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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 0.11% in Q1 2026, down 1661.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and down 10.0% on a YoY basis from 0.13% in Q1 2025.

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

Darden Restaurants' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.11% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.03% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 0.11% for Q1 2026 at Darden Restaurants, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.11% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Net Margin rose 6 bps in 2025, then decreased 10 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then slumped by 183 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 69 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slumped by 1662 bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.11% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 5.36%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.81%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 20.98%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 14.93%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -0.11%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.06%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.56%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.15%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.79%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 22, 2026 -0.11%
Nov 23, 2025 -0.01%
Aug 24, 2025 0.00%
May 25, 2025 -0.01%
Feb 23, 2025 -0.01%
Nov 24, 2024 -0.02%
Aug 25, 2024 -0.01%
May 26, 2024 -0.06%
Feb 25, 2024 -0.02%
Nov 26, 2023 -0.01%
Aug 27, 2023 -0.01%
May 28, 2023 -0.02%
Feb 26, 2023 -0.01%
Nov 27, 2022 -0.01%
Aug 28, 2022 -0.02%
Feb 27, 2022 -0.04%
Nov 28, 2021 -0.01%
Aug 29, 2021 -0.03%
May 30, 2021 -0.02%
Feb 28, 2021 -0.03%