Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 55.98% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 9.48 percentage points from 46.50% a year earlier and up 3.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Darden Restaurants posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 53.41%, up 7.31 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +28.94 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 46.10% in FY2025 (-0.15 pp), 46.25% in FY2024 (+1.61 pp), 44.63% in FY2023 (+6.61 pp) and 38.03% in FY2022 (+13.56 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last 21 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year gain in Return on Equity [ROE] ranged from 0.03 percentage points (fiscal Q4 2025) to 51.77 percentage points (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 52.84% (Q3 2026), 52.12% (Q2 2026) and 48.50% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 163.51 Bn | 158.34 Bn | 6.42 Bn | - |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.11 Bn | 94.75 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.42 Bn | 36.40 Bn | - | 61.61% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.23 Bn | 34.12 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.82 Bn | 21.92 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.84% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.06 Bn | 21.17 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 55.98% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.84% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.18 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 17.31% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.25 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | 27.07% |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.91 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 478.23 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 55.98% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 52.84% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 52.12% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 48.50% |
| May 25, 2025 | 46.50% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 49.31% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 49.51% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 47.44% |
| May 26, 2024 | 46.46% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 49.03% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 48.16% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 45.22% |
| May 28, 2023 | 46.26% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 46.67% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 44.50% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 42.93% |
| May 29, 2022 | 42.50% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 43.06% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 34.80% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 29.61% |
API Access
Darden Restaurants Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();