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Calculate return on investment percentage
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The ROI Calculator measures how efficiently an investment generated profit. Enter the amount you put in and the amount you got back, and it returns your return on investment as a percentage and as an absolute dollar gain. The formula is: ROI = (Final Value − Initial Investment) ÷ Initial Investment × 100. A positive ROI means you made money; a negative ROI means you lost money. ROI is used across real estate, stocks, marketing campaigns, equipment purchases, and any other capital allocation decision.
1. Enter the initial investment — the total amount you put in, including fees and purchase costs. 2. Enter the final value — what the investment is worth now, or what you received when you sold it. 3. Click Calculate. Your ROI percentage and net profit appear immediately. 4. To compare two investments, calculate each one separately. A higher ROI percentage means better capital efficiency, but also factor in the time period and risk involved.
There's no universal benchmark — it depends on the asset class, time period, and risk. A 10% annual ROI is considered solid for stocks (roughly the S&P 500 long-run average). For a marketing campaign, 100%+ ROI is often expected. Always compare against the relevant benchmark or alternative uses of capital.
No — this calculates simple ROI without adjusting for the time period. A 50% return over 10 years is far less impressive than a 50% return over 1 year. For time-adjusted comparisons, use annualised ROI: (1 + ROI)^(1/years) − 1.
Include everything you paid to acquire the investment: purchase price, transaction fees, taxes on acquisition, renovation costs if applicable, and any ongoing costs you incurred. Understating the investment inflates the ROI.
For a sold investment: net proceeds after selling costs and taxes. For an ongoing investment: current market value plus any income received (dividends, rent, interest). Including income gives a total return figure.
ROI is simple: total gain divided by cost. IRR (Internal Rate of Return) accounts for the timing of cash flows, making it more accurate for investments with multiple inflows and outflows over time. For a single buy-and-sell transaction, ROI is sufficient.