Darden Restaurants, Inc.· DRI

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Consumer Cyclical Restaurants Website

Price: $209.32
Day: +1.25%
Mkt Cap: $23.97B
52W Range: $169.00 – $229.76
Volume: 1.66M
Beta: 0.59

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Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.4 / 5 (Adequate) against 68 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Cyclical
Pillars: strongest Operational Efficiency 4.3, weakest Liquidity & Working Capital 1.0 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 56th percentile, operating margin 40th percentile

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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

DRI|Consumer Cyclical|Restaurants

Comparing against 68 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Cyclical

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

51%ile

9.4%

Operating Margin

40%ile

12.0%

ROIC

56%ile

13.1%

FCF Yield

47%ile

4.7%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

23.9%

EBIT Growth

29.6%

Net Income Growth

15.0%

OCF Growth

9.1%

FCF Growth

8.0%

Income Quality

1.54

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(56.0%)

88%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(16.1%)

49%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(9.4%)

60%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(13.1%)

56%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(69.4%)

91%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(17.7%)

60%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(12.0%)

40%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(9.1%)

50%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

28%ile

2.74

Debt/Capital

26%ile

0.73

Net Debt/EBITDA

48%ile

2.50

Interest Coverage

53%ile

8.15x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

1%ile

0.31

Quick Ratio

4%ile

0.21

Cash Ratio

13%ile

0.07

WC Turnover

16%ile

-7.23

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

57%ile

1.03

DSO

93%ile

3.59

Days Inventory

68%ile

29.5

Cash Conv. Cycle

87%ile

-5.57

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 21, 2026

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68 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Consumer Cyclical)

Relative Quality

DRI Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 68 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Cyclical

Relative Quality

3.4/5

Adequate

vs 68 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.38/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 68 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Cyclical. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 21, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

51st percentile, Adequate

Value: 9.39%
Percentile: 51%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm revenue growth of 9.39% and ranks at the 51st percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

91st percentile, Exceptional

Value: 69.43%
Percentile: 91%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm gross margin of 69.43% and ranks at the 91st percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

57th percentile, Adequate

Value: 1.03
Percentile: 57%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm asset turnover of 1.03 and ranks at the 57th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

60th percentile, Strong

Value: 9.38%
Percentile: 60%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm roa of 9.38% and ranks at the 60th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

30th percentile, Weak

Value: 9.10%
Percentile: 30%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 9.10% and ranks at the 30th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

13th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.07
Percentile: 13%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm cash ratio of 0.07 and ranks at the 13th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

26th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.73
Percentile: 26%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.73 and ranks at the 26th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

50th percentile, Adequate

Value: 20.01
Percentile: 50%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm p/e ratio of 20.01 and ranks at the 50th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

76th percentile, Strong

Value: 2.92%
Percentile: 76%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DRI has a ttm dividend yield of 2.92% and ranks at the 76th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Peer companies

The 67 companies DRI is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.4 / 5 (Adequate) against 68 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Cyclical

Pillars: strongest Operational Efficiency 4.3, weakest Liquidity & Working Capital 1.0 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 56th percentile, operating margin 40th percentile

Darden Restaurants, Inc.· DRI

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Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

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Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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