return on investment

American  

noun

1. the amount of profit, before tax and after depreciation, from an investment made, usually expressed as a percentage of the original total cost invested. ROI

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Example Sentences

While Nowak expects Amazon to begin capitalizing most of the costs by the fourth quarter, he noted that shareholders aren’t as forgiving without clearly defined returns on investment.

From MarketWatch

As the capex bill piles up, it becomes challenging to achieve a desirable return on investment.

From MarketWatch

The fall in AI-related chip stocks suggests that investments into AI are “deteriorating to the point” that returns on investment will be weak and further growth is not viable, he said in his report.

From MarketWatch

If “return on investment” becomes the top benchmark, educators will scramble to prove their college is the “best” for post-graduation wealth accumulation—forget the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The worry is they are building more computing power than they will be able to monetize, and returns on investment could be meager.

From The Wall Street Journal