Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' Net Margin came in at 7.29% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 1.17 percentage points from 8.47% a year earlier and down 3.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants reported Net Margin of 8.85%, down 0.05 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 9.13%, up 0.44 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of +0.39 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Margin was 8.69% in FY2025 (-0.33 pp), 9.02% in FY2024 (-0.34 pp), 9.36% in FY2023 (-0.53 pp) and 9.89% in FY2022 (+1.15 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.15 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 2.71 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 5.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Net Margin at 10.89% (Q4 2026), 9.17% (Q3 2026) and 7.65% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 33.27% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 11.21% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 39.33% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 12.05% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 20.12% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.29% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 26.39% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 7.78% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 7.26% |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 7.29% |
| May 31, 2026 | 10.89% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 9.17% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 7.65% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 8.47% |
| May 25, 2025 | 9.29% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 10.24% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 7.44% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 7.52% |
| May 26, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 10.52% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 7.78% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 7.12% |
| May 28, 2023 | 11.38% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 10.29% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 7.53% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 7.89% |
| May 29, 2022 | 10.82% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 10.09% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 8.50% |
Darden Restaurants Net 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=net-margin&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();