Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2025)
Dingdong (Cayman)'s Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.90% for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, down 4.05 percentage points from 10.95% a year earlier and down 2.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Dingdong (Cayman)'s Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.67%, up 7.66 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last four years, with a four-year change of +8.11 percentage points (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.01% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.02 pp), 0.00% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.02 pp), -0.02% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+0.41 pp) and -0.43% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.90 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a gain of 13.46 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a drop of 4.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DDL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 9.14% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025), 11.01% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) and 10.67% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 998.27 Bn | 954.70 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 467.84 Bn | 391.12 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 21.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.10 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.65% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.00 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 13.53% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.48 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.44 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.95 Bn | 21.57 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.95 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.60% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.92 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 21.39% |
| 10 | Dingdong (Cayman) | 390.32 Mn | -1.05 Bn | 1.65 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.73% |
API Access
Dingdong (Cayman) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DDL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "DDL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DDL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();