Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' (DRI) quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.11% in Q1 2026, down 10.0% year-on-year from 0.13% in Q1 2025, and down 1661.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.11% in Q1 2026; TTM through Feb 2026 was 0.03%, a 1.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.01%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin retreated to 0.11% in Q1 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 0.0% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.11% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 0.01% (2022), against an average of 0.02%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin advanced 6 bps in 2025 and dropped 10 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Net Margin stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then plunged by 183 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 69 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then plunged by 1662 bps to 0.11% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest DRI Net Margin figures stand at 0.11% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 117.61 Bn | 115.91 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 5.36% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.20 Bn | 40.33 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 9.81% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 40.68 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 20.98% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.13 Bn | 25.66 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 14.93% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 22.23 Bn | 21.99 Bn | 3.68 Bn | -0.08% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.22 Bn | 14.47 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 10.06% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.56 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 7.56% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.74 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 11.37% |
| 9 | Dutch Bros | 8.14 Bn | 8.10 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 5.10% |
| 10 | Brinker International | 7.99 Bn | 7.93 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 8.70% |
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% |