DRI vs SBUX

Darden Restaurants and Starbucks Corporation, both Consumer Cyclical

Starbucks Corporation is the larger company at $115B against $24B. On trailing earnings DRI is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 21.1 against 62.3, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year SBUX returned +25% against +9.2% for DRI. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts DRI ahead, 8/10 against 4/10.

Darden Restaurants and Starbucks Corporationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureDRISBUX
Last close$219$108
Market cap$24B$115B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better21.162.3
Dividend yield2.7%2.3%
1-year return+9.2%+25%
5-year return+75%+0.4%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–108/104/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Darden Restaurants

Revenue of $3.7B in Q4 2026, net income $405M. Its largest reported line is Olive Garden, 42% of the disclosed total.

Starbucks Corporation

Revenue of $9.3B in Q3 2026, net income $1.0B. Its largest reported line is Beverage, 56% of the disclosed total.

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