$1,000 in Darden Restaurants, Inc. in 2024 → $1,317 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) on January 1, 2024, buying at the December 2023 month-end close of $164, and held to the latest close on 2026-10-16, you'd have $1,317. That's a +31.7% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $1,176 in DRI and $1,660 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in DRI in 2024 worth today?
$1,317 at the latest close (2026-10-16), a price return of +31.7%.
Did $1,000 in DRI in 2024 beat the market?
No. From the December 2023 month-end through September 2026, DRI trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 29.2%: the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) turned the same $1,000 into $1,660, and DRI (price only) turned it into $1,176.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
It is a month's last price on IEX: the last regular-session trade on the month's final trading day. Here the buy is the December 2023 close, the price entering 2024, and the position is valued at the latest close (2026-10-16).
Is the 2024–2026 return in DRI typical?
No single year is typical. DRI's best calendar year since 2020 was 2021, at +26.4%, and its worst was 2022, at -8.2%.
Methodology
The figures use DRI's price data from January 2024 through 2026-10-16.
The entry price is the December 2023 month-end close and the exit is the latest close, both from IEX Historical Data. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. The market comparison uses the TSP C Fund's monthly returns, published at tsp.gov.
Buying at a month-end close misses the highs and lows inside the month, and the figures ignore taxes and fees. To try another amount, month or monthly contribution, use the DRI calculator, which also shows the best and worst entry points in your window.
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Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.