Return on Invested Capital

Return on invested capital, or ROIC, measures after-tax operating profit relative to the capital invested in the business.

Return on invested capital, or ROIC, measures how efficiently a company converts invested capital into after-tax operating profit. It is useful for judging whether growth creates value above the cost of capital.

A common formula is:

ROIC = NOPAT / Invested capital

ROIC is strongest when compared with WACC. A business that earns ROIC above its cost of capital creates value; one below WACC destroys value. Use it with WACC by industry.

Related calculator: ROIC Calculator.