(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company''s total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid 同义词:return on invested capital, ROI
Return on investment (ROI) is a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments."Return On Investment - ROI", Investopedia as accessed 8 January 2013 It is one way of considering profits in relation to capital invested.