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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.75% for Q4 2025, up 1215.0% year-on-year from 0.06% in Q4 2024, and up 111.11% on a QoQ basis from 6.78% in Q4 2025.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.75% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 1215.0% year-over-year to 0.75%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.75% (up 1215.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.69%, up 1126.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 0.75%, up from 6.78% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.79% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 15.98% in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.66% (2022), against an average of 6.26%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 2904 bps; it then tumbled 1219 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.29% in 2021, then plunged by 72 bps to 9.1% in 2022, then soared by 109 bps to 0.79% in 2023, then tumbled by 1538 bps to 11.39% in 2024, then jumped by 107 bps to 0.75% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.75% (Q4 2025), 6.78% (Q4 2025), and 6.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 14.71%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 52.50%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 24.19%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 10.29%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 14.06%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 3.91%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 17.54%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 81.97%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 4.69%
10 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 91.88 Mn 71.96 Mn 260.24 Mn 0.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 0.75%
Oct 5, 2025 -6.78%
Jul 13, 2025 -6.69%
Apr 20, 2025 -9.56%
Dec 29, 2024 -11.39%
Oct 6, 2024 -5.51%
Jul 14, 2024 -3.23%
Apr 21, 2024 -0.33%
Dec 31, 2023 0.79%
Oct 1, 2023 -4.70%
Jul 9, 2023 -5.62%
Apr 16, 2023 -9.26%
Dec 25, 2022 -9.10%
Oct 2, 2022 -5.28%
Jul 10, 2022 -5.70%
Apr 17, 2022 -3.97%
Dec 26, 2021 -5.29%
Oct 3, 2021 -8.44%
Jul 11, 2021 -10.00%
Apr 18, 2021 -15.98%
Dec 27, 2020 -34.33%
Oct 4, 2020 -27.97%
Jul 12, 2020 -24.39%
Apr 19, 2020 -17.71%
Dec 29, 2019 -1.25%
Oct 6, 2019 -2.82%
Jul 14, 2019 -2.13%
Apr 21, 2019 -1.64%
Dec 30, 2018 -1.55%
Oct 7, 2018 1.78%
Jul 15, 2018 2.09%
Apr 22, 2018 3.87%
Dec 31, 2017 5.25%
Oct 1, 2017 2.15%
Jul 9, 2017 1.04%
Apr 16, 2017 1.16%
Dec 25, 2016 1.48%
Oct 2, 2016 5.37%
Jul 10, 2016 7.51%
Apr 17, 2016 8.99%
Dec 27, 2015 10.42%
Oct 4, 2015 9.18%
Jul 12, 2015 9.18%
Apr 19, 2015 8.68%
Dec 28, 2014 8.00%
Oct 5, 2014 8.36%
Jul 13, 2014 8.51%
Apr 20, 2014 9.32%
Dec 29, 2013 9.04%
Oct 6, 2013 10.01%
Jul 14, 2013 9.98%
Apr 21, 2013 8.87%
Dec 30, 2012 9.26%
Sep 30, 2012 7.87%
Jul 8, 2012 7.21%
Apr 15, 2012 6.69%
Dec 25, 2011 5.83%
Oct 2, 2011 5.16%