Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · as of 31/05/2026
DRI · NYSE · Consumer
Fundamental quality
75
out of 100
Darden Restaurants Inc grows profitably: it increases revenue at double digits (12.9% a year) without giving up profitability (net margin 9.1%). On fundamental quality it scores 75 out of 100, profiling it as a company with solid fundamentals. Its weakest area is its profitability (net margin 9.1%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Darden Restaurants is America's largest full-service restaurant operator: Olive Garden, LongHorn steakhouses and a collection of fine-dining brands. Middle America's tablecloth chain, run with a discipline that is the industry benchmark.
EPS growth: 16.8% · Revenue growth: 12.9%
Net margin: 9.1% · ROE: 54.7% · ROIC: 32%
Net debt/EBITDA: 0.99x
Source: SEC EDGAR · as of 31/05/2026
The score includes +1 for dividend strength: 5 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its profitability drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 98 Consumer companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,196 | 629 | — | -285 |
| 2022 | 9,630 | 953 | — | 480 |
| 2023 | 10,488 | 982 | — | 517 |
| 2024 | 11,390 | 1,028 | — | 1,262 |
| 2025 | 12,077 | 1,050 | — | 1,889 |
| 2026 | 13,211 | 1,207 | — | 2,112 |
Between 2021 and 2026, revenue went from $7,196M to $13,211M (+84%) and net income went from $629M to $1,207M (+92%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Compared with the previous close (February 22, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$6
per share, yearly
57.4% of earnings
Payout
at least 5 straight years raising it
Growth
That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.
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In terms of business quality, Darden Restaurants Inc scores 75 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of high fundamental quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Darden Restaurants Inc a profitable company?
Darden Restaurants Inc is profitable, with a net margin of 9.1%, though a thin one.
Does Darden Restaurants Inc have a lot of debt?
Not particularly. Its net debt is 0.99 times its EBITDA, a low level.
Is Darden Restaurants Inc growing?
Its revenue has grown 12.9% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 16.8%, and without interruption since 2021.
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