Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI

199.75 (7.49) (3.61%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$23.5B
P/E
19.1×
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Net margin

Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 May 2026 was 9.13%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.67% (fiscal 2020) to 10.5% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 1.85% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.65%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 9.13% 0.44
FY2025 8.69% (0.33)
FY2024 9.02% (0.34)
FY2023 9.36% (0.53)
FY2022 9.89% 1.14
FY2021 8.75% 9.42
FY2020 −0.67% (9.05)
FY2019 8.38% 1.00
FY2018 7.38% 0.70
FY2017 6.68% 1.27

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
May 2026 10.9% 1.72
Feb 2026 9.17% 1.52
Nov 2025 7.65% (0.82)
Aug 2025 8.47% (0.82)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −0.67% High 10.5%
Ten-year median 8.72%
Current reading's percentile 75

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 25.4%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 13.1%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 11.9%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 11.4%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. 9.13%
EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare 8.39%
YUMC Yum China compare 7.84%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 6.63%
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare 4.91%
Restaurants industry median 1.85%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 1.65%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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