Darden Restaurants Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (DRI)
Darden Restaurants's return on equity was 53.41% for fiscal 2026.
View full Darden Restaurants company overviewDarden Restaurants annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-31 | 53.41% | +7.31 pp |
| 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 46.10% | −0.15 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 46.25% | +1.61 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 44.63% | +6.61 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 38.03% | +13.56 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 24.47% | +26.68 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-05-31 | −2.22% | −33.32 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 31.10% | +3.36 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 27.74% | +4.11 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 23.64% | +6.14 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 17.50% | −14.10 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 31.60% | +18.03 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 13.58% | −7.54 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 21.11% | −4.06 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 25.17% | +0.30 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 24.87% | +1.76 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 23.11% | −1.57 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-05-31 | 24.69% | — |
Darden Restaurants quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 2026-05-31 | 18.78% | +5.32 pp |
| Q3 2026 | 2026-02-22 | 14.66% | −0.47 pp |
| Q2 2026 | 2025-11-23 | 11.02% | +0.81 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-08-24 | 11.36% | +1.92 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 13.46% | −0.47 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-02-23 | 15.13% | +0.31 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2024-11-24 | 10.21% | +0.08 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-08-25 | 9.45% | +0.50 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 13.93% | −0.91 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-02-25 | 14.83% | +0.73 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2023-11-26 | 10.13% | +0.96 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-08-27 | 8.94% | −0.11 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 14.84% | +2.28 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-02-26 | 14.10% | +3.87 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2022-11-27 | 9.17% | +1.87 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-08-28 | 9.06% | +0.76 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 12.56% | −1.11 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-02-27 | 10.23% | +5.11 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-11-28 | 7.30% | +3.32 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-08-29 | 8.30% | +6.76 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 13.68% | +34.22 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-02-28 | 5.12% | −4.95 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-11-29 | 3.98% | +2.91 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-08-30 | 1.53% | −5.61 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-05-31 | −20.55% | −29.38 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-02-23 | 10.07% | +0.27 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-11-24 | 1.06% | −4.05 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-08-25 | 7.15% | −0.29 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 8.84% | +0.76 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-02-24 | 9.79% | −0.83 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2018-11-25 | 5.11% | +0.91 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-08-26 | 7.44% | +1.72 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 8.08% | +2.00 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-02-25 | 10.62% | +1.97 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2017-11-26 | 4.20% | −0.15 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-08-27 | 5.72% | −0.15 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 6.08% | −1.14 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-02-26 | 8.66% | +3.24 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2016-11-27 | 4.35% | +2.39 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-08-28 | 5.87% | +2.24 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 7.21% | +2.61 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-02-28 | 5.41% | −0.75 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-11-29 | 1.96% | +3.51 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-08-30 | 3.63% | −19.86 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 4.61% | +0.56 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-02-22 | 6.16% | +0.91 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-11-23 | −1.55% | −2.51 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-08-24 | 23.49% | +20.09 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 4.04% | −2.60 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-02-23 | 5.25% | −1.80 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-11-24 | 0.96% | −0.85 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-08-25 | 3.40% | −2.59 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 6.64% | −1.71 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-02-24 | 7.05% | −2.36 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-11-25 | 1.80% | −1.16 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-08-26 | 5.99% | +0.43 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 8.36% | +1.24 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-02-26 | 9.40% | +1.45 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2011-11-27 | 2.97% | −1.01 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-08-28 | 5.55% | −0.46 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 7.12% | +0.93 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-02-27 | 7.95% | +0.17 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2010-11-28 | 3.97% | — |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-08-29 | 6.01% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 6.19% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-02-28 | 7.79% | — |
Darden Restaurants return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Darden Restaurants's return on equity increased from 24.47% to 53.41%, a change of +28.94 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2026, shows 18.78%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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