Darden Restaurants has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.6%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 41% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.4% per year. Darden Restaurants's return on equity is 55%, and it has net margins of 9.2%.
Key information
6.59%
Earnings growth rate
9.07%
EPS growth rate
Hospitality Industry Growth
28.09%
Revenue growth rate
9.37%
Return on equity
54.98%
Net Margin
9.19%
Last Earnings Update
31 May 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Darden Restaurants makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1DRI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 May 26
13,211
1,214
714
0
22 Feb 26
12,764
1,110
718
0
23 Nov 25
12,577
1,123
705
0
24 Aug 25
12,364
1,101
727
0
25 May 25
12,077
1,051
715
0
23 Feb 25
11,762
1,057
697
0
24 Nov 24
11,579
1,047
672
0
25 Aug 24
11,416
1,043
632
0
26 May 24
11,390
1,031
648
0
25 Feb 24
11,202
1,036
613
0
26 Nov 23
11,013
1,010
608
0
27 Aug 23
10,772
985
578
0
28 May 23
10,488
984
530
0
26 Feb 23
10,322
950
479
0
27 Nov 22
9,984
911
456
0
28 Aug 22
9,770
917
448
0
29 May 22
9,630
955
466
0
27 Feb 22
9,306
1,042
484
0
28 Nov 21
8,590
923
472
0
29 Aug 21
7,975
827
467
0
30 May 21
7,196
632
487
0
28 Feb 21
6,187
-216
484
0
29 Nov 20
6,801
-112
556
0
30 Aug 20
7,200
-184
605
0
31 May 20
7,807
-49
614
0
23 Feb 20
8,766
639
668
0
24 Nov 19
8,666
631
661
0
25 Aug 19
8,583
722
657
0
26 May 19
8,510
719
661
0
24 Feb 19
8,415
685
661
0
25 Nov 18
8,297
679
665
0
26 Aug 18
8,205
651
669
0
27 May 18
8,080
604
662
0
25 Feb 18
7,881
554
688
0
26 Nov 17
7,631
502
660
0
27 Aug 17
7,392
493
640
0
28 May 17
7,170
483
627
0
26 Feb 17
7,026
498
584
0
27 Nov 16
6,995
439
588
0
28 Aug 16
6,961
390
612
0
29 May 16
6,934
360
623
0
28 Feb 16
7,022
337
644
0
29 Nov 15
6,905
358
635
0
30 Aug 15
6,855
297
638
0
Quality Earnings: 1DRI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1DRI's current net profit margins (9.2%) are higher than last year (8.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1DRI's earnings have grown by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1DRI's earnings growth over the past year (15.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1DRI earnings growth over the past year (15.1%) exceeded the Hospitality industry 4.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst 1DRI's Return on Equity (54.98%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/06 10:50
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings
2026/05/31
Annual Earnings
2026/05/31
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Analyst Sources
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.