DRI vs YUMC
Darden Restaurants Inc. and Yum China Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DRI | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.2B | $11.8B |
| Net income | $1.2B | $929.0M |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | · |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 53.4% | 16.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.38 | $2.51 |
| Dividend / share | $6.00 | $0.96 |
| Payout ratio | 57.4% | 38.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $840.0M |
| Equity | $2.2B | $5.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.96× | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 0.31× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.9% | 7.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 13.9% | 3.5% |
DRI and YUMC book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.1% against 8.5%).
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 | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.2B | $11.8B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $11.3B |
| FY2023 | $11.4B | $11.0B |
| FY2022 | $10.5B | $9.6B |
| FY2021 | $9.6B | $9.9B |
| FY2020 | $7.2B | $8.3B |
| FY2019 | $7.8B | $8.8B |
| FY2018 | $8.5B | $8.4B |
| FY2017 | $8.1B | $7.8B |
| FY2016 | $7.2B | $7.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DRI | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | $929.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $911.0M |
| FY2023 | $1.0B | $827.0M |
| FY2022 | $981.9M | $442.0M |
| FY2021 | $952.8M | $990.0M |
| FY2020 | $629.3M | $784.0M |
| FY2019 | $-52.4M | $713.0M |
| FY2018 | $713.4M | $708.0M |
| FY2017 | $596.0M | $398.0M |
| FY2016 | $479.1M | $498.0M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,413,900,000 | DRI |
| FY2024 | +$773,700,000 | DRI |
| FY2023 | +$412,000,000 | DRI |
| FY2022 | +$918,800,000 | DRI |
| FY2021 | −$223,000,000 | YUMC |
| FY2020 | −$1,066,900,000 | YUMC |
| FY2019 | −$969,100,000 | YUMC |
| FY2018 | +$95,400,000 | DRI |
| FY2017 | +$311,100,000 | DRI |
| FY2016 | +$95,200,000 | DRI |
| FY2015 | +$24,500,000 | DRI |
| FY2014 | −$170,000,000 | YUMC |
The higher-revenue side has changed between DRI and YUMC over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.6 pp | DRI |
| FY2024 | +0.0 pp | DRI |
| FY2023 | +0.8 pp | DRI |
| FY2022 | +4.4 pp | DRI |
| FY2021 | −0.5 pp | YUMC |
| FY2020 | −1.1 pp | YUMC |
| FY2019 | −9.1 pp | YUMC |
| FY2018 | −0.4 pp | YUMC |
| FY2017 | +1.9 pp | DRI |
| FY2016 | −0.5 pp | YUMC |
| FY2015 | +0.7 pp | DRI |
| FY2014 | +11.0 pp | DRI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DRI and YUMC over this period.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
YUMC's net margin has been more volatile than DRI's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 2.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.9.
12 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 YUMC over these 12 fiscal years — DRI led in 7 and YUMC in 5.
12 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 YUMC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 15.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.1.
11 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 YUMC over these 11 fiscal years — DRI led in 10 and YUMC in 1.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.