Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted Net Margin of 10.89% for Q2 2026, up 18.72% on a QoQ basis from 9.17% in Q1 2026, and up 160.0% year-over-year from 4.19% in Q2 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.89% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 160.0% year-over-year to 10.89% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 9.13%, a 44.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 9.13%, up 44.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 10.89% for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, up from 9.17% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 11.38% in Q2 2023, with the low at 7.12% in Q3 2023.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 9.14%, with a median of 9.23% recorded in 2026.
- The largest YoY upside for Net Margin was 266 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 535 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 7.53% in 2022, then grew by 3 bps to 7.78% in 2023, then retreated by 4 bps to 7.44% in 2024, then rose by 3 bps to 7.65% in 2025, then soared by 42 bps to 10.89% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 10.89% (Q2 2026), 9.17% (Q1 2026), and 7.65% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 33.27% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 11.21% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.05% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 39.33% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 20.12% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 10.89% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 26.39% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 8.35% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.26% |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 11.37% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 10.01% |
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Darden Restaurants Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();