Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.87% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 2.00 percentage points from 13.87% a year earlier but down 0.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Darden Restaurants posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.29%, up 2.25 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +8.61 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.03% in FY2025 (-1.27 pp), 15.30% in FY2024 (+0.73 pp), 14.57% in FY2023 (+0.97 pp) and 13.60% in FY2022 (+5.92 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 11.44% in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of 16.04% in fiscal Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 16.71 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 1.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 16.04% (Q4 2026), 14.06% (Q3 2026) and 14.32% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 195.98 Bn | 190.80 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 22.88% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 120.13 Bn | 107.76 Bn | - | 15.26% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 44.36 Bn | 41.25 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 65.06% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 43.92 Bn | 40.41 Bn | - | 23.30% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.10 Bn | 22.88 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.61% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.62 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.87% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.61% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 17.38 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.08 Bn | 11.42 Bn | - | 17.04% |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 11.07 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 476.38 Mn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 15.87% |
| 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% |
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Darden Restaurants Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DRI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();