Darden Restaurants (DRI) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted EBITDA Margin of 13.9% for Q2 2026, up 14.39% on a QoQ basis from 12.15% in Q1 2026, and up 220.0% year-over-year from 4.34% in Q2 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.9% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 220.0% year-over-year to 13.9% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 11.98%, a 70.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 11.98%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 13.9% for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, up from 12.15% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 13.9% in Q2 2026, with the low at 9.26% in Q3 2023.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 11.61%, with a median of 11.92% recorded in 2025.
- The largest YoY upside for EBITDA Margin was 374 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 219 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 9.38% in 2022, then climbed by 9 bps to 10.21% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 10.11% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 10.33% in 2025, then soared by 35 bps to 13.9% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 13.9% (Q2 2026), 12.15% (Q1 2026), and 10.33% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 14.39% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 15.70% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 28.41% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.90% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 28.41% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.50% |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 19.43% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 13.90% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 12.15% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 10.33% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 11.14% |
| May 25, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 13.24% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 10.11% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 9.76% |
| May 26, 2024 | 13.37% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 13.02% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 10.21% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 9.26% |
| May 28, 2023 | 13.52% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 12.56% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 9.38% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 9.98% |
| May 29, 2022 | 12.99% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 12.28% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 10.68% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 12.17% |
API Access
Darden Restaurants EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "DRI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();