Valued at a market cap of almost $19.1 billion, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. The Orlando, Florida-based company operates more than 2100 restaurants under various brand names, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, and Yard House, to name a few. It is expected to announce its fiscal Q2 earnings results on Friday, Dec. 20. Ahead of this event, analysts expect the restaurant company to report a profit of $2.06 per share, up 12% from $1.84 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company ha…