Darden 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. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 5.11%, EPS fell 7.24%, free cash flow fell 41.2% and total debt fell 23.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Net margin
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 8.85%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (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 1.67%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 7.29% | (3.60) |
| May 2026 | 10.9% | 1.72 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.17% | 1.52 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.65% | (0.82) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
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 | 12.0% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 8.85% |
| 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 | 1.67% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
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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