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

Darden Restaurants' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 98.84% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Gross Margin rose 9.0% year-over-year to 98.84%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 98.63% (up 4.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 98.63%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 98.84%, roughly flat from 98.82% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Gross Margin was 99.22% in Q2 2022, with the low at 98.31% in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 98.76% (2022), against an average of 98.74%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin rose 29 bps in 2022, then sank 34 bps in 2024.
• Darden Restaurants' Gross Margin stood at 98.75% in 2022, then retreated by 0 bps to 98.65% in 2023, then declined by 0 bps to 98.31% in 2024, then climbed by 0 bps to 98.43% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 98.84% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows DRI's Gross Margin at 98.84% in Q2 2026, 98.82% in Q1 2026, and 98.43% in Q4 2025.