Darden Restaurants (DRI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants' (DRI) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 10.67% in Q1 2026, down 114.0% year-on-year from 76.18% in Q1 2025, and up 21.46% quarter-over-quarter from 8.78% in Q4 2025.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants' EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.67% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 114.0% year-over-year to 10.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Feb 2026 was 9.89%, a 40.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.85%, down 47.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin grew to 10.67% in Q1 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 8.78% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 12.73% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 8.17% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 10.37% (2025), against an average of 10.32%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for EBT Margin was 393 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 232 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 8.58% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 8.85% in 2023, then decreased by 4 bps to 8.51% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 8.78% in 2025, then climbed by 21 bps to 10.67% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DRI EBT Margin figures stand at 10.67% (Q1 2026), 8.78% (Q4 2025), and 9.65% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.64%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.52%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 14.67%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.81%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 10.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 12.52%
Feb 22, 2026 10.67%
Nov 23, 2025 8.78%
Aug 24, 2025 9.65%
May 25, 2025 10.29%
Feb 23, 2025 11.80%
Nov 24, 2024 8.51%
Aug 25, 2024 8.42%
May 26, 2024 12.17%
Feb 25, 2024 11.80%
Nov 26, 2023 8.85%
Aug 27, 2023 8.17%
May 28, 2023 12.73%
Feb 26, 2023 11.85%
Nov 27, 2022 8.58%
Aug 28, 2022 9.17%
May 29, 2022 12.27%
Feb 27, 2022 11.57%
Nov 28, 2021 9.94%
Aug 29, 2021 11.49%