SuperworthDarden Restaurants profit margin DRI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 8.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.1 pts
- Peer median
- 7.2%
Over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants kept 8.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.7% and a gross margin of 53.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 10.3%.
The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 7.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.1% | 12.0% | 53.3% |
| FY2025 | 8.7% | 11.3% | 53.6% |
| FY2024 | 9.0% | 11.5% | 53.2% |
| FY2023 | 9.4% | 11.5% | 51.8% |
| FY2022 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 53.0% |
| FY2021 | 8.7% | 9.0% | 52.5% |
| FY2020 | −0.7% | 0.6% | 52.4% |
| FY2019 | 8.4% | 9.8% | 54.3% |
| FY2018 | 7.4% | 9.5% | 54.0% |
| FY2017 | 6.7% | 9.4% | n/a |
| FY2016 | 5.4% | 9.0% | n/a |
| FY2015 | 10.5% | 5.4% | n/a |
| FY2014 | 4.6% | 4.9% | n/a |
| FY2013 | 7.0% | 4.6% | 31.9% |
| FY2012 | 5.9% | 8.0% | 22.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 8.8% | −0.1 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 9.1% | +0.4 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 8.7% | −0.3 pts | 11.4% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 8.9% | −0.1 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 8.9% | −0.2 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.7% | −0.3 pts | 11.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 9.0% | −0.3 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 9.0% | −0.1 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 9.1% | −0.0 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.0% | −0.3 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.2% | +0.0 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.2% | +0.1 pts | 11.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Restaurants nearest Darden Restaurants' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| DRIDarden Restaurants | 8.8% |
| QSRRestaurant Brands International | 13.1% |
| CMGChipotle Mexican Grill | 11.4% |
| YUMCYum China | 7.8% |
| YUMYum! Brands | 25.4% |
| ARMKAramark | 1.9% |
| TXRHTexas Roadhouse | 6.6% |
| EATBrinker International | 8.4% |
| BROSDutch Bros | 4.9% |
| CAVACava | 4.8% |
| CAKECheesecake Factory | 4.6% |
| Peer median | 7.2% |
Where Darden Restaurants ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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