DRI vs SBUX
Darden Restaurants Inc. and Starbucks Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DRI | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $37.2B |
| Net income | $1.2B | $1.9B |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | · |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 53.4% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $10.38 | $1.63 |
| Dividend / share | $6.00 | $2.45 |
| Payout ratio | 57.4% | 149.3% |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $2.4B |
| Equity | $2.2B | $-8.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.96× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.31× | 0.72× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.9% | 9.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 13.9% | 14.9% |
SBUX bills 2.8× the revenue of DRI, and DRI keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.1% against 5.0%).
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 | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $37.2B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $36.2B |
| FY2023 | $11.4B | $36.0B |
| FY2022 | $10.5B | $32.3B |
| FY2021 | $9.6B | $29.1B |
| FY2020 | $7.2B | $23.5B |
| FY2019 | $7.8B | $26.5B |
| FY2018 | $8.5B | $24.7B |
| FY2017 | $8.1B | $22.4B |
| FY2016 | $7.2B | $21.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DRI | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $3.8B |
| FY2023 | $1.0B | $4.1B |
| FY2022 | $981.9M | $3.3B |
| FY2021 | $952.8M | $4.2B |
| FY2020 | $629.3M | $928.3M |
| FY2019 | $-52.4M | $3.6B |
| FY2018 | $713.4M | $4.5B |
| FY2017 | $596.0M | $2.9B |
| FY2016 | $479.1M | $2.8B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$23,973,500,000 | SBUX |
| FY2024 | −$24,099,500,000 | SBUX |
| FY2023 | −$24,585,600,000 | SBUX |
| FY2022 | −$21,762,500,000 | SBUX |
| FY2021 | −$19,430,600,000 | SBUX |
| FY2020 | −$16,321,900,000 | SBUX |
| FY2019 | −$18,701,700,000 | SBUX |
| FY2018 | −$16,209,100,000 | SBUX |
| FY2017 | −$14,306,700,000 | SBUX |
| FY2016 | −$14,145,700,000 | SBUX |
| FY2015 | −$12,229,200,000 | SBUX |
| FY2014 | −$9,683,800,000 | SBUX |
| FY2013 | −$8,581,200,000 | SBUX |
| FY2012 | −$7,355,800,000 | SBUX |
| FY2011 | −$6,373,300,000 | SBUX |
| FY2010 | −$3,207,200,000 | SBUX |
| FY2009 | −$2,661,500,000 | SBUX |
| FY2008 | −$3,165,500,000 | SBUX |
| FY2007 | −$2,785,000,000 | SBUX |
SBUX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened 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 | +4.1 pp | DRI |
| FY2024 | −1.7 pp | SBUX |
| FY2023 | −2.4 pp | SBUX |
| FY2022 | −0.8 pp | SBUX |
| FY2021 | −4.6 pp | SBUX |
| FY2020 | +4.8 pp | DRI |
| FY2019 | −14.2 pp | SBUX |
| FY2018 | −9.9 pp | SBUX |
| FY2017 | −5.5 pp | SBUX |
| FY2016 | −6.5 pp | SBUX |
| FY2015 | −9.0 pp | SBUX |
| FY2014 | −2.1 pp | SBUX |
| FY2013 | +4.5 pp | DRI |
| FY2012 | −3.5 pp | SBUX |
| FY2011 | −1.7 pp | SBUX |
| FY2010 | −2.5 pp | SBUX |
| FY2009 | +1.7 pp | DRI |
| FY2008 | +2.2 pp | DRI |
| FY2007 | −1.5 pp | SBUX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DRI and SBUX over this period.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBUX's net margin has been more volatile than DRI's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 4.6 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
The lead in net margin changed hands between DRI and SBUX over these 19 fiscal years — DRI led in 5 and SBUX in 14.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBUX's return on equity has been more volatile than DRI's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 32.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.9.
12 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 SBUX over these 12 fiscal years — DRI led in 3 and SBUX in 9.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.