Darden Restaurants Operating Income 2011-2026 | DRI

Operating profit (also called operating income or profit from core activities) is a financial metric that reflects a company's profit from its main operational activities before interest expenses and taxes are taken into account.

Formula

Operating profit = Revenue – Operating expenses

Features of the metric

Evaluates business efficiency
Shows how well the company controls its production and administrative costs.
Independent of financial structure
Excludes the impact of debt burden (interest) and taxes, allowing objective comparison of companies.
Main source for growth
High operating profit provides resources for investments, business expansion, and increased competitiveness.

If a company shows strong operating profit, it signals to investors that the core business is operating efficiently, even if net profit is temporarily reduced due to debt or tax burden.

Annual Operating Income Darden Restaurants

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1.36 B	1.31 B	1.2 B	1.16 B	649 M	47.9 M	832 M	767 M	678 M	622 M	368 M	309 M	400 M	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
1.36 B	47.9 M	747 M

Quarterly Operating Income Darden Restaurants

2025-Q3	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
339 M	418 M	292 M	269 M	387 M	278 M	253 M	350 M	233 M	244 M	477 M	301 M	243 M	281 M	523 M	148 M	121 M	56.6 M	121 M	56.6 M	160 M	202 M	160 M	202 M	148 M	189 M	148 M	189 M	129 M	174 M	129 M	174 M	116 M	161 M	116 M	161 M	81.7 M	134 M	81.7 M	134 M	-20.9 M	67.6 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
523 M	-20.9 M	201 M

Operating Income of other stocks in the Restaurants industry

Issuer	Operating Income	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Wunong Net Technology Company Limited WNW	-2.05 M	-	4.09 %	$ 15.9 M	China
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store CBRL	55 M	$ 27.07	0.48 %	$ 602 M	USA
Ark Restaurants Corp. ARKR	-4.29 M	$ 6.77	-1.88 %	$ 24.4 M	USA
Fiesta Restaurant Group FRGI	-12.5 M	-	-	$ 215 M	USA
El Pollo Loco Holdings LOCO	42 M	$ 14.1	-0.07 %	$ 411 M	USA
Arcos Dorados Holdings ARCO	325 M	$ 8.14	1.43 %	$ 1.71 B	Argentina
Denny's Corporation DENN	45.3 M	-	-	$ 328 M	USA
Aramark ARMK	792 M	$ 40.4	0.25 %	$ 10.7 B	USA
BBQ Holdings BBQ	-11.2 M	-	-	$ 186 M	USA
Nathan's Famous NATH	36.5 M	$ 100.71	0.34 %	$ 412 M	USA
Kura Sushi USA KRUS	-4.76 M	$ 63.46	5.42 %	$ 756 M	USA
Good Times Restaurants GTIM	1.38 M	$ 1.19	-1.25 %	$ 13.1 M	USA
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE	187 M	$ 56.95	0.76 %	$ 2.66 B	USA
Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY	220 M	$ 11.65	-1.35 %	$ 455 M	USA
McDonald's Corporation MCD	12.4 B	$ 309.29	0.27 %	$ 221 K	USA
Chuy's Holdings CHUY	33.6 M	-	-	$ 668 M	USA
RAVE Restaurant Group RAVE	802	$ 2.58	4.88 %	$ 37.4 M	USA
Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG	1.94 B	$ 33.03	-0.99 %	$ 44.2 B	USA
RCI Hospitality Holdings RICK	-523 K	$ 25.46	9.32 %	$ 222 M	USA
Brinker International EAT	512 M	$ 149.45	1.67 %	$ 6.67 B	USA
Restaurant Brands International QSR	2.2 B	$ 74.94	-0.11 %	$ 24.7 B	Canada
FAT Brands FAT	-52.2 M	-	-	$ 2.56 M	USA
Shake Shack SHAK	62.5 M	$ 90.18	-0.72 %	$ 3.63 B	USA
Starbucks Corporation SBUX	2.94 B	$ 92.97	-0.93 %	$ 106 B	USA
The ONE Group Hospitality STKS	8 M	$ 1.83	-1.61 %	$ 56.8 M	USA
Potbelly Corporation PBPB	11 M	-	-	$ 511 M	USA
Del Taco Restaurants TACO	12 M	$ 10.21	0.1 %	$ 373 M	USA
Muscle Maker GRIL	-9.77 M	-	4.76 %	$ 42.5 M	USA
Texas Roadhouse TXRH	517 M	$ 167.81	0.36 %	$ 11.2 B	USA
Papa John's International PZZA	89.1 M	$ 34.85	2.41 %	$ 1.14 B	USA
Wingstop WING	179 M	$ 173.43	-5.36 %	$ 4.85 B	USA
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers RRGB	2.79 M	$ 3.2	2.4 %	$ 56.9 M	USA
Luby's LUB	-23.9 M	-	-	$ 55.3 M	USA
Yum China Holdings YUMC	1.29 B	$ 52.08	0.21 %	$ 19.2 B	USA
Noodles & Company NDLS	-27.8 M	$ 6.61	5.1 %	$ 301 M	USA
Domino's Pizza DPZ	954 M	$ 362.91	-1.06 %	$ 12.3 B	USA
BJ's Restaurants BJRI	14.1 M	$ 35.53	0.42 %	$ 822 M	USA
Bloomin' Brands BLMN	37.2 M	$ 5.76	2.95 %	$ 490 M	USA
Ruth's Hospitality Group RUTH	47 M	-	-	$ 691 M	USA
Cannae Holdings CNNE	-120 M	$ 10.52	-3.4 %	$ 594 M	USA
Jack in the Box JACK	-18.1 M	$ 11.11	-0.45 %	$ 212 M	USA
The Wendy's Company WEN	343 M	$ 7.23	0.91 %	$ 1.4 B	USA
Carrols Restaurant Group TAST	66.5 M	-	0.1 %	$ 492 M	USA
Yum! Brands YUM	2.57 B	$ 158.73	0.12 %	$ 44.3 B	USA
Flanigan's Enterprises BDL	632 K	$ 33.26	-	$ 61.8 M	USA