return on invested capital
noun [C or U] (abbreviation ROIC)Definition
› FINANCE, ACCOUNTING a company's profit for a particular period compared with the capital invested in the company. This shows how effectively the company is using the amount of capital invested in it to make a profit: Last year they reported a 20% return on invested capital.
(Definition of return on invested capital noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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