Darden Restaurants annual operating margin
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Darden Restaurants Operating Margin Growth & History (DRI)
Darden Restaurants's operating margin was 11.98% for fiscal 2026.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| 2026 | 2026-05-31 | 11.98% | +0.70 pp |
| 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 11.28% | −0.26 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 11.54% | +0.08 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 11.46% | −0.61 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 12.07% | +3.05 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 9.01% | +8.40 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-05-31 | 0.61% | −9.17 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 9.78% | +0.29 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 9.49% | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 9.45% | +0.48 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 8.97% | +3.54 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 5.43% | +0.52 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 4.91% | −1.84 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 6.76% | +0.09 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 6.67% | −1.97 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 8.63% | +0.99 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 7.64% | +0.54 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-05-31 | 7.10% | −0.67 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-05-25 | 7.77% | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| Q4 2026 | 2026-05-31 | 13.90% | +2.20 pp |
| Q3 2026 | 2026-02-22 | 12.15% | −1.09 pp |
| Q2 2026 | 2025-11-23 | 10.33% | +0.22 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-08-24 | 11.14% | +1.38 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 11.70% | −1.67 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-02-23 | 13.24% | +0.22 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2024-11-24 | 10.11% | −0.10 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-08-25 | 9.76% | +0.50 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 13.37% | −0.15 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-02-25 | 13.02% | +0.46 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2023-11-26 | 10.21% | +0.83 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-08-27 | 9.26% | −0.72 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 13.52% | +0.53 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-02-26 | 12.56% | +0.28 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2022-11-27 | 9.38% | −1.30 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-08-28 | 9.98% | −2.19 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 12.99% | −1.20 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-02-27 | 12.28% | +3.74 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-11-28 | 10.68% | +3.39 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-08-29 | 12.17% | +8.46 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 14.19% | +60.81 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-02-28 | 8.54% | −3.32 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-11-29 | 7.29% | −0.50 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-08-30 | 3.71% | −5.74 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-05-31 | −46.62% | −56.93 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-02-23 | 11.86% | +0.04 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-11-24 | 7.79% | +0.29 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-08-25 | 9.44% | +0.27 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 10.31% | −0.47 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-02-24 | 11.82% | +0.85 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2018-11-25 | 7.50% | +0.65 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-08-26 | 9.17% | +0.16 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 10.78% | +1.98 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-02-25 | 10.97% | −1.25 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2017-11-26 | 6.85% | −0.24 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-08-27 | 9.01% | −0.40 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 8.80% | −1.54 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-02-26 | 12.22% | +0.24 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2016-11-27 | 7.09% | +2.01 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-08-28 | 9.41% | +1.45 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 10.34% | +2.33 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-02-28 | 11.97% | +2.13 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-11-29 | 5.08% | +6.42 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-08-30 | 7.95% | +3.72 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 8.01% | −2.18 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-02-22 | 9.84% | +4.34 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-11-23 | −1.34% | −1.46 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-08-24 | 4.24% | +0.98 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 10.19% | −113.00 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-02-23 | 5.51% | +36.97 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-11-24 | 0.12% | +40.11 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-08-25 | 3.25% | +40.77 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 123.20% | +127.18 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-02-24 | −31.46% | −41.55 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-11-25 | −39.99% | −43.95 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-08-26 | −37.52% | −45.08 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-05-27 | −3.98% | −13.33 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-02-26 | 10.08% | +0.01 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2011-11-27 | 3.96% | −2.02 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-08-28 | 7.57% | −1.24 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 9.35% | +0.92 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-02-27 | 10.07% | +0.71 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2010-11-28 | 5.98% | +1.06 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-08-29 | 8.81% | +1.29 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 8.43% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-02-28 | 9.36% | +1.10 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2009-11-29 | 4.92% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-08-30 | 7.51% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-02-22 | 8.26% | — |
Darden Restaurants operating margin trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Darden Restaurants's operating margin increased from 9.01% to 11.98%, a change of +2.97 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2026, shows 13.90%.
About the metric
What operating margin means
Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.
Calculation and source
How operating margin is calculated
TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income 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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Darden keeps annual guidance as Olive Garden growth trails LongHorn
Darden Restaurants ($DRI) grew fiscal first-quarter sales 5.1% to $3.2 billion. Same-restaurant sales rose 3.1% on its fiscal-calendar measure, with LongHorn Steakhouse up 6.2% and Olive Garden up 1.1%. Net income nevertheless declined to $ ...
