HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt ROEThe financial definition for ROE:See: Return on equity Similar MatchesEuroequity issuesEuroequity issuesSecurities sold in the Euromarket. That is, securities initially sold to investors simultaneously in several national markets by an international syndicate. Related: External market. MicroeconomicsMicroeconomicsAnalysis of the behavior of individual economic units such as companies, industries, or households. Return on equity (ROE)Return on equity (ROE)Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by common stockholder equity (adjusted for stock splits). Result is shown as a percentage. Investors use ROE as a measure of how a company is using its money. ROE may be decomposed into return on assets (ROA) multiplied by financial leverage (total assets/total equity). Click to compare definitions of ROE Click to view definitions beginning ro |