DRI vs OKTA Comparison

Darden Restaurants is the largest global full-service dining operator, with over $12 billion in system sales across 2,159 company-owned stores at the end of fiscal 2025, spanning the US and Canada. The firm operates 10 banners in four segments, including Olive Garden (43% of sales), LongHorn Steakhouse (25%), and fine dining (21%), which includes The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris, and Eddie V's. The other 11% of sales comes from smaller concepts such as Yard House and Cheddar's. Darden primarily generates revenue through sales of food and beverage items at its company-owned restaurants. It also earns royalties on sales from 154 franchised locations in US and international markets, which sit within the other segment but are immaterial to consolidated results.

Okta is a cloud-native security company specializing in identity and access management. The San Francisco-based firm went public in 2017 and serves two key client stakeholder groups: workforces and customers. Okta's workforce offerings enable a company's employees, contractors, and partners to securely access its cloud-based and on-premises resources. The firm's customer offering, delivered via its Auth0 platform, allow clients to provide secure access experiences to their own end users.