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Return on equity  (ROE) - Financial definition

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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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