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DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC DRI

NYSE · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 1995-05-09 · LEI

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$24.5B
P / E20.3×
P / S1.9×
P / B11.1×
P / FCF21.9×
Dividend yield2.83%
Net margin9.1%
Return on equity54.7%
FCF margin8.5%
Net debt$1.4B
Net debt / EBITDA0.7×
Enterprise value USD$25.9B
EV / EBITDA12.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.1%
Return on capital16.1%
Graham number -70.8%$66.58

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($66.58); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.70% 7.40% 8.40% -0.70% 8.70% 9.90% 9.40% 9.00% 8.70% 9.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
18.50% 18.50% 18.70% 15.00% 19.50% 19.70% 19.00% 20.10% 20.50% 20.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
9.40% 9.50% 9.80% 0.60% 9.00% 12.10% 11.50% 11.50% 11.30% 12.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
22.80% 27.20% 29.80% -2.20% 22.40% 43.30% 44.60% 45.80% 45.40% 54.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
126.0M 126.0M 125.4M 129.9M 131.8M 129.0M 122.9M 120.8M 118.4M 116.3M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$703.5M $779.6M $470.4M $165.5M -$284.9M $480.4M $517.1M $1.18B $1.89B $1.42B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
9.10% 10.90% 12.10% -0.50% 5.90% 9.40% 9.60% 9.10% 8.30% 9.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.70% 7.70% 9.60% 3.30% 13.00% 9.20% 9.40% 9.00% 8.80% 8.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.45× 0.42× 0.39× 0.40× 0.33× 0.41× 0.40× 0.61× 0.92× 0.74× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.80 $4.73 $5.69 -$0.43 $4.77 $7.39 $7.99 $8.51 $8.86 $10.38 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC trades at about 21.9× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.3×–30.6×, median 21.8×).

15.3× 30.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15.3×–30.6×); dot = today's 21.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin20.3%20.5%20.1%19.0%19.7%19.5%15.0%18.7%18.5%18.5%
Operating margin12.0%11.3%11.5%11.5%12.1%9.0%0.6%9.8%9.5%9.4%
Net margin9.1%8.7%9.0%9.4%9.9%8.7%-0.7%8.4%7.4%6.7%
FCF margin8.5%8.8%9.0%9.4%9.2%13.0%3.3%9.6%7.7%8.7%
Return on assets9.4%8.3%9.1%9.6%9.4%5.9%-0.5%12.1%10.9%9.1%
Return on equity54.7%45.4%45.8%44.6%43.3%22.4%-2.2%29.8%27.2%22.8%
Debt / equity0.74×0.92×0.61×0.40×0.41×0.33×0.40×0.39×0.42×0.45×
Current ratio0.310.420.380.510.641.010.610.610.400.46

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-05-25. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.