Return on equity (ROE) - Financial definition
Translations: FR rentabilité des capitaux propres (n.f.) , retour sur capitaux propres (n.m.) ES rendimiento de los fondos propios (n.m.) , rentabilidad sobre recursos propios (n.f.) DE Eigenkapitalrendite (n.f.) , Eigenkapitalrentabilität (n.f.) , Eigenkapitalverzinsung (n.f.)
Concise definition of the term return on equity
Return on equity is the amount of net income generated as a percentage of shareholders' equity.
Comprehensive definition of the term return on equity
By exposing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested, the ROE is a measurement of a company's profitability.
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