Growth Metrics

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

Krispy Kreme's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.15% in Q1 2026, down 2059.0% year-on-year from 1.13% in Q1 2025, and down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter from 21.94% in Q4 2025.

Krispy Kreme has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 22.15% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2059.0% year-over-year to 22.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.15% (down 2059.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result 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.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 4.65%, with a median of 0.41% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed gained 3 bps in 2022 and plunged 2176 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing DNUT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 slipped by 1 bps to 22.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.15% (Q1 2026), 21.94% (Q4 2025), and 21.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kroger 43.85 Bn 40.52 Bn 8.12 Bn 0.77%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.84 Bn 8.64 Bn 5.51 Bn 3.81%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.22 Bn 7.97 Bn 917.28 Mn 20.00%
4 Weis Markets 1.79 Bn 1.59 Bn 330.25 Mn 7.52%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 788.88 Mn 729.89 Mn 345.20 Mn -14.27%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 662.10 Mn 641.38 Mn 102.44 Mn 12.42%
7 Krispy Kreme 562.50 Mn 489.27 Mn 356.92 Mn -22.15%
8 Ingles Markets 393.09 Mn -32.08 Mn 325.26 Mn 6.41%
9 Village Super Market 190.86 Mn 30.76 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 116.00 Mn 110.21 Mn 3,689.00 -93,184.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%