Amazon.com (AMZN) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Price: $210.71
Market Cap: $2.22T
Avg Volume: 38.17M
Country: US
Industry: Specialty Retail
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Beta: 1.146
52W Range: $142.81-215.9
Website: Amazon.com

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Summary

Amazon.com's ROIC measures how effectively the company uses its invested capital to generate profits:

  • Annual: 11.48%
  • Quarterly: 4.71%
  • TTM: 16.08%

What is ROIC?

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measures how effectively a company uses its capital from debt and equity to generate profits. ROIC is a useful metric for comparing the efficiency of capital allocation between different companies or across time periods within the same company. A higher ROIC indicates a more efficient use of capital.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess Amazon.com's profitability include:

  • ROE (Return on Equity) - measures the return generated on shareholders' equity:
    • Annual: 15.07%
    • Quarterly: 5.91%
    • TTM: 21.82%
  • ROA (Return on Assets) - measures the return generated on the company's assets:
    • Annual: 5.76%
    • Quarterly: 2.62%
    • TTM: 8.53%

These metrics provide insights into Amazon.com's profitability and efficiency in using its capital and assets to generate returns. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual ROIC

11.48%

Quarterly ROIC

4.71%

TTM ROIC

16.08%

Amazon.com Historical ROIC
16.56%16.56%13.25%13.25%9.93%9.93%6.62%6.62%3.31%3.31%0.00%0.00%ROIC20152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Historical ROE
29.41%29.41%24.13%24.13%18.86%18.86%13.58%13.58%8.31%8.31%3.03%3.03%-2.24%-2.24%ROE20152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Historical ROA
7.93%7.93%6.23%6.23%4.52%4.52%2.82%2.82%1.12%1.12%-0.59%-0.59%ROA20152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024

Amazon.com Historical Profitability Metrics

The table below shows various profitability metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2023.

Year ROIC ROE ROA
2023 11.48% 15.07% 5.76%
2022 2.63% -1.86% -0.59%
2021 11.63% 24.13% 7.93%
2020 16.12% 22.84% 6.64%
2019 14.12% 18.67% 5.14%
2018 16.56% 23.13% 6.19%
2017 6.25% 10.95% 2.31%
2016 9.83% 12.29% 2.84%
2015 4.07% 4.45% 0.92%
2014 2.35% -2.24% -0.44%