases Fiscal 2022 Outlook September 23 , 2021 ORLANDO , Fla . , Sept. 23 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Darden Restaurants , Inc. , ( NYSE : DRI ) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended August 29 , 2021 . First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights • Total sales increased 51 % from last year to $ 2.31 billion driven by a blended same - restaurant sales increase of 47.5 % and the addition of 34 net new restaurants • Same - restaurant sales : • Consolidated Darden 47.5 % Olive Garden 37.1 % LongHorn Steakhouse 47.0 % Fine Dining 84.6 % Other Business 65.8 % Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations was $ 1.76 as compared to reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing