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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q2 2026, down 1.0% year-on-year from 0.01% in Q2 2025, and down 32.85% on a QoQ basis from 0.02% in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2015 annual result came in at 0.04%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.01% in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for DRI reached as high as 0.18% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 0.01% in Q2 2026.
  • A 4-year average of 0.05% and a median of 0.02% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital dropped 16 bps — and 2025, when it advanced 1 bps.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2023, then tumbled by 62 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 66 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then plunged by 51 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.02% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.00%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.01%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.02%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.01%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.07%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.02%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.00%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.00%

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 0.01%
Feb 22, 2026 0.02%
Nov 23, 2025 0.02%
Aug 24, 2025 0.02%
May 25, 2025 0.02%
Feb 23, 2025 0.02%
Nov 24, 2024 0.01%
Aug 25, 2024 0.01%
May 26, 2024 0.02%
Feb 25, 2024 0.02%
Nov 26, 2023 0.04%
Aug 27, 2023 0.10%
May 28, 2023 0.18%
Feb 26, 2023 0.18%
Feb 28, 2021 -0.01%
Nov 29, 2020 0.00%
Aug 30, 2020 0.00%
Aug 25, 2019 0.17%
May 26, 2019 0.17%
Feb 24, 2019 0.10%