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) Return on assets
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 9.10%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (9.48%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.66% (fiscal 2020) to 12.6% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 1.50% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.87%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.48% | 0.70 |
| FY2025 | 8.78% | (0.75) |
| FY2024 | 9.53% | (0.11) |
| FY2023 | 9.64% | 0.47 |
| FY2022 | 9.17% | 3.06 |
| FY2021 | 6.11% | 6.77 |
| FY2020 | −0.66% | (13.22) |
| FY2019 | 12.6% | 1.48 |
| FY2018 | 11.1% | 1.38 |
| FY2017 | 9.70% | 2.61 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 35.6% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 28.4% |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 17.7% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 15.7% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 11.9% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 9.10% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 8.92% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 5.02% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 2.99% |
| Restaurants industry median | 1.50% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 0.87% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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