DRI Darden Restaurants margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 64

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 55

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 63

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 62

Gross margin

21.7%

Operating margin

11.7%

EBITDA margin

15.9%

Net margin

8.8%

The Darden Restaurants shows a gross margin of 21.7%, an operating margin of 11.7%, an EBITDA margin of 15.9%, and a net margin of 8.8%. Operating margin improved the most, by 0.1 percentage points, while gross margin declined the most, by 0.1 percentage points.

DRI margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Darden Restaurants's margins averaged 21.58% gross, 11.58% operating, 15.73% EBITDA, and 8.97% net. Currently, gross, operating, and EBITDA margins are above their three-year averages, while net margin is below its three-year average.

DRI margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Compared with the same period last year, operating margin expanded by 0.1 percentage points, while gross margin contracted by 0.1 percentage points and net margin by 0.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

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Operating margin expansion

0.1pp

EBITDA margin expansion

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Net margin expansion

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DRI Gross margin

Darden Restaurants recorded an average gross margin of 21.58% across the last 3 years. The latest gross margin for Darden Restaurants is 21.7%, 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Darden Restaurants's gross margin ranged from a low of 21.1% in Nov 2023 to a high of 21.9% in May 2025.

DRI Operating margin

Darden Restaurants's operating margin averaged 11.58% over the last 3 years. The current operating margin of 11.7% is 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Darden Restaurants's operating margin peaked at 12% in May 2026 and reached a low of 11.3% in May 2025.

DRI EBITDA margin

Darden Restaurants's EBITDA margin averaged 15.73% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Darden Restaurants's current EBITDA margin is 15.9% and is 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Darden Restaurants's EBITDA margin peaked at 16.2% in May 2026 and reached a low of 15.2% in Nov 2023.

DRI Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for Darden Restaurants was 8.97%. The latest net margin for Darden Restaurants is 8.8%, 0.2 percentage points below its three-year average. Darden Restaurants's net margin ranged from a low of 8.7% in May 2025 to a high of 9.2% in Feb 2024.

DRI margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 21.7%, DRI stands below the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Darden Restaurants's gross margin is 40% lower.

DRI margin peer comparison

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Frequently asked questions

What is Darden Restaurants's gross margin?

As of Aug 30, 2026, DRI has a gross margin of 21.7%.

What is Darden Restaurants's operating margin?

As of Aug 30, 2026, DRI has an operating margin of 11.7%.

What is Darden Restaurants's EBITDA margin?

As of Aug 30, 2026, DRI has an EBITDA margin of 15.9%.

What is Darden Restaurants's net margin?

The current net margin for DRI is 8.8% as of Aug 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of DRI?

Over the last 3 years, Darden Restaurants's margins averaged 21.6% gross, 11.6% operating, 15.7% EBITDA, and 9.0% net.

What are the highest historical margins of DRI?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by DRI were 21.9% gross in May 2025, 12.3% operating in Feb 2022, 16.2% EBITDA in May 2026, and 11.2% net in Feb 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of DRI?

Looking back across 5 years, DRI reached its lowest margins at 19.4% gross in Nov 2022, 11.2% operating in Nov 2022, 15% EBITDA in Nov 2022, and 8.7% net in May 2025.