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

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Darden Restaurants' Gross Profit was $1.68 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 4.6% from $1.61 billion a year earlier.

Analysis

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Darden Restaurants' Gross Profit was $4.46 billion through Aug 30, 2026, down 32.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $4.92 billion, down 24.1% from FY2025.

  • Gross Profit shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
  • In earlier fiscal years, Gross Profit was $6.48 billion in FY2025 (+7.0%), $6.05 billion in FY2024 (+11.0%), $5.46 billion in FY2023 (+6.9%) and $5.1 billion in FY2022 (+35.0%).
  • The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Profit since fiscal Q4 2025.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Gross Profit was higher in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 2.9%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Profit over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 184.5%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 57.2%).
  • Per Business Quant data, DRI's Gross Profit in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -$113.7 million (Q4 2026), $1.26 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.63 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 198.28 Bn 193.10 Bn 6.42 Bn
2 Starbucks 125.06 Bn 112.69 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 45.39 Bn 42.27 Bn 1.47 Bn
4 Chipotle Mexican Grill 44.51 Bn 41.01 Bn -
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.33 Bn 24.70 Bn 1.40 Bn
6 Darden Restaurants 26.09 Bn 25.18 Bn 1.68 Bn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 24.67 Bn 20.46 Bn 1.40 Bn
8 Yum China Holdings 17.13 Bn 11.49 Bn 537.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 12.88 Bn 12.25 Bn -
10 Dominos Pizza 11.21 Bn 10.45 Bn 476.38 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 30, 2026 1.68 Bn
May 31, 2026 -113.70 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 1.26 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 1.63 Bn
Aug 24, 2025 1.61 Bn
May 25, 2025 1.77 Bn
Feb 23, 2025 1.70 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 1.55 Bn
Aug 25, 2024 1.46 Bn
May 26, 2024 1.61 Bn
Feb 25, 2024 1.58 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 1.43 Bn
Aug 27, 2023 1.43 Bn
May 28, 2023 1.50 Bn
Feb 26, 2023 1.46 Bn
Nov 27, 2022 1.25 Bn
Aug 28, 2022 1.25 Bn
May 29, 2022 3.50 Bn
Feb 27, 2022 1.30 Bn
Nov 28, 2021 1.19 Bn
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