return on capital
noun [ C or U ]
FINANCE, ACCOUNTING ukus( abbreviation ROC) (also return on capital employed)
a company's profit for a particular period compared with the capital invested in the company. This shows how effectively the company is using the amount of capital invested in it to make a profit:
Last year they made a return on capital of 28%.
(also return on investment)
the profit from an investment compared with the amount invested in it:
Our investment in real estate produced a healthy 20% return on capital.