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) Operating margin
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 May 2026 was 12.0%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.61% (fiscal 2020) to 12.1% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 4.30% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.34%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12.0% | 0.70 |
| FY2025 | 11.3% | (0.26) |
| FY2024 | 11.5% | 0.08 |
| FY2023 | 11.5% | (0.61) |
| FY2022 | 12.1% | 3.06 |
| FY2021 | 9.01% | 8.40 |
| FY2020 | 0.61% | (9.17) |
| FY2019 | 9.78% | 0.29 |
| FY2018 | 9.49% | 0.04 |
| FY2017 | 9.45% | 0.48 |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 13.9% | 1.75 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.2% | 1.82 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.3% | (0.81) |
| Aug 2025 | 11.1% | (0.56) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 0.61%
High 12.1%
Ten-year median
9.63%
Current reading's percentile
92
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 31.0% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 26.9% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 19.5% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 12.0% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 11.1% |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 10.7% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 9.57% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 7.75% |
| Restaurants industry median | 4.30% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.34% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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