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)
Fiserv Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 1,797) | 1,728) | 1,565) | 1,322) | 1,176) | |
| Invested capital2 | 59,700) | 60,165) | 62,514) | 9,909) | 9,201) | |
| Performance Ratio | ||||||
| ROIC3 | 3.01% | 2.87% | 2.50% | 13.35% | 12.78% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Accenture PLC | 25.83% | 26.30% | 24.83% | 25.00% | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 29.44% | 21.67% | 19.74% | 17.25% | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 3.78% | 3.44% | 7.64% | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 17.64% | 20.65% | 34.71% | 32.34% | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 45.56% | 43.43% | 38.28% | 19.75% | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 17.55% | 11.53% | 15.18% | 5.88% | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 11.48% | 9.91% | 13.83% | 10.72% | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 8.23% | 5.09% | 8.97% | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 18.88% | 20.49% | 19.87% | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 11.52% | 11.63% | 8.35% | 6.37% | — | |
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 1,797 ÷ 59,700 = 3.01%
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. | Fiserv Inc. ROIC improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Fiserv Inc., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
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 increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2021 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Fiserv Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 1,797) | 1,728) | 1,565) | 1,322) | 1,176) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 775) | 278) | 255) | 288) | 471) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 2,572) | 2,005) | 1,820) | 1,610) | 1,646) | |
| Revenue | 16,226) | 14,852) | 10,187) | 5,823) | 5,696) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 77) | 86) | 178) | (161) | 69) | |
| Adjusted revenue | 16,303) | 14,938) | 10,365) | 5,662) | 5,765) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| OPM3 | 15.78% | 13.42% | 17.56% | 28.43% | 28.56% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Accenture PLC | 16.65% | 16.59% | 14.89% | 14.07% | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 40.89% | 34.42% | 31.93% | 35.32% | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 10.91% | 9.64% | 15.99% | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 28.02% | 29.42% | 28.33% | 25.71% | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 43.49% | 38.29% | 36.61% | 35.11% | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 40.03% | 34.29% | 34.21% | 35.42% | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 16.95% | 17.41% | 16.22% | 16.97% | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 20.24% | 15.63% | 19.12% | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 17.20% | 17.77% | 14.93% | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 22.47% | 22.28% | 17.29% | 15.30% | — | |
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × 2,572 ÷ 16,303 = 15.78%
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. | Fiserv Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then improved from 2020 to 2021 not reaching 2019 level. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Fiserv Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Revenue | 16,226) | 14,852) | 10,187) | 5,823) | 5,696) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 77) | 86) | 178) | (161) | 69) | |
| Adjusted revenue | 16,303) | 14,938) | 10,365) | 5,662) | 5,765) | |
| Invested capital1 | 59,700) | 60,165) | 62,514) | 9,909) | 9,201) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | ||||||
| TO2 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.57 | 0.63 | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | ||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.95 | 1.97 | 2.16 | 2.38 | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.61 | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 0.79 | 0.89 | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.41 | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.55 | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.67 | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.51 | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.36 | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | |
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2021 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenue ÷ Invested capital
= 16,303 ÷ 59,700 = 0.27
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. | Fiserv Inc. TO improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Fiserv Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 1,797) | 1,728) | 1,565) | 1,322) | 1,176) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 775) | 278) | 255) | 288) | 471) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 2,572) | 2,005) | 1,820) | 1,610) | 1,646) | |
| Tax Rate | ||||||
| CTR3 | 30.12% | 13.84% | 14.01% | 17.87% | 28.58% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Accenture PLC | 20.47% | 19.34% | 22.96% | 25.38% | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 10.28% | 9.63% | 7.06% | 19.97% | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 33.85% | 37.95% | 18.49% | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 20.15% | 20.99% | 18.37% | 16.40% | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 13.05% | 15.80% | 22.65% | 60.11% | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 13.28% | 23.42% | 19.20% | 70.01% | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 8.83% | 7.62% | 5.72% | 6.34% | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 6.79% | 19.81% | 7.62% | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 5.03% | 5.90% | 2.51% | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 18.39% | 10.36% | 16.50% | 28.97% | — | |
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 775 ÷ 2,572 = 30.12%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Fiserv Inc. CTR decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |