Darden Restaurants (DRI) Margins & Profitability 2020-2026

Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends

Margins

Profit margins across the income statement

Gross Margin: 21.0%
EBITDA Margin: 16.4%
Op. Margin: 12.1%
Net Margin: 9.2%

Op. margin of 12.1% is down 1.1% YoY — costs are rising relative to revenue. Net margin at 9.2% and gross margin of 21.0% — earnings take a bigger bite when COGS stays lean..

Gross Margin (%)

Revenue left after direct cost of goods sold

EBITDA Margin (%)

Operating profitability independent of capital structure

Operating & Net Margins (%)

How much of each dollar becomes profit