DRI PEER ANALYSIS

Darden Restaurants Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

DRIDarden Restaurants Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Restaurants

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

DRIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	DRI	QSR	CPG	MTY	Ind. Median
P/E	19.76	35.97	26.77	5.61●	29.65
P/B	10.80	9.19	6.99	1.01●	1.94
EV/EBITDA	12.69	18.85	12.48	6.05●	14.57
P/S	1.80	3.58	1.11	0.74●	1.06

Financial Health
Metric	DRI	QSR	CPG	MTY	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.31	0.99●	0.70	0.69	0.72
Debt/Equity	274.2%	420.7%	114.9%●	127.6%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.50	5.65	1.67●	3.29	3.64

Profitability
Metric	DRI	QSR	CPG	MTY	Ind. Median
Net Margin	9.1%	10.0%	4.2%	13.1%●	3.0%
ROE	53.4%●	27.9%	27.8%	18.5%	8.0%
ROA	9.5%●	3.8%	7.6%	6.1%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	17.7%	27.1%●	10.3%	26.8%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	DRI	QSR	CPG	MTY	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.4%●	9.2%	-12.4%	0.6%	5.4%
NI Growth	15.0%	0.4%	9.1%	1,691.1%●	-1.1%
Div. Yield	3.0%	2.4%	2.1%	3.6%●	2.1%
Payout	57.4%	117.5%	54.8%	20.2%	45.9%

Valuation
Metric	DRI	TXRH	YUM	CMG	DPZ	BROS	Ind. Median
P/E	19.76	30.93	26.44	31.73	17.81●	114.06	29.65
P/B	10.80	8.47	-6.31●	19.14	-2.70	13.20	1.94
EV/EBITDA	12.69●	19.44	19.61	22.08	15.40	38.05	14.57
P/S	1.80●	2.12	5.42	3.80	2.12	5.26	1.06

Financial Health
Metric	DRI	TXRH	YUM	CMG	DPZ	BROS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.31	0.46	0.65	0.92	1.60●	1.33	0.72
Debt/Equity	274.2%	69.5%	-164.1%●	217.9%	-131.5%	166.6%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.50	1.19●	3.86	1.91	4.89	3.38	3.64

Profitability
Metric	DRI	TXRH	YUM	CMG	DPZ	BROS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	9.1%	6.8%	20.5%●	12.0%	11.9%	4.6%	3.0%
ROE	53.4%●	28.7%	—	49.2%	—	12.4%	8.0%
ROA	9.5%	12.3%	23.4%	16.3%	31.8%●	2.7%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	17.7%	11.6%	34.4%●	18.8%	20.1%	15.2%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	DRI	TXRH	YUM	CMG	DPZ	BROS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.4%	10.3%	9.7%	5.7%	5.2%	28.4%●	5.4%
NI Growth	15.0%	-4.3%	22.0%	-7.0%	-2.7%	85.0%●	-1.1%
Div. Yield	3.0%●	1.5%	1.3%	—	2.4%	—	2.1%
Payout	57.4%	44.4%	45.9%	—	40.2%	—	45.9%

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