Head to head
Darden Restaurants vs McDonald's
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: DRI · MCD
DRI
Darden Restaurants
201.49-0.81%
1-year price shape — +9% over the period
Quant Rating D · 48/100
vs
MCD
McDonald's
230.88-0.68%
1-year price shape — -20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 19/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's trades cheapest on trailing earnings; McDonald's pays the highest dividend yield; McDonald's earns the most per share.
| DRI | MCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Last price | 201.49 | 230.88 |
| Change today | -0.81% | -0.68% |
| 1-year return | +8.5% | -20.1% |
| Market cap | $22.80B | $163.38B |
| 52-week range | 165.13 – 229.76 | 229.20 – 335.18 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 19.70 | 18.76 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 30th | 0th |
| P/B | 11.02 | -159.67 |
| Dividend yield | 3.04% | 3.18% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 10.38 | 11.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.17B | $8.46B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $13.37B | $27.70B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.1% | +3.8% |
| Gross margin | 21.7% | 57.4% |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 45.7% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 31.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.02B | $7.76B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 101.1% | 75.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 39 buy / 11 sell | 26 buy / 20 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 5.4% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 74% buy / 26% hold (19) | 58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26) |
| Analyst price target | $237 (+18%) | $298 (+29%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (48) | D (19) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 209,931 | 150,000 |
| Founded | 1938 | 1955 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.