Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) stock
DRINYSERetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends May 30
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 2, 2026Score 12/304% above fair value
$227.90−1.04 (-0.45%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $25.79BP/E 22.3Yield 2.63%
Darden Restaurants gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Darden Restaurants's gross margin for the twelve months ending Aug 30, 2026 was 20.3%. For fiscal 2026 it was 20.3%, against 20.5% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 24.0% in fiscal 2011.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | May 31, 2026 | 20.3% | −0.2 |
| FY2025 | May 25, 2025 | 20.5% | +0.4 |
| FY2024 | May 26, 2024 | 20.1% | +1.1 |
| FY2023 | May 28, 2023 | 19.0% | −0.8 |
| FY2022 | May 29, 2022 | 19.7% | +0.3 |
| FY2021 | May 30, 2021 | 19.5% | +4.5 |
| FY2020 | May 31, 2020 | 15.0% | −3.7 |
| FY2019 | May 26, 2019 | 18.7% | +0.2 |
| FY2018 | May 27, 2018 | 18.5% | −0.1 |
| FY2017 | May 28, 2017 | 18.5% | −0.2 |
| FY2016 | May 29, 2016 | 18.8% | +1.4 |
| FY2015 | May 31, 2015 | 17.4% | +0.8 |
| FY2014 | May 25, 2014 | 16.6% | −1.4 |
| FY2013 | May 26, 2013 | 18.0% | −5.3 |
| FY2012 | May 27, 2012 | 23.3% | −0.8 |
| FY2011 | May 29, 2011 | 24.0% | +1.1 |
| FY2010 | May 30, 2010 | 22.9% | +1.0 |
| FY2009 | May 31, 2009 | 21.9% | −0.6 |
| FY2008 | May 25, 2008 | 22.5% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027CQ3 2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | 18.8% | −0.0 |
| Q4 FY2026CQ2 2026 | May 31, 2026 | 22.1% | +0.5 |
| Q3 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Feb 22, 2026 | 21.0% | −0.3 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Nov 23, 2025 | 18.7% | −1.0 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ3 2025 | Aug 24, 2025 | 18.9% | −0.1 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ2 2025 | May 25, 2025 | 21.6% | −0.1 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Feb 23, 2025 | 21.3% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Nov 24, 2024 | 19.7% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ3 2024 | Aug 25, 2024 | 19.0% | −0.1 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ2 2024 | May 26, 2024 | 21.8% | +0.1 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Feb 25, 2024 | 20.6% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | 18.8% | +2.3 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ3 2023 | Aug 27, 2023 | 19.0% | +1.7 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ2 2023 | May 28, 2023 | 21.7% | +1.7 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Feb 26, 2023 | 20.0% | +0.6 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 | 16.6% | −2.2 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ3 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 17.3% | −3.6 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ2 2022 | May 29, 2022 | 19.9% | −2.7 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Feb 27, 2022 | 19.4% | +1.0 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Nov 28, 2021 | 18.8% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ3 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | 20.9% | +3.1 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ2 2021 | May 30, 2021 | 22.6% | +24.2 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | 18.4% | −1.5 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Nov 29, 2020 | 17.9% | +1.4 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ3 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 17.8% | −0.2 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ2 2020 | May 31, 2020 | -1.6% | −21.2 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | 19.9% | −0.4 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Nov 24, 2019 | 16.5% | −0.2 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ3 2019 | Aug 25, 2019 | 18.1% | −0.1 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ2 2019 | May 26, 2019 | 19.5% | +0.0 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Feb 24, 2019 | 20.3% | +0.4 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Nov 25, 2018 | 16.7% | +0.4 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ3 2018 | Aug 26, 2018 | 18.2% | +0.2 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ2 2018 | May 27, 2018 | 19.5% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Feb 25, 2018 | 19.8% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Nov 26, 2017 | 16.3% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ3 2017 | Aug 27, 2017 | 18.0% | – |
| Q4 FY2017CQ2 2017 | May 28, 2017 | 19.3% | – |
| Q3 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Feb 26, 2017 | 20.4% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Nov 27, 2016 | 16.1% | – |
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