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Intel Corp. (INTC)

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company’s debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Intel Corp., ROIC calculation

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Dec 29, 2018 Dec 30, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Dec 26, 2015 Dec 27, 2014
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 17,535  6,695  10,439  10,559  11,424 
Invested capital2 73,548  66,862  63,273  61,158  41,922 
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 23.84% 10.01% 16.50% 17.26% 27.25%

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-01), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-17), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-12), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-13).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2018 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 17,535 ÷ 73,548 = 23.84%

Performance ratio Description The company
ROIC A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. Intel Corp.’s ROIC deteriorated from 2016 to 2017 but then improved from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level.