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.
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Walt Disney Co., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Oct 2, 2021 | Oct 3, 2020 | Sep 28, 2019 | Sep 29, 2018 | Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
| Invested capital2 | |||||||
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | |||||||
| Twitter Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-10-01).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =
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. | Walt Disney Co. ROIC deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Walt Disney Co., decomposition of ROIC
| ROIC | = | OPM1 | × | TO2 | × | 1 – CTR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2021 | = | × | × | ||||
| Oct 3, 2020 | = | × | × | ||||
| Sep 28, 2019 | = | × | × | ||||
| Sep 29, 2018 | = | × | × | ||||
| Sep 30, 2017 | = | × | × | ||||
| Oct 1, 2016 | = | × | × |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-10-01).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Walt Disney Co., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Oct 2, 2021 | Oct 3, 2020 | Sep 28, 2019 | Sep 29, 2018 | Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | |||||||
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | |||||||
| Revenues | |||||||
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | |||||||
| Adjusted revenues | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | |||||||
| Twitter Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-10-01).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × ÷ =
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. | Walt Disney Co. OPM deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Walt Disney Co., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Oct 2, 2021 | Oct 3, 2020 | Sep 28, 2019 | Sep 29, 2018 | Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Revenues | |||||||
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | |||||||
| Adjusted revenues | |||||||
| Invested capital1 | |||||||
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | |||||||
| Twitter Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-10-01).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2021 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ Invested capital
= ÷ =
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. | Walt Disney Co. TO deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Walt Disney Co., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Oct 2, 2021 | Oct 3, 2020 | Sep 28, 2019 | Sep 29, 2018 | Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | |||||||
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | |||||||
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | |||||||
| Twitter Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-10-01).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.