DRI vs QSR vs CMG
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
DRI53.3
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$216.35 +0.96%$24.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
QSR61.0
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$74.81 +0.93%$26.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
CMG55.7
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$29.88 −2.29%$37.8B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
DRI QSR CMG · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | 2026-08-06 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | +54 | +31 | −48 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 953 | 75 | 1,283 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 796 | 27 | 1,161 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +157 | +48 | +122 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 20.7x
41st
|
20.5x
37th
|
26.6x
52nd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.40
71st
|
2.72
82nd
|
2.41
76th
|
| Price / sales | 1.8x
61st
|
2.7x
71st
|
3.0x
77th
|
| Price / book | 11.8x
91st
|
6.8x
65th
|
17.2x
96th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | 20.1x
89th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 23.2x
46th
|
16.6x
27th
|
24.1x
50th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 13.7x
52nd
|
14.1x
59th
|
16.2x
69th
|
| Enterprise value | $30.9B
84th
|
$40.7B
87th
|
$42.6B
90th
|
| EV / sales | 2.3x
65th
|
4.2x
84th
|
3.4x
74th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 14.6x
40th
|
14.5x
37th
|
18.8x
70th
|
| EV / EBIT | 19.9x
44th
|
16.3x
26th
|
22.6x
48th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 29.2x
42nd
|
25.8x
27th
|
27.1x
31st
|
| Earnings yield | 4.8%
65th
|
4.9%
68th
|
3.8%
55th
|
| FCF yield | 4.3%
61st
|
6.0%
77th
|
4.1%
58th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 7.3%
52nd
|
7.1%
45th
|
6.2%
35th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $64.84
100th
|
$22.83
63rd
|
$6.50
21st
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.3%
68th
|
44.8%
87th
|
24.1%
35th
|
| EBITDA margin | 15.9%
74th
|
28.9%
90th
|
18.2%
77th
|
| Operating margin | 12.1%
65th
|
27.1%
90th
|
15.2%
81st
|
| EBIT margin | 11.6%
71st
|
25.7%
90th
|
15.2%
81st
|
| Net margin | 8.8%
77th
|
13.1%
87th
|
11.4%
81st
|
| NOPAT margin | 10.6%
74th
|
23.5%
94th
|
11.5%
81st
|
| FCF margin | 7.9%
58th
|
16.2%
90th
|
12.6%
87th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 13.4%
55th
|
19.0%
81st
|
18.7%
77th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 5.2%
10th
|
7.4%
35th
|
5.6%
16th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6%
45th
|
1.1%
81st
|
0.6%
42nd
|
| Effective tax rate | 12.7%
23rd
|
13.3%
27th
|
24.1%
60th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 55.1%
91st
|
35.5%
74th
|
49.6%
87th
|
| ROA | 9.1%
74th
|
5.0%
55th
|
15.7%
84th
|
| ROIC | 16.7%
68th
|
12.4%
61st
|
20.6%
87th
|
| ROCE | 15.5%
68th
|
11.0%
61st
|
25.0%
84th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.9%
65th
|
9.8%
58th
|
20.8%
81st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 21.1%
60th
|
10.0%
23rd
|
33.5%
80th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 33.7%
61st
|
17.4%
29th
|
33.8%
65th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 13.2%
71st
|
7.8%
61st
|
17.6%
89th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 14.2%
90th
|
7.3%
75th
|
19.8%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 49.0%
95th
|
34.6%
80th
|
44.3%
90th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -29.5%
26th
|
817.0%
100th
|
-38.1%
23rd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 8.1%
65th
|
6.5%
42nd
|
7.3%
45th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -13.9%
3rd
|
11.3%
81st
|
8.4%
68th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 7.5%
53rd
|
12.7%
73rd
|
10.2%
70th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 10.9%
64th
|
12.5%
72nd
|
12.7%
76th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 26.7%
77th
|
17.0%
73rd
|
8.0%
53rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 10.3%
56th
|
11.3%
60th
|
9.7%
52nd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 7.5%
56th
|
48.2%
76th
|
-7.9%
32nd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 6.3%
42nd
|
7.7%
50th
|
8.4%
54th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 10.5%
52nd
|
47.2%
72nd
|
-3.7%
36th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 8.6%
50th
|
7.5%
42nd
|
11.0%
54th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 10.6%
59th
|
13.9%
71st
|
21.7%
88th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -1.9%
28th
|
15.5%
64th
|
7.0%
44th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 11.6%
71st
|
9.8%
62nd
|
7.8%
52nd
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 8.9%
43rd
|
12.1%
61st
|
9.1%
46th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 0.9%
38th
|
10.3%
67th
|
-5.1%
19th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.9%
71st
|
1.9%
47th
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 22.4%
79th
|
3.8%
26th
|
49.6%
95th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 29.5%
53rd
|
39.2%
80th
|
25.7%
33rd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 11.8%
67th
|
26.9%
93rd
|
16.2%
77th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 9.0%
77th
|
13.2%
87th
|
12.7%
83rd
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 8.4%
60th
|
15.6%
93rd
|
12.5%
80th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.98
