stockrowDarden Restaurants, Inc.
DRI Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $13.2 billion, up 9.39% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +5.11%
- EPS
- −7.24%
- Free cash flow
- −41.2%
- Total debt
- −23.4%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Gross margin
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 21.7%, down 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (21.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.0% (fiscal 2020) to 22.2% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 38.9% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 34.3%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21.7% | (0.21) |
| FY2025 | 21.9% | 0.51 |
| FY2024 | 21.4% | 1.26 |
| FY2023 | 20.1% | (0.61) |
| FY2022 | 20.7% | (0.03) |
| FY2021 | 20.8% | 2.71 |
| FY2020 | 18.0% | (3.69) |
| FY2019 | 21.7% | 0.13 |
| FY2018 | 21.6% | (0.29) |
| FY2017 | 21.9% | (0.34) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 20.5% | (2.79) |
| May 2026 | 23.3% | 1.08 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2% | 1.90 |
| Nov 2025 | 20.3% | (0.16) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 67.4% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 48.7% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 40.0% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 24.8% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 23.8% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 21.7% |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 19.0% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 15.7% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 0.00% |
| Restaurants industry median | 38.9% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 34.3% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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