return on capital
noun[CorU]
FINANCE,ACCOUNTINGukus(abbreviationROC)(alsoreturn on capital employed)
a company'sprofitfor aparticularperiodcomparedwith thecapitalinvestedin thecompany. Thisshowshoweffectivelythecompanyis using theamountofcapitalinvestedin it to make aprofit:
Lastyeartheymade areturnoncapitalof 28%.
(alsoreturn on investment)
theprofitfrom aninvestmentcomparedwith theamountinvestedin it:
Ourinvestmentinrealestateproducedahealthy20%returnoncapital.