DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 20.3 % and a net margin of 9.1 %.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 20.3 % and a net margin of 9.1 %. The same year shows an EBITDA margin of 16.2 % and an EBIT margin of 12.0 %. The free cash flow margin was 8.4 %. Against the previous year the gross margin moved −0.2 pp and the net margin +0.4 pp. Across the period the gross margin ranges between 15.0 % in 2020 and 24.0 % in 2011. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2026. Margins are expressed as a percentage of net revenue and are derived from the same figures as the income statement, taken from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: May
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin (%) | 22.45 % | 21.90 % | 22.90 % | 24.01 % | 23.25 % | 17.96 % | 16.59 % | 17.43 % | 18.79 % | 18.54 % | 18.48 % | 18.73 % | 14.99 % | 19.49 % | 19.75 % | 18.98 % | 20.11 % | 20.47 % | 20.30 % |
| EBITDA margin (%) | — | — | — | — | — | 11.46 % | 9.76 % | 10.16 % | 13.16 % | 13.25 % | 13.36 % | 13.74 % | 5.17 % | 13.89 % | 15.89 % | 15.16 % | 15.58 % | 15.55 % | 16.23 % |
| EBIT margin (%) | — | — | — | — | — | 6.76 % | 4.91 % | 5.43 % | 8.97 % | 9.45 % | 9.49 % | 9.78 % | 0.61 % | 9.01 % | 12.07 % | 11.46 % | 11.54 % | 11.28 % | 11.98 % |
| Net margin (%) | 5.69 % | 5.16 % | 5.69 % | 6.35 % | 8.93 % | 6.96 % | 4.55 % | 10.49 % | 5.41 % | 6.68 % | 7.38 % | 8.38 % | -0.67 % | 8.75 % | 9.89 % | 9.36 % | 9.02 % | 8.69 % | 9.13 % |
| FCF margin (%) | 4.60 % | 3.42 % | 6.61 % | 4.60 % | 5.71 % | 7.42 % | 5.65 % | 2.58 % | 7.93 % | 8.44 % | 7.49 % | 9.46 % | 3.22 % | 13.05 % | 9.13 % | 9.35 % | 8.87 % | 8.73 % | 8.43 % |
