Darden posted 4.6% comparable sales growth with positive traffic in its fiscal fourth quarter, supported by gains across all banners, including 9.5% at LongHorn. Restaurant-level EBITDA margin rose 50 basis points to 22.1% as productivity efforts and sales leverage more than offset inflation.
Darden’s low-cost leadership in casual dining, paired with menu innovation like smaller portions, should appeal to stretched consumers amid a value convergence with limited-service peers.
A steep slowdown in full-service dining growth could expose Darden to more intense discounting pressure than we expect.
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DRI
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YUM
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SBUX
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 18.62 | 23.67 | 49.47 |
Price/Book Value | 10.30 | — | — |
Price/Sales | 1.75 | 4.89 | 3.13 |
Price/Cash Flow | 12.53 | 19.61 | 19.65 |
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DRI
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YUM
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SBUX
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Quick Ratio | 0.13 | 0.52 | 0.26 |
Current Ratio | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.92 |
Interest Coverage | 7.65 | 5.26 | 5.20 |
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Metric
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DRI
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YUM
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SBUX
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | — | 23.55% | 8.71% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | — | — |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | 49.42% | 16.99% |
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