Krispy Kreme DNUT
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$3.54 +0.04 (+1.14%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 22.15% for Q1 2026, down 2059.0% year-over-year from 1.13% in Q1 2025, and down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter from 21.94% in Q4 2025.

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Krispy Kreme's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.15% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2059.0% year-over-year to 22.15%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.15% (down 2059.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.76%, down 1943.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 22.15%, down from 21.94% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 1.59% in Q2 2022, with the low at 22.15% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.41% (2024), against an average of 4.65%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed grew 3 bps in 2022, then tumbled 2176 bps in 2025.
  • Krispy Kreme's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.99% in 2022, then sank by 50 bps to 0.49% in 2023, then slumped by 169 bps to 0.34% in 2024, then plunged by 6386 bps to 21.94% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 22.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DNUT's Return on Capital Employed at 22.15% in Q1 2026, 21.94% in Q4 2025, and 21.86% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kroger 36.79 Bn 33.46 Bn 8.12 Bn 5.80%
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.37 Bn 7.15 Bn 900.65 Mn 19.02%
3 Albertsons Companies 6.55 Bn 6.35 Bn 5.51 Bn 3.81%
4 Weis Markets 1.75 Bn 1.54 Bn 328.40 Mn 7.43%
5 Ingles Markets 1.23 Bn 777.13 Mn 332.44 Mn 6.26%
6 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.10 Bn 1.03 Bn 360.72 Mn -14.52%
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 762.33 Mn 553.01 Mn 1.46 Mn 5.86%
8 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 629.76 Mn 612.29 Mn 98.01 Mn 11.98%
9 Krispy Kreme 606.61 Mn 584.47 Mn 172.13 Mn -1.52%
10 Village Super Market 446.11 Mn 317.43 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 -1.52%
Mar 29, 2026 -22.15%
Dec 28, 2025 -21.94%
Sep 28, 2025 -21.86%
Jun 29, 2025 -20.08%
Mar 30, 2025 -1.55%
Dec 29, 2024 -0.34%
Sep 29, 2024 -0.10%
Jun 30, 2024 0.41%
Mar 31, 2024 0.37%
Dec 31, 2023 0.49%
Oct 1, 2023 0.86%
Jul 2, 2023 0.88%
Apr 2, 2023 0.95%
Jan 1, 2023 1.08%
Oct 2, 2022 0.99%
Jul 3, 2022 1.38%
Apr 3, 2022 1.59%
Oct 3, 2021 0.96%
Jul 4, 2021 4.66%