ROI

What does ROI stand for?

Return on investment

A financial acronym that represents the metric used to evaluate investments.

When a person invests money into a business venture and makes money off the investment, ROI represents what money the investor has made minus the initial investment amount.

Example

"I only invested $1,000 into his company but got $4,000 back, which was a 400% ROI!"

Related Slang

EBTEarnings before taxes
ISOIncentive stock option
NSONon-qualified stock option
NQSONon-qualified stock option
CEOChief executive officer
CFOChief financial officer
P/EPrice-earnings ratio
EPSEarnings per share
Retail investorIndividual, non-professional investor

Usage

✓ Financial Terms

Last Updated: February 11, 2021

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