Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 16.04% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 284.0% year-over-year to 16.04% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 16.04% (up 284.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 16.29%, up 225.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 16.04% in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 14.06% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for DRI reached as high as 16.04% in Q2 2026 and fell as low as 12.86% in Q4 2024.
• A 5-year average of 13.99% and a median of 13.97% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1671 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 122 bps.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.76% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 14.09% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 12.86% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 14.32% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 16.04% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 16.04%, 14.06%, and 14.32% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.