Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Paramount Global, ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 1,431) | 5,241) | 3,726) | 3,590) | 2,342) | |
| Invested capital2 | 44,287) | 45,938) | 41,069) | 37,244) | 15,419) | |
| Performance Ratio | ||||||
| ROIC3 | 3.23% | 11.41% | 9.07% | 9.64% | 15.19% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 30.10% | 52.45% | 33.62% | 32.72% | — | |
| Comcast Corp. | 3.20% | 8.38% | 6.52% | 8.40% | — | |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 20.47% | 43.26% | 34.56% | 27.63% | — | |
| Netflix Inc. | 13.33% | 17.47% | 12.41% | 10.33% | — | |
| Walt Disney Co. | 3.85% | 1.28% | -1.18% | 9.58% | 15.32% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2022 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 1,431 ÷ 44,287 = 3.23%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Paramount Global ROIC improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Paramount Global, decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2022 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Paramount Global, OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 1,431) | 5,241) | 3,726) | 3,590) | 2,342) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 519) | 766) | 633) | 967) | 322) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 1,950) | 6,006) | 4,359) | 4,557) | 2,664) | |
| Revenues | 30,154) | 28,586) | 25,285) | 27,812) | 14,514) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | (140) | 80) | 212) | 165) | (10) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 30,014) | 28,666) | 25,497) | 27,977) | 14,504) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| OPM3 | 6.50% | 20.95% | 17.09% | 16.29% | 18.37% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 25.43% | 34.97% | 25.81% | 23.20% | — | |
| Comcast Corp. | 10.68% | 20.21% | 18.80% | 20.42% | — | |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 25.55% | 40.15% | 38.27% | 34.39% | — | |
| Netflix Inc. | 19.29% | 22.76% | 16.83% | 14.43% | — | |
| Walt Disney Co. | 10.16% | 5.56% | -1.10% | 24.76% | 26.38% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2022 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × 1,950 ÷ 30,014 = 6.50%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Paramount Global OPM improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Paramount Global, TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Revenues | 30,154) | 28,586) | 25,285) | 27,812) | 14,514) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | (140) | 80) | 212) | 165) | (10) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 30,014) | 28,666) | 25,497) | 27,977) | 14,504) | |
| Invested capital1 | 44,287) | 45,938) | 41,069) | 37,244) | 15,419) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | ||||||
| TO2 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.94 | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | ||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 1.62 | 1.74 | 1.49 | 1.61 | — | |
| Comcast Corp. | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.50 | — | |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.06 | 1.08 | — | |
| Netflix Inc. | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.84 | — | |
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.75 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2022 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 30,014 ÷ 44,287 = 0.68
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Paramount Global TO improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Paramount Global, CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 1,431) | 5,241) | 3,726) | 3,590) | 2,342) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 519) | 766) | 633) | 967) | 322) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 1,950) | 6,006) | 4,359) | 4,557) | 2,664) | |
| Tax Rate | ||||||
| CTR3 | 26.61% | 12.75% | 14.52% | 21.22% | 12.09% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 27.09% | 13.97% | 12.78% | 12.46% | — | |
| Comcast Corp. | 47.01% | 18.38% | 25.15% | 18.36% | — | |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 30.06% | 15.37% | 15.06% | 25.65% | — | |
| Netflix Inc. | 17.55% | 10.36% | 12.87% | 14.95% | — | |
| Walt Disney Co. | 22.01% | 41.25% | — | 7.41% | 22.17% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2022 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 519 ÷ 1,950 = 26.61%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Paramount Global CTR decreased from 2020 to 2021 but then increased from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level. |