Return on equity
How much profit the company generates per dollar of capital that belongs to shareholders. The classic measure of how hard the owners' money is working.
Definition
How it is computed here
| Formula | net income ÷ average shareholders' equity |
|---|---|
| Unit | Ratio (shown as %) |
| Period | One fiscal year, as reported |
| Source | Extracted from SEC filings; every value on an asset page carries the accounting tag and the filing it came from |
| Identifier | roe |
The limit
What this number does not tell you
ROE rises when equity shrinks, and equity shrinks when a company borrows to buy back its own shares. A very high ROE can mean an excellent business or a leveraged one, and the ratio cannot tell you which. Where equity is negative the ratio has no reading at all, and this site leaves it blank rather than printing a number.
Every metric on this site is published with its blind spot stated. A figure without its limit is half a fact.
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In the data
Highest reported return on equity
| ABBVAbbVie Inc. | 15367.3% |
|---|---|
| CLCOLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 1603.0% |
| SEATVivid Seats Inc. | 916.1% |
| MAXMediaAlpha, Inc. | 783.8% |
| ARECAMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION | 718.3% |
| HRBH&R Block, Inc. | 675.0% |
| AVAHAveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. | 634.7% |
| CHUCCHARLIE’S HOLDINGS, INC. | 547.7% |
From the most recent fiscal year of each company.