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Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG)
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)
Intuitive Surgical Inc., ROIC calculation
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-04), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-06), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-06).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2018 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
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| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s ROIC improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. |