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Spin-offSpun off from DardenDRINYSE

The two companies

Parent
DardenDRINYSE
Retail-Eating Places
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Real Estate
Industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
MD
Record date
Distribution date
Ratio
Parent sector
Retail-Eating Places
Form
10-12B
Filed
August 11, 2015

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
DardenFY25
Revenue
$12.08B
Operating income
$1.36B
Net income
$1.05B
Total assets
$12.59B
Equity
$2.31B
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.FY25
Revenue
$31M
Operating income
Net income
$112M
Total assets
$2.92B
Equity
$1.63B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 3/6 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingYes — Consumer Discretionary → Real Estate

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~0.3% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)44%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off10.8 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.