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

Darden Restaurants' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.06% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 92.0% year-over-year to 14.06%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 14.06% (up 92.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.03%, down 127.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 14.06% for Q1 2026 at Darden Restaurants, down from 14.32% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.62% in Q2 2023 to a low of 12.86% in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.87% across 5 years, with a median of 13.96% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 1671 bps in 2022, then plunged 122 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.76% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 14.09% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 12.86% in 2024, then rose by 11 bps to 14.32% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 14.06% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.06% (Q1 2026), 14.32% (Q4 2025), and 13.87% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.