Darden Restaurants vs Yum China
Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $13.2 billion in fiscal 2026, about the same as Yum China's $11.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Darden Restaurants' revenue grew 9.4% in its latest year, and Yum China's grew 4.4%. Darden Restaurants had an operating margin of 12.0%, against 10.9% at Yum China. Free cash flow was $1.1 billion at Darden Restaurants and $840 million at Yum China. Their fiscal years end in different months (May 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Darden Restaurants | Yum China | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, May 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $13.2B | $11.8B |
| Revenue growth | 9.4% | 4.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 12.9% | 7.4% |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 7.9% |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $840M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| Return on capital | 24.8% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.5x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.8% | −4.9% |
| Last close | $213.25 | $45.53 |
| P/E at the last close | 20.8× | 16.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $24.0 million | sold $10.8 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Darden Restaurants and Yum China pages.