Net income ÷ total assets: how efficiently the company turns assets into profit.
What this ratio is
Return on Assets (ROA): net income ÷ total assets, a measure of how efficiently assets turn into profit.
How to read it
How much profit each dollar of assets produces. Compare it within a sector, because asset intensity differs between sectors.
Common mistake
Asset-light companies look better by nature, not because of better management.
Where to see it on the platform
The fundamentals comparison page shows it for each company against the market median, under the “Profitability metrics” family, with five years of history and a trailing twelve-month window.
Questions about return on assets
What is return on assets?
Net income ÷ total assets: how efficiently the company turns assets into profit.
How does return on assets appear on the platform?
It appears as “cmp:roa” (full term: Return on Assets (ROA)), which is what you see in the options chain or on the orders screen.
