Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) scores 7.3 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for DRI stands at 7.3 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Darden Restaurants, Inc. in the high quality band. Businesses in this band tend to combine good returns with a sound balance sheet, even if one pillar lags the others. It rolls Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Set against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies, Darden Restaurants, Inc. lands at the 93rd percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. A typical company in the group scores 5.0, and the best quarter starts from 6.1. Darden Restaurants, Inc. is well above that typical reading.
Profitability scores 8.3 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 176 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.1, so Darden Restaurants, Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 85th percentile. High profitability means each unit of capital and of sales is turning into more profit than at most of its peers, which is usually the first sign of pricing power or a cost advantage.
On solvency, Darden Restaurants, Inc. scores 6.3, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.9 across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it in line with them, at the 55th percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s growth score is 5.5 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.0 among 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 66th percentile. Growth near the median is neither a reason to buy nor a concern, but it does mean the quality case rests more on the other pillars.
On efficiency, Darden Restaurants, Inc. scores 6.8, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it above them, at the 70th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s predictability score is 9.1 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.0 among 178 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 99th percentile. A strong predictability score rewards consistency: revenue and earnings that rarely surprise in either direction.
The gap between Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: predictability at 9.1 against growth at 5.5, 3.6 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with predictability suits a steady compounder, even if the other pillars are less striking. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. has no pillar below the median of Consumer Discretionary companies, which leaves little room to rise. Its exposure is to slippage instead, and profitability carries the most weight: one point less there would mean an overall of roughly 7.0 rather than 7.3. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Darden Restaurants, Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Consumer Discretionary companies below are nearest to Darden Restaurants, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Darden Restaurants, Inc. scores 7.3 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. ranks at the 93rd percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s 7.3.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for DRI are in the app.
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