--- title: "Darden Restaurants: Metrics Guide" description: "Darden Restaurants revenue, margins, cash flow and balance sheet figures by fiscal year, taken from its SEC filings, with the ratios computed and explained." canonical: https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/darden-restaurants/metrics/ source: "Swoopr Investment: https://www.getswoopr.com" --- # Darden Restaurants: Financial & Operating Metrics Guide ## Direct Answer Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $13.2 billion for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, with an operating margin of 12.0% and net income of $1.2 billion, according to its SEC filings. Revenue grew 9.4% from the prior year. ## What Are Darden Restaurants's Key Financial Figures? | Fiscal year | FY2026ended May 31, 2026 | FY2025ended May 25, 2025 | FY2024ended May 26, 2024 | FY2023ended May 28, 2023 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Revenue | $13.2 billion | $12.1 billion | $11.4 billion | $10.5 billion | | Operating income | $1.6 billion | $1.4 billion | $1.3 billion | $1.2 billion | | Operating margin | 12.0% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% | | Net income | $1.2 billion | $1.0 billion | $1.0 billion | $982 million | | Net margin | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 9.4% | | Operating cash flow | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | | Capital expenditures | $734 million | $645 million | $601 million | $565 million | | Free cash flow | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Operating margin widened by 0.7 percentage points between fiscal 2025 and 2026, which separates pricing and cost discipline from revenue growth alone. ![Bar chart of Darden Restaurants revenue, operating income, net income for fiscal 2023 to 2026. In fiscal 2026, revenue was $13.2 billion, operating income $1.6 billion and net income $1.2 billion.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/darden-restaurants-metrics-revenue-profit.webp) *Darden Restaurants revenue, operating income and net income by fiscal year, from the figures in the table above. Select the chart to open it full size.* ![Line chart of Darden Restaurants operating margin and net margin for fiscal 2023 to 2026. In fiscal 2026, operating margin was 12.0% and net margin was 9.1%.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/darden-restaurants-metrics-margins.webp) *Darden Restaurants operating margin and net margin by fiscal year: operating income and net income as a share of revenue. Select the chart to open it full size.* ## What Does Darden Restaurants's Balance Sheet Show? | Cash and cash equivalents | $220 million | | --- | --- | | Long-term debt | $1.6 billion | | Total assets | $12.9 billion | | Total liabilities | $10.7 billion | | Shareholders' equity | $2.2 billion | | Current ratio | 0.3x | Balance sheet values are as of the end of fiscal 2026. Income statement figures describe a whole year; balance sheet figures describe a single day, so the two answer different questions. ## Where These Numbers Come From Every figure on this page is a value Darden Restaurants reported in its own SEC filings, read from the SEC's XBRL data (accession 0000940944-26-000025 for fiscal year 2026). Ratios are computed from those reported values. Figures were retrieved on October 7, 2026; a later amendment or a new annual report can change them, and the filing itself always takes precedence over this summary. Each fiscal year is labeled by the calendar year in which it ended, so a company that names the same period differently in its own filings (many retailers whose year ends in January) may use another label. A year is left out of the table when the SEC data set holds no value for it. A figure shown as "Not reported" means the company did not file a value under the standard tag Swoopr reads, not that the amount was zero. This page is educational and describes reported history only; it is not a forecast or a recommendation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What was Darden Restaurants's revenue in fiscal 2026? Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $13.2 billion for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, according to its SEC filings. ### What is Darden Restaurants's operating margin? Darden Restaurants's operating margin was 12.0% in fiscal 2026: operating income of $1.6 billion on revenue of $13.2 billion. ### How much free cash flow did Darden Restaurants generate? Darden Restaurants did not report both operating cash flow and capital expenditures under the standard tags for fiscal 2026, so free cash flow is not computed here. ## References - [SEC EDGAR: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC Form 10-K filed July 24, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094426000025/dri-20260531.htm) - [SEC EDGAR: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC annual and quarterly filings](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=940944&type=10-K) - [SEC: EDGAR application programming interfaces (XBRL frames and submissions data)](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces) ## Related Pages - [Darden Restaurants company dossier](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/darden-restaurants/) - [Darden Restaurants financial metrics](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/darden-restaurants/metrics/) - [Darden Restaurants financial risk indicators](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/darden-restaurants/risks/) - [Darden Restaurants peer comparison](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/darden-restaurants/competitors/) - [Darden Restaurants business model and revenue mix](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/darden-restaurants/business-model/) - [Fundamental analysis guides](https://www.getswoopr.com/learn/fundamental-analysis/) **[Swoopr Editorial Team](https://www.getswoopr.com/authors/swoopr-editorial-team/)** Swoopr's editorial team produces independent investment education content reviewed for accuracy and clarity. 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