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Gross Margin for Darden Restaurants (DRI)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

44.0%

YoY change

+0.51pp

Trough year (2020)

18.0%

Peak year (2011)

24.0%

Gross Margin history chart for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: 21.9%

Gross Margin change chart for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: +0.51pp

Gross Margin history table for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2025

  • 202521.9%+0.51pp
  • 202421.4%+1.26pp
  • 202320.1%-0.60pp
  • 202220.7%-0.04pp
  • 202120.8%+2.71pp
  • 202018.0%-3.69pp
  • 201921.7%+0.13pp
  • 201821.6%-0.29pp
  • 201721.9%-0.34pp
  • 201622.2%+1.20pp
  • 201521.0%+0.43pp
  • 201420.6%-1.43pp
  • 201322.0%-1.22pp
  • 201223.3%-0.75pp
  • 201124.0%+1.11pp
  • 201022.9%+1.00pp
  • 200921.9%-0.55pp
  • 200822.5%-1.05pp
  • 200723.5%+0.06pp
  • 200623.4%+1.04pp
  • 200522.4%+0.41pp
  • 200422.0%+0.36pp
  • 200321.6%-0.88pp
  • 200222.5%+0.78pp
  • 200121.7%+0.41pp
  • 200021.3%+0.56pp
  • 199920.8%+0.59pp
  • 199820.2%+1.28pp
  • 199718.9%-3.67pp
  • 199622.6%+1.48pp
  • 199521.1%—

Gross Margin values are taken from Darden Restaurants's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Gross Margin at Darden Restaurants (DRI)

According to Darden Restaurants's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 44.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual gross margin for Darden Restaurants (DRI) came in at 21.88% – expanded 0.5 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 24.01% in 2011 and its low of 18.04% in 2020.

Darden Restaurants Gross Margin by Year

Darden Restaurants Gross Margin 2025: 21.9%

Darden Restaurants posted gross margin of 21.88% in 2025, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2024.

Darden Restaurants Gross Margin 2024: 21.4%

In 2024, Darden Restaurants reported gross margin of 21.37%, expanded 1.3 percentage points from 2023.

Darden Restaurants Gross Margin 2023: 20.1%

Darden Restaurants gross margin in 2023 was 20.11%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2022.

Darden Restaurants Gross Margin 2022: 20.7%

2022's gross margin for Darden Restaurants came in at 20.72%, contracted 0.0 percentage points from 2021.

Darden Restaurants Gross Margin 2021: 20.8%

Darden Restaurants gross margin in 2021 was 20.75%.

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