what is the company's return on equity (roe) for the year?
What is 'Return On Equity - ROE' Return on equity (ROE) is the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested. ROE is expressed as a percentage and calculated as: Return on Equity = Net Income/Shareholder's Equity. Net income is for the full fiscal year (before dividends paid to common stock holders but after dividends to preferred stock.)