ROIC Calculator — Return on Invested Capital
Find whether a company truly creates value for shareholders by comparing its after-tax operating return on capital to the cost of that capital. Enter EBIT, tax rate, equity, debt and cash.
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After-tax operating profit per dollar of capital invested in the business
13.74%
ROICEquity
64%
Debt
32%
Cash
4%
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NOPAT (after-tax operating profit)
200,000 × (1 − 21%) = 158,000Removes the tax shield so the return is capital-structure neutral. - 2
Invested capital
800,000 + 400,000 − 50,000 = 1,150,000 - 3
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
158,000 ÷ 1,150,000 × 100 = 13.74
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ROIC = NOPAT ÷ Invested Capital × 100. NOPAT = EBIT × (1 − tax rate); Invested Capital = Equity + Debt − Cash. When ROIC exceeds WACC, the business creates economic value. High-quality businesses sustain ROIC of 15–30%+ over many years; capital-intensive sectors typically sit closer to their cost of capital.
Formula
How this is calculated
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measures the after-tax operating profit a business generates from every dollar of capital that providers of funds — both equity and debt holders — have invested in it. Unlike ROE (which reflects only equity-financed returns and is inflated by leverage) or ROA (which includes non-interest-bearing liabilities), ROIC focuses specifically on the capital that carries an explicit cost: equity and interest-bearing debt, less cash held on the balance sheet (since idle cash is not "working" in the business).
NOPAT (Net Operating Profit After Tax) is computed from EBIT rather than net income, stripping out interest payments to make the return measure independent of capital structure: NOPAT = EBIT × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested Capital = Total Equity + Interest-Bearing Debt − Cash. Dividing these gives ROIC, a ratio that compares the return generated to the full pool of capital deployed.
The critical benchmark for ROIC is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). When ROIC > WACC, the business is creating economic value (earning more than the minimum required by its capital providers). When ROIC < WACC, the business destroys value even if it reports accounting profits. Companies that sustain ROIC > WACC over many years — typically 15–25%+ for high-quality businesses — tend to compound shareholder wealth. Note: EBIT figures exclude non-recurring items for a more representative picture; operating leases and goodwill treatment can significantly affect the invested capital calculation in practice.
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ROE is inflated by leverage — a company can boost ROE simply by borrowing more without improving operations. ROA includes all liabilities, mixing operating obligations (accounts payable) with invested capital (debt). ROIC uses only capital that carries an explicit cost (equity + interest-bearing debt − cash), making it structure-neutral and directly comparable to WACC to determine whether a company creates or destroys value.
A "good" ROIC must be compared to the company's WACC. If WACC is 8%, an ROIC of 10% creates value while an ROIC of 6% destroys it. In absolute terms, high-quality capital-allocators (consumer franchises, dominant software businesses, healthcare) often sustain ROIC of 20–50%+. Capital-intensive sectors like utilities and telecoms typically operate near their WACC (6–10%). The spread of ROIC over WACC is what matters.
There are two approaches. Including goodwill and acquired intangibles in invested capital reflects the full acquisition cost — a more rigorous test of whether acquisitions earned their price. Excluding goodwill tests only the returns on tangible operational capital. Both approaches are used by analysts; the key is consistency when comparing periods or companies. Inflated goodwill from a large acquisition can suddenly make ROIC appear to fall sharply.
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TG we-Calculate Editorial Team. (2026). ROIC Calculator — Return on Invested Capital [Online calculator]. TG we-Calculate. https://we-calculate.com/mt/calculator/roic-calculator
TG we-Calculate Editorial Team. "ROIC Calculator — Return on Invested Capital." TG we-Calculate. 2026. https://we-calculate.com/mt/calculator/roic-calculator.
TG we-Calculate Editorial Team, "ROIC Calculator — Return on Invested Capital," TG we-Calculate, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://we-calculate.com/mt/calculator/roic-calculator
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