Return on Investment
The return on investment is the benefit to an investor resulting from an investment of some resource.
A return on investment equals the difference between the final investment value and the investment divided by the investment.
Formula
![QuantityVariable["ROI", "Unitless"] == (QuantityVariable[Subscript["V", "f"], "Money"] - QuantityVariable[Subscript["V", "i"], "Money"])/QuantityVariable[Subscript["V", "i"], "Money"]](https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/resourcesystem/marketplacestorage/resources/0a4/0a4d9cb0-9f98-4a10-a055-fc323094d372/Webpage/FormulaImage.png "Copy to Clipboard")
| symbol | description | physical quantity |
|---|---|---|
| ROI | return on investment | "Unitless" |
| Vf | final investment value | "Money" |
| Vi | investment | "Money" |
Forms
Examples
Get the resource:
| In[1]:= | ![ResourceObject["Return on Investment"]](images/0a4/0a4d9cb0-9f98-4a10-a055-fc323094d372-io-1-i.en.gif){kind=small} |
| Out[1]= |  |
Get the formula:
| In[2]:= | ![FormulaData[ResourceObject["Return on Investment"]]](images/0a4/0a4d9cb0-9f98-4a10-a055-fc323094d372-io-2-i.en.gif){kind=small} |
| Out[2]= |  |
Use some values:
| In[3]:= | ![FormulaData[
ResourceObject["Return on Investment"], {QuantityVariable[
\!\(\*SubscriptBox[\("V"\), \("i"\)]\),"Money"] ->
Quantity[1200, "USDollars"],
QuantityVariable["ROI","Unitless"] -> Quantity[2, "Percent"]}]](images/0a4/0a4d9cb0-9f98-4a10-a055-fc323094d372-io-3-i.en.gif){kind=small} |
| Out[3]= |  |