Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.04% for Q2 2026, up 284.0% year-over-year from 4.18% in Q2 2025, and up 14.07% quarter-over-quarter from 14.06% in Q1 2026.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.04% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 284.0% year-over-year to 16.04%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 16.04% (up 284.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 16.29%, up 225.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 16.04%, up from 14.06% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.04% in Q2 2026, with the low at 12.86% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.97% (2022), against an average of 13.99%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1671 bps in 2022, then tumbled 122 bps in 2024.
- Darden Restaurants' Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.76% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 14.09% in 2023, then slipped by 9 bps to 12.86% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 14.32% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 16.04% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Return on Capital Employed at 16.04% in Q2 2026, 14.06% in Q1 2026, and 14.32% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 16.04% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 14.06% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 14.32% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 13.87% |
| May 25, 2025 | 13.19% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 13.14% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 12.86% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 13.69% |
| May 26, 2024 | 14.37% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 14.26% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 14.09% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 13.98% |
| May 28, 2023 | 14.62% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 14.39% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 13.76% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 13.65% |
| May 29, 2022 | 13.96% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 11.44% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 9.82% |