Return on Investment

Definition 1
ROI. A measure of a corporation's profitability, equal to a fiscal year's income divided by common stock and preferred stock equity plus long-term debt. ROI measures how effectively the firm uses its capital to generate profit; the higher the ROI, the better.

Definition 2
More generally, the income that an investment provides in a year.




Return on Investment is ...
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