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DRI vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DRI 4
— MA 11
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: MA
LAST: $220.17 (-0.14%) • MKT CAP: $24.95B
gross-margins
20.30%
LAST: $638.01 (+0.36%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
41.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DRI VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DRI | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 20.30% | 41.00% | -20.70 | MA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.50% | 33.50% | -14.00 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.3x | 29.2x | -15.90 | DRI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.57% | 3.08% | -0.51 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 12.00% | 57.60% | -45.60 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.10% | 45.60% | -36.50 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | 16.40% | -7.00 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.78% | 0.49% | +2.29 | DRI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.63 | 11.17 | -8.54 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.60% | +0.10 | MA | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.3 | 70.6 | -8.33 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 0.90 | +0.03 | DRI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.3x | 31.2x | -11.90 | DRI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $24.95B | $556.88B | -$531.93B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DRI REV | MA REV | DRI GROSS % | MA GROSS % | DRI FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $13.21B | $32.79B | 20.3% | 44.0% | $617.5M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $12.08B | $28.17B | 20.5% | 44.0% | $531.0M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $11.39B | $25.10B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $638.4M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DRI // BETA 0.93
MA // BETA 0.90