Darden Restaurants Gross Margin Growth & History (DRI)

Darden Restaurants's gross margin was 20.30% for fiscal 2026.

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Darden Restaurants annual gross margin history

Darden Restaurants annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20262026-05-3120.30%−0.17 pp
20252025-05-2520.47%+0.37 pp
20242024-05-2620.11%+1.12 pp
20232023-05-2818.98%−0.76 pp
20222022-05-2919.75%+0.26 pp
20212021-05-3019.49%+4.50 pp
20202020-05-3114.99%−3.73 pp
20192019-05-2618.73%+0.25 pp
20182018-05-2718.48%−0.07 pp
20172017-05-2818.54%−0.25 pp
20162016-05-2918.79%+1.36 pp
20152015-05-3117.43%+0.84 pp
20142014-05-2516.59%−1.37 pp
20132013-05-2617.96%

Darden Restaurants gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Darden Restaurants's gross margin increased from 19.49% to 20.30%, a change of +0.81 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2026, shows 22.13%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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