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 operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Darden Restaurants's operating margin for the twelve months ending Aug 30, 2026 was 11.7%. For fiscal 2026 it was 12.0%, against 11.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 12.1% in fiscal 2022.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | May 31, 2026 | 12.0% | +0.7 |
| FY2025 | May 25, 2025 | 11.3% | −0.3 |
| FY2024 | May 26, 2024 | 11.5% | +0.1 |
| FY2023 | May 28, 2023 | 11.5% | −0.6 |
| FY2022 | May 29, 2022 | 12.1% | +3.1 |
| FY2021 | May 30, 2021 | 9.0% | +8.4 |
| FY2020 | May 31, 2020 | 0.6% | −9.2 |
| FY2019 | May 26, 2019 | 9.8% | +0.3 |
| FY2018 | May 27, 2018 | 9.5% | +0.0 |
| FY2017 | May 28, 2017 | 9.4% | +0.5 |
| FY2016 | May 29, 2016 | 9.0% | +3.5 |
| FY2015 | May 31, 2015 | 5.4% | +0.5 |
| FY2014 | May 25, 2014 | 4.9% | −1.8 |
| FY2013 | May 26, 2013 | 6.8% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027CQ3 2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | 10.0% | −1.2 |
| Q4 FY2026CQ2 2026 | May 31, 2026 | 13.9% | +2.2 |
| Q3 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Feb 22, 2026 | 12.1% | −1.1 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Nov 23, 2025 | 10.3% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ3 2025 | Aug 24, 2025 | 11.1% | +1.4 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ2 2025 | May 25, 2025 | 11.7% | −1.7 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Feb 23, 2025 | 13.2% | +0.2 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Nov 24, 2024 | 10.1% | −0.1 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ3 2024 | Aug 25, 2024 | 9.8% | +0.5 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ2 2024 | May 26, 2024 | 13.4% | −0.2 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Feb 25, 2024 | 13.0% | +0.5 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | 10.2% | +0.8 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ3 2023 | Aug 27, 2023 | 9.3% | −0.7 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ2 2023 | May 28, 2023 | 13.5% | +0.5 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Feb 26, 2023 | 12.6% | +0.3 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 | 9.4% | −1.3 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ3 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 10.0% | −2.2 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ2 2022 | May 29, 2022 | 13.0% | −1.2 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Feb 27, 2022 | 12.3% | +3.7 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Nov 28, 2021 | 10.7% | +3.4 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ3 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | 12.2% | +8.5 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ2 2021 | May 30, 2021 | 14.2% | +60.8 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | 8.5% | −3.3 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Nov 29, 2020 | 7.3% | −0.5 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ3 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 3.7% | −5.7 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ2 2020 | May 31, 2020 | -46.6% | −56.9 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | 11.9% | +0.0 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Nov 24, 2019 | 7.8% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ3 2019 | Aug 25, 2019 | 9.4% | +0.3 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ2 2019 | May 26, 2019 | 10.3% | −0.5 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Feb 24, 2019 | 11.8% | +0.9 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Nov 25, 2018 | 7.5% | +0.7 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ3 2018 | Aug 26, 2018 | 9.2% | +0.2 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ2 2018 | May 27, 2018 | 10.8% | +2.0 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Feb 25, 2018 | 11.0% | −1.2 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Nov 26, 2017 | 6.9% | −0.2 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ3 2017 | Aug 27, 2017 | 9.0% | – |
| Q4 FY2017CQ2 2017 | May 28, 2017 | 8.8% | – |
| Q3 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Feb 26, 2017 | 12.2% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Nov 27, 2016 | 7.1% | – |
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