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What is ROIC?

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measures how efficiently a company generates profit from all the capital invested in it — both debt and equity — making it a key measure of a company’s competitive advantage and capital allocation skill.

The formula

ROIC = (NOPAT / Total Invested Capital) × 100. Comparing ROIC to a company’s cost of capital (WACC) shows whether it’s genuinely creating value: ROIC above WACC means value creation, below WACC means value destruction.

This calculator is for general financial-analysis education.

Last reviewed August 2026