Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
NVIDIA Corp., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 28, 2024 | Jan 29, 2023 | Jan 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 26, 2020 | Jan 27, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 27,819) | 2,334) | 9,602) | 4,425) | 2,792) | 3,850) | |
| Invested capital2 | 31,144) | 21,396) | 18,075) | 13,232) | 14,224) | 4,812) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | 89.32% | 10.91% | 53.12% | 33.44% | 19.63% | 80.01% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | -0.35% | -0.24% | 56.77% | 30.47% | 12.00% | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 7.11% | 5.76% | 2.37% | 6.95% | 8.23% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 36.75% | 46.34% | 41.96% | 29.68% | 28.97% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 23.04% | 20.76% | 11.02% | 4.80% | 5.00% | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 19.67% | 16.36% | 9.98% | 4.19% | -1.93% | |
| Intel Corp. | — | -1.60% | 4.14% | 22.03% | 28.01% | 26.78% | |
| KLA Corp. | 36.99% | 40.63% | 42.51% | 31.64% | 19.88% | 20.98% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 21.94% | 27.10% | 41.68% | 37.13% | 20.36% | 16.31% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.61% | -11.01% | 17.20% | 12.88% | 6.84% | 17.15% | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 26.75% | 18.69% | 45.12% | 42.56% | 27.48% | 28.27% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 28.83% | 49.74% | 48.28% | 43.48% | 43.15% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-27).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 27,819 ÷ 31,144 = 89.32%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | NVIDIA Corp. ROIC deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Decomposition of ROIC
NVIDIA Corp., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-27).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2024 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
NVIDIA Corp., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 28, 2024 | Jan 29, 2023 | Jan 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 26, 2020 | Jan 27, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 27,819) | 2,334) | 9,602) | 4,425) | 2,792) | 3,850) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 6,430) | 1,983) | 643) | 390) | 134) | 57) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 34,249) | 4,318) | 10,245) | 4,815) | 2,926) | 3,907) | |
| Revenue | 60,922) | 26,974) | 26,914) | 16,675) | 10,918) | 11,716) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | 765) | 70) | 51) | 250) | 63) | 70) | |
| Adjusted revