09:10 AM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed premarket Friday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was slightly lower and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) was advancing by 0.7% recently.

Darden Restaurants ( DRI ) shares were up more than 5% after the company reported higher fiscal Q4 adjusted net earnings and sales. The company also increased its quarterly cash dividend and announced a new $1 billion share repurchase program.

CarMax ( KMX ) shares were up more than 8% after the company reported higher fiscal Q1 net earnings and total revenue.

Kroger ( KR ) shares were up more than 2% after the company reported higher fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings.