DRI vs MCD
Darden Restaurants Inc. and Mcdonalds Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DRI | MCD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $26.9B |
| Net income | $1.2B | $8.6B |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | · |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 31.9% |
| Return on equity | 53.4% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $10.38 | $11.95 |
| Dividend / share | $6.00 | $7.17 |
| Payout ratio | 57.4% | 59.7% |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $7.2B |
| Equity | $2.2B | $-1.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.96× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.31× | 0.95× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.9% | 7.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 13.9% | 12.6% |
MCD bills 2.0× the revenue of DRI, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (31.9% against 9.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DRI | MCD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $26.9B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $25.9B |
| FY2023 | $11.4B | $25.5B |
| FY2022 | $10.5B | $23.2B |
| FY2021 | $9.6B | $23.2B |
| FY2020 | $7.2B | $19.2B |
| FY2019 | $7.8B | $21.4B |
| FY2018 | $8.5B | $21.3B |
| FY2017 | $8.1B | $22.8B |
| FY2016 | $7.2B | $24.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DRI | MCD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | $8.6B |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $8.2B |
| FY2023 | $1.0B | $8.5B |
| FY2022 | $981.9M | $6.2B |
| FY2021 | $952.8M | $7.5B |
| FY2020 | $629.3M | $4.7B |
| FY2019 | $-52.4M | $6.0B |
| FY2018 | $713.4M | $5.9B |
| FY2017 | $596.0M | $5.2B |
| FY2016 | $479.1M | $4.7B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$13,674,100,000 | MCD |
| FY2024 | −$13,843,300,000 | MCD |
| FY2023 | −$14,104,000,000 | MCD |
| FY2022 | −$12,695,200,000 | MCD |
| FY2021 | −$13,592,900,000 | MCD |
| FY2020 | −$12,011,700,000 | MCD |
| FY2019 | −$13,557,500,000 | MCD |
| FY2018 | −$12,747,500,000 | MCD |
| FY2017 | −$14,740,300,000 | MCD |
| FY2016 | −$17,451,700,000 | MCD |
| FY2015 | −$18,479,500,000 | MCD |
| FY2014 | −$20,677,300,000 | MCD |
| FY2013 | −$21,820,100,000 | MCD |
| FY2012 | −$21,646,000,000 | MCD |
| FY2011 | −$21,678,900,000 | MCD |
| FY2010 | −$16,574,400,000 | MCD |
| FY2009 | −$15,631,600,000 | MCD |
| FY2008 | −$16,304,900,000 | MCD |
| FY2007 | −$16,160,100,000 | MCD |
MCD has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −22.7 pp | MCD |
| FY2024 | −23.0 pp | MCD |
| FY2023 | −24.2 pp | MCD |
| FY2022 | −17.3 pp | MCD |
| FY2021 | −22.6 pp | MCD |
| FY2020 | −15.9 pp | MCD |
| FY2019 | −28.9 pp | MCD |
| FY2018 | −19.5 pp | MCD |
| FY2017 | −15.4 pp | MCD |
| FY2016 | −12.4 pp | MCD |
| FY2015 | −12.4 pp | MCD |
| FY2014 | −6.8 pp | MCD |
| FY2013 | −15.3 pp | MCD |
| FY2012 | −12.9 pp | MCD |
| FY2011 | −11.5 pp | MCD |
| FY2010 | −14.2 pp | MCD |
| FY2009 | −14.3 pp | MCD |
| FY2008 | −13.2 pp | MCD |
| FY2007 | −4.8 pp | MCD |
MCD has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 19 fiscal years.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MCD's net margin has been more volatile than DRI's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.5.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
MCD led in net margin in every one of the 19 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MCD's return on equity has been more volatile than DRI's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 7.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.0.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DRI and MCD over these 9 fiscal years — DRI led in 1 and MCD in 8.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.