return on total capital

return on total capital definition - finance
A financial measurement that is calculated by totaling net income and interest expenses and dividing the resulting figure by average total capital. The ratio is expressed as a percentage and shows what the companyÂ’s return is on all of its capital. Also called return on capital.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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