Last Price$189.4(3.1%)
Market Cap$22.5B
LTM Gross margin
31.5%
5Y avg
20.0%
Restaurants industry
median
26.8%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.0%) overvalued
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| May'05 | May'06 | May'07 | May'08 | May'09 | May'10 | May'11 | May'12 | May'13 | May'14 | May'15 | May'16 | May'17 | May'18 | May'19 | May'20 | May'21 | May'22 | May'23 | May'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 22.4% | 22.6% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 21.9% | 22.9% | 24.0% | 22.9% | 22.1% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 22.2% | 21.9% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 18.0% | 20.8% | 20.7% | 19.9% | 21.2% |
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Darden Restaurants, Inc.DRI
31.5%
8.6%
6.3%
9.0%
Median Peer Set
28.1%
10.6%
15.9%
12.3%
McDonald's CorporationMCD
56.0%
1.7%
(1.1%)
31.7%
Restaurant Brands International Inc.QSR
52.7%
19.7%
(41.8%)
12.1%
Yum! Brands, Inc.YUM
47.5%
6.7%
(7.2%)
19.7%
Domino's Pizza, Inc.DPZ
39.3%
5.1%
13.6%
12.4%
CAVA Group, Inc.CAVA
29.5%
32.3%
418.2%
13.5%
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMG
26.7%
14.6%
25.8%
13.6%
Dutch Bros Inc.BROS
26.5%
32.6%
1,127.4%
2.8%
Starbucks CorporationSBUX
26.1%
0.6%
(8.1%)
10.4%
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.TXRH
17.6%
16.0%
42.5%
8.1%
Yum China Holdings, Inc.YUMC
16.7%
3.0%
18.1%
8.1%
DRI key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| May'05 | May'06 | May'07 | May'08 | May'09 | May'10 | May'11 | May'12 | May'13 | May'14 | May'15 | May'16 | May'17 | May'18 | May'19 | May'20 | May'21 | May'22 | May'23 | May'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 5,278.1 5.5% | 5,720.6 8.4% | 5,567.1 (2.7%) | 6,626.5 19.0% | 7,217.5 8.9% | 7,113.1 (1.4%) | 7,500.2 5.4% | 7,998.7 6.6% | 8,551.9 6.9% | 6,285.6 (26.5%) | 6,764.0 7.6% | 6,933.5 2.5% | 7,170.2 3.4% | 8,080.1 12.7% | 8,510.4 5.3% | 7,806.9 (8.3%) | 7,196.1 (7.8%) | 9,630.0 33.8% | 10,487.8 8.9% | 11,390.0 8.6% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 4,095.8 | 4,427.5 | 4,258.8 | 5,138.7 | 5,636.9 | 5,484.0 | 5,699.5 | 6,163.2 | 6,661.0 | 4,990.5 | 5,341.5 | 5,392.4 | 5,600.8 | 6,334.7 | 6,661.4 | 6,398.5 | 5,702.6 | 7,635.0 | 8,404.4 | 8,979.8 |
% margin | 1,182.3 22.4% | 1,293.1 22.6% | 1,308.3 23.5% | 1,487.8 22.5% | 1,580.6 21.9% | 1,629.1 22.9% | 1,800.7 24.0% | 1,835.5 22.9% | 1,890.9 22.1% | 1,295.1 20.6% | 1,422.5 21.0% | 1,541.1 22.2% | 1,569.4 21.9% | 1,745.4 21.6% | 1,849.0 21.7% | 1,408.4 18.0% | 1,493.5 20.8% | 1,995.0 20.7% | 2,083.4 19.9% | 2,410.2 21.2% |
| Operating Expenses | 710.7 | 757.8 | 735.0 | 887.4 | 948.7 | 985.4 | 1,054.8 | 1,095.9 | 1,242.6 | 967.9 | 992.8 | 913.1 | 900.3 | 975.2 | 997.5 | 970.3 | 838.2 | 834.8 | 892.2 | 1,096.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 497.5 | 536.4 | 534.6 | 641.7 | 665.6 | 684.5 | 738.0 | 746.8 | 847.8 | 663.5 | 673.5 | 622.9 | 627.4 | 662.1 | 660.8 | 614.4 | 487.3 | 466.4 | 504.4 | 623.7 |
% margin | 467.0 8.8% | 525.6 9.2% | 573.3 10.3% | 600.4 9.1% | 619.9 8.6% | 637.5 9.0% | 745.9 9.9% | 739.6 9.2% | 648.3 7.6% | 327.2 5.2% | 367.6 5.4% | 622.2 9.0% | 677.5 9.4% | 766.8 9.5% | 832.5 9.8% | 828.3 10.6% | 648.7 9.0% | 1,162.2 12.1% | 1,201.8 11.5% | 1,314.2 11.5% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 86.9 | 107.4 | 93.9 | 93.6 | 101.6 | 126.8 | 134.9 | 192.9 | 173.6 | 41.5 | 161.9 | 54.0 | 62.2 | 65.2 | 70.6 | 61.7 | 143.2 |
| Pre-tax Income | 423.9 | 482.5 | 530.8 | 514.7 | 512.5 | 543.6 | 647.6 | 638.0 | 522.4 | 174.6 | 175.3 | 449.7 | 637.3 | 605.7 | 782.3 | (161.0) | 576.5 | 1,093.5 | 1,120.5 | 1,175.5 |
% effective tax rate | 133.3 31.4% | 144.3 29.9% | 153.7 29.0% | 145.2 28.2% | 140.7 27.5% | 136.6 25.1% | 168.9 26.1% | 161.5 25.3% | 109.8 21.0% | (8.6) (4.9%) | (21.1) (12.0%) | 90.0 20.0% | 154.8 24.3% | 1.9 0.3% | 63.7 8.1% | (111.8) 69.4% | (55.9) (9.7%) | 138.8 12.7% | 137.0 12.2% | 145.0 12.3% |
% margin | 290.6 5.5% | 338.2 5.9% | 201.4 3.6% | 377.2 5.7% | 372.2 5.2% | 404.5 5.7% | 476.3 6.4% | 475.5 5.9% | 411.9 4.8% | 286.2 4.6% | 709.5 10.5% | 375.0 5.4% | 479.1 6.7% | 596.0 7.4% | 713.4 8.4% | (49.2) (0.6%) | 629.3 8.7% | 952.8 9.9% | 981.9 9.4% | 1,027.6 9.0% |
| EPS | 1.85 | 2.26 | 1.40 | 2.69 | 2.71 | 2.90 | 3.48 | 3.65 | 3.19 | 2.18 | 5.56 | 2.94 | 3.85 | 4.81 | 5.78 | (0.40) | 4.83 | 7.46 | 8.06 | 8.57 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.78 | 2.16 | 1.35 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.84 | 3.39 | 3.57 | 3.13 | 2.15 | 5.47 | 2.90 | 3.80 | 4.73 | 5.69 | (0.40) | 4.77 | 7.39 | 7.99 | 8.51 |
% margin | 695.8 13.2% | 752.0 13.1% | 773.0 13.9% | 854.0 12.9% | 904.5 12.5% | 943.6 13.3% | 1,062.7 14.2% | 1,089.3 13.6% | 673.5 7.9% | 606.5 9.6% | 554.1 8.2% | 771.0 11.1% | 951.7 13.3% | 978.4 12.1% | 1,172.9 13.8% | 257.0 3.3% | 993.4 13.8% | 1,535.1 15.9% | 1,593.4 15.2% | 1,775.2 15.6% |
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FAQ
1) What is Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 31.5%, based on the financial report for Nov 24, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for Darden Restaurants, Inc. have been 20.5% over the past three years, and 21.0% over the past five years.
2) Is Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Gross margin Good?
As of today, Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Gross margin is 31.5%, which is higher than industry median of 26.8%. It indicates that Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Gross margin is Good.