Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Net Margin of 0.08% for Q2 2026, down 7.0% year-over-year from 0.08% in Q2 2025, and up 31.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.11% in Q1 2026.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.08% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Net Margin fell 7.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.05% (down 4.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.05%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 0.08%, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 0.0% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.11% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 0.01% (2024), against an average of 0.03%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Net Margin increased 6 bps in 2025, then retreated 10 bps in 2026.
- Darden Restaurants' Net Margin stood at 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 39 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then sank by 183 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 69 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then tumbled by 1110 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Net Margin at 0.08% in Q2 2026, 0.11% in Q1 2026, and 0.01% in Q4 2025.
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| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.70 Bn | 25.48 Bn | 3.68 Bn | -0.08% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -0.08% |
| 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% |