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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Margin for Darden Restaurants (DRI) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 10.33%.

  • Darden Restaurants' Operating Margin rose 2200.0% to 10.33% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 11.61%, marking a year-over-year increase of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 11.28% for FY2025, which is 2600.0% down from last year.
  • Per Darden Restaurants' latest filing, its Operating Margin stood at 10.33% for Q4 2025, which was up 2200.0% from 11.14% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Darden Restaurants' Operating Margin peaked at 14.19% during Q2 2021, and registered a low of 8.54% during Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Margin is 11.42%, with a median of 11.42% in 2025.
  • Examining YoY changes over the last 5 years, Darden Restaurants' Operating Margin showed a top increase of 608100bps in 2021 and a maximum decrease of -33200bps in 2021.
  • Darden Restaurants' Operating Margin (Quarter) stood at 10.68% in 2021, then decreased by -12bps to 9.38% in 2022, then increased by 9bps to 10.21% in 2023, then dropped by -1bps to 10.11% in 2024, then grew by 2bps to 10.33% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin stands at 10.33% for Q4 2025, versus 11.14% for Q3 2025 and 11.7% for Q2 2025.