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(ROI).  
(ROI).


A measure of how much return is received (or expected to be received) compared to the investment made.   
A measure of how much return is received - or expected to be received - compared to the investment made.   


Definitions of return and investment may vary depending on the specific use to which the measure is put.
ROI is usually expressed as a percentage.
 
 
Definitions of both return and investment may vary, depending on the use to which the measure is put.
 
For this reason - here as elsewhere - the basis of the calculation should be stated explicitly and applied consistently, for the avoidance of any doubt.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Accounting return on investment]]
* [[Accounting return on investment]]
* [[Incremental cash flows]]
* [[Internal rate of return]]
* [[Investment]]
* [[Payback period]]
* [[Return on assets]]
* [[Return on capital employed]]
* [[Return on capital employed]]
* [[Return on equity]]
* [[ROIC]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 14:44, 8 October 2023

(ROI).

A measure of how much return is received - or expected to be received - compared to the investment made.

ROI is usually expressed as a percentage.


Definitions of both return and investment may vary, depending on the use to which the measure is put.

For this reason - here as elsewhere - the basis of the calculation should be stated explicitly and applied consistently, for the avoidance of any doubt.


See also