Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) vs McDonald's Corporation (MCD)

Darden Restaurants, Inc. and McDonald's Corporation are both Restaurants companies. McDonald's Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $168.6B against $23.5B — 7.2× the size. Darden Restaurants, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.1× against 19.2×. Darden Restaurants, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.39% against 6.30%. McDonald's Corporation has the higher net margin (31.7% vs 9.13%) and the lower return on invested capital (21.1% vs 27.3%). Both pay a dividend; Darden Restaurants, Inc. yields more (3.15% vs 2.31%). Across the 22 metrics below, Darden Restaurants, Inc. leads on 15 and McDonald's Corporation on 7.