Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI)

Return on equity (ROE)

		Feb 28, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	Aug 31, 2024	May 31, 2024	May 26, 2024	Feb 29, 2024	Feb 25, 2024	Nov 30, 2023	Nov 26, 2023	Aug 31, 2023	Aug 27, 2023	May 31, 2023	May 28, 2023	Feb 28, 2023	Feb 26, 2023	Nov 30, 2022	Nov 27, 2022	Aug 31, 2022	Aug 28, 2022	May 31, 2022
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	1,053,800	1,038,500	1,136,300	1,242,000	1,146,000	1,050,000	931,600	813,200	916,200	1,019,200	1,111,300	1,203,400	1,075,500	947,600	854,000	760,400	854,900	949,400	1,003,400	1,057,400
Total stockholders’ equity	US$ in thousands	2,203,000	2,070,900	2,143,700	2,242,500	2,242,500	2,180,900	2,180,900	2,039,700	2,039,700	2,148,000	2,148,000	2,201,500	2,201,500	2,043,900	2,043,900	2,020,900	2,020,900	2,064,100	2,064,100	2,198,200
ROE		47.83%	50.15%	53.01%	55.38%	51.10%	48.15%	42.72%	39.87%	44.92%	47.45%	51.74%	54.66%	48.85%	46.36%	41.78%	37.63%	42.30%	46.00%	48.61%	48.10%

February 28, 2025 calculation

ROE = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total stockholders’ equity
= $1,053,800K ÷ $2,203,000K
= 47.83%

Darden Restaurants Inc has demonstrated fluctuating return on equity (ROE) over the given period. The ROE started at a strong 48.10% on May 31, 2022, and showed a slight increase to 48.61% by August 28, 2022. However, there was a decrease in ROE to 46.00% by the end of August 2022.

The trend continued with a further decline in ROE to 42.30% by November 27, 2022. The decrease persisted as the ROE dropped to 37.63% on November 30, 2022. However, there was a recovery in the performance, with the ROE rebounding to 41.78% by February 26, 2023, and further increasing to 46.36% by February 28, 2023.

The ROE reached its peak for the period at 55.38% on May 31, 2024, before marginally declining to 47.83% by February 28, 2025. Overall, the company has experienced fluctuations in its ROE, indicating varying levels of profitability and efficiency in generating returns for its shareholders.