Darden Restaurants (DRI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted EBT Margin of 12.52% for Q2 2026, up 17.39% on a QoQ basis from 10.67% in Q1 2026, and up 223.0% year-over-year from 3.88% in Q2 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 12.52% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 223.0% year-over-year to 12.52% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 10.51%, a 68.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 10.51%, up 68.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 12.52% for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, up from 10.67% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 12.73% in Q2 2023, with the low at 8.17% in Q3 2023.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 10.43%, with a median of 10.48% recorded in 2025.
- The largest YoY upside for EBT Margin was 393 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 232 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 8.58% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 8.85% in 2023, then slipped by 4 bps to 8.51% in 2024, then increased by 3 bps to 8.78% in 2025, then jumped by 43 bps to 12.52% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 12.52% (Q2 2026), 10.67% (Q1 2026), and 8.78% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 41.36% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 15.22% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 15.93% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 24.57% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 23.49% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 12.52% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 23.49% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 11.28% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.57% |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 14.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Darden Restaurants EBT 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();