DRI vs QSR
Darden Restaurants Inc. and Restaurant Brands International Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DRI | QSR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $9.4B |
| Net income | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | · |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| Return on equity | 53.4% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $10.38 | $2.35 |
| Dividend / share | $6.00 | $2.48 |
| Payout ratio | 57.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $1.4B |
| Equity | $2.2B | $3.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.96× | 3.33× |
| Current ratio | 0.31× | 0.98× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 13.9% | 7.5% |
DRI bills 1.4× the revenue of QSR, and QSR keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.4% 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 | QSR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $9.4B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $8.4B |
| FY2023 | $11.4B | $7.0B |
| FY2022 | $10.5B | $6.5B |
| FY2021 | $9.6B | $5.7B |
| FY2020 | $7.2B | $5.0B |
| FY2019 | $7.8B | $5.6B |
| FY2018 | $8.5B | $5.4B |
| FY2017 | $8.1B | $4.6B |
| FY2016 | $7.2B | $4.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DRI | QSR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $1.0B | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $981.9M | $1.5B |
| FY2021 | $952.8M | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $629.3M | $750.0M |
| FY2019 | $-52.4M | $1.1B |
| FY2018 | $713.4M | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $596.0M | $1.2B |
| FY2016 | $479.1M | $956.0M |
14 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$3,776,900,000 | DRI |
| FY2024 | +$3,670,700,000 | DRI |
| FY2023 | +$4,368,000,000 | DRI |
| FY2022 | +$3,982,800,000 | DRI |
| FY2021 | +$3,891,000,000 | DRI |
| FY2020 | +$2,228,100,000 | DRI |
| FY2019 | +$2,203,900,000 | DRI |
| FY2018 | +$3,153,400,000 | DRI |
| FY2017 | +$3,504,100,000 | DRI |
| FY2016 | +$3,024,200,000 | DRI |
| FY2015 | +$2,881,300,000 | DRI |
| FY2014 | +$5,565,200,000 | DRI |
| FY2013 | +$5,139,300,000 | DRI |
| FY2012 | +$3,950,100,000 | DRI |
DRI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 14 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
14 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.3 pp | QSR |
| FY2024 | −8.5 pp | QSR |
| FY2023 | −15.4 pp | QSR |
| FY2022 | −13.4 pp | QSR |
| FY2021 | −11.9 pp | QSR |
| FY2020 | −6.4 pp | QSR |
| FY2019 | −20.5 pp | QSR |
| FY2018 | −13.0 pp | QSR |
| FY2017 | −19.6 pp | QSR |
| FY2016 | −16.4 pp | QSR |
| FY2015 | −7.2 pp | QSR |
| FY2014 | +33.0 pp | DRI |
| FY2013 | −15.8 pp | QSR |
| FY2012 | +1.0 pp | DRI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DRI and QSR over this period.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
QSR's net margin has been more volatile than DRI's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 11.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between DRI and QSR over these 14 fiscal years — DRI led in 2 and QSR in 12.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DRI's return on equity has been more volatile than QSR's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 7.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.5.
3 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 QSR over these 3 fiscal years — DRI led in 2 and QSR in 1.
3 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.