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DRI vs MCD

Side-by-side comparison of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) and McDonald's Corporation (MCD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DRI and MCD operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $171.60B, about 7.1x DRI ($24.25B).
  • Over the past year, DRI is up 15.0% and MCD is down 21.2% - DRI leads by 36.2 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 16 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceDRI+15.00%MCD-21.17%
2025-10-17+0.00%2026-10-16
MetricDRIMCD
Company
Darden Restaurants Inc.
McDonald's Corporation
Price
$216.38+0.97%
$242.91+0.16%
Market cap
$24.25B
$171.60B
1M return
+4.64%
-2.25%
1Y return
+15.00%
-21.17%
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
16
16
Recent ratings
25
25
DRI

Darden Restaurants Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 30, 2021, it owned and operated 1,834 restaurants, which included 875 under the Olive Garden, 533 under the LongHorn Steakhouse, 170 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 81 under the Yard House, 63 under The Capital Grille, 44 under the Seasons 52, 42 under the Bahama Breeze, and 26 under the Eddie V's Prime Seafood brands. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

MCD

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer various food products and beverages, as well as breakfast menu. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 39,198 restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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