80th
|
0.97
70th
|
0.99
90th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.99
100th
|
0.53
43rd
|
0.87
77th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.73
20th
|
0.88
63rd
|
0.91
77th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $220.5M
58th
|
$1.1B
94th
|
$672.1M
84th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$6.4B
13th
|
−$14.6B
6th
|
−$4.7B
16th
|
| Working capital | −$2.2B
3rd
|
$29.0M
61st
|
−$374.3M
19th
|
| Current ratio | 0.30
13th
|
1.01
58th
|
0.72
39th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.20
3rd
|
0.92
58th
|
0.68
42nd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.07
0th
|
0.46
65th
|
0.51
68th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 44 days
13th
|
395 days
77th
|
256 days
45th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $6.6B
87th
|
$15.7B
94th
|
$5.4B
84th
|
| Debt / equity | 3.20
78th
|
4.07
91st
|
2.46
70th
|
| Net debt / equity | 3.10
78th
|
3.79
91st
|
2.16
70th
|
| Debt / assets | 50.1%
45th
|
62.5%
68th
|
61.1%
58th
|
| Debt / capital | 76.2%
78th
|
80.3%
91st
|
71.1%
70th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.12
30th
|
5.59
63rd
|
2.40
23rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.02
40th
|
5.21
67th
|
2.10
27th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 10.5x
70th
|
5.1x
48th
|
— |
| Cash interest coverage | 12.1x
67th
|
3.8x
26th
|
— |
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.7 yrs
45th
|
8.5 yrs
86th
|
2.3 yrs
21st
|
| Liabilities / assets | 84.4%
68th
|
78.4%
55th
|
75.2%
48th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB- | BB+ | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 350
35th
|
400
48th
|
125
13th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.03
48th
|
0.38
3rd
|
1.37
74th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.51
32nd
|
2.31
65th
|
1.63
35th
|
| Inventory turnover | 28.3
19th
|
27.4
15th
|
216.6
93rd
|
| Receivables turnover | 126.0
97th
|
12.3
10th
|
121.0
94th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 3 days
3rd
|
30 days
90th
|
3 days
6th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 13 days
81st
|
13 days
85th
|
2 days
7th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 19 days
52nd
|
56 days
94th
|
9 days
10th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −3 days
52nd
|
−13 days
10th
|
−4 days
39th
|
| Capex / revenue | 5.5%
52nd
|
2.8%
13th
|
6.1%
55th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.28
52nd
|
0.88
29th
|
2.01
87th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 59.2%
90th
|
6.7%
7th
|
9.5%
13th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.51
26th
|
1.45
22nd
|
1.64
41st
|
| FCF / net income | 0.89
37th
|
1.24
78th
|
1.11
63rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 59.2%
52nd
|
85.3%
93rd
|
67.4%
66th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 40.8%
48th
|
14.7%
7th
|
32.6%
34th
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.6%
74th
|
-2.3%
90th
|
-10.0%
19th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -10.8%
26th
|
-1.2%
84th
|
-16.4%
13th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
78th
|
1.00
78th
|
0.75
7th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 53
58th
|
61
84th
|
56
65th
|
| IS profitability | 61
84th
|
68
94th
|
62
90th
|
| IS growth | 56
52nd
|
65
74th
|
44
32nd
|
| IS value | 44
55th
|
42
45th
|
29
13th
|
| IS momentum | 79
61st
|
89
77th
|
70
39th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 50
23rd
|
50
23rd
|
100
81st
|
| IS quality | 60
45th
|
61
52nd
|
61
58th
|
| IS balance sheet | 32
35th
|
22
13th
|
48
68th
|
| IS earnings quality | 90
94th
|
87
90th
|
79
42nd
|
| IS cash flow | 51
45th
|
66
87th
|
60
77th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
55th
|
7
55th
|
5
19th
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.5
45th
|
1.9
23rd
|
6.0
87th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.69
45th
|
−2.58
58th
|
−3.52
3rd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −5.75
61st
|
−6.66
35th
|
−6.94
26th
|
| IS credit score | 51
55th
|
46
48th
|
76
87th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $24.5B
84th
|
$26.1B
87th
|
$37.8B
90th
|
| Revenue | $13.4B
94th
|
$9.7B
84th
|
$12.4B
87th
|
| EBITDA | $2.1B
84th
|
$2.8B
90th
|
$2.3B
87th
|
| Net income | $1.2B
84th
|
$1.3B
87th
|
$1.4B
90th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.1B
84th
|
$1.6B
90th
|
$1.6B
87th
|
| Total assets | $13.2B
90th
|
$25.0B
94th
|
$8.9B
84th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $2.1B
90th
|
$3.9B
97th
|
$2.2B
94th
|
| Employees | 209,931
97th
|
53,500
68th
|
130,301
90th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.0% | +0.9% | −2.3% |
| 1 week | +9.5% | +5.4% | −5.4% |
| 1 month | +4.7% | +3.0% | −10.8% |
| 3 months | +11.1% | +1.1% | −9.8% |
| 6 months | +7.6% | −4.5% | −16.6% |
| Year to date | +16.4% | +10.3% | −20.3% |
| 1 year | +14.9% | +7.9% | −28.5% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +67.9% | +24.1% | −18.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +60.1% | +38.2% | −17.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | DRI | QSR | CMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 63.1 | 61.0 | 34.2 |
| From 52-week high | −5.8% | −8.7% | −30.1% |
| From 52-week low | +28.0% | +15.9% | +6.6% |
| Beta | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.96 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17