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Return on assets  (ROA) - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  rendement de l'actif (n.m.) , rentabilité de l'actif (n.f.) , retour sur actifs (n.m.)     ES  rendimiento de los activos (n.m.) , retorno sobre los activos (n.m.)     DE  Eigenkapitalrendite (n.f.) , Eigenkapitalrentabilität (n.f.) , Unternehmerrentabilität (n.f.) 

  Concise definition of the term return on assets

Return on assets is an accounting ration that measures how profitable a company is relative to the assets it employs.

  Comprehensive definition of the term return on assets

ROA is calculated by dividing the company's net profit by its total assets.
It measures how efficient a company's management is at employing its assets to generate earnings, displayed as a percentage.

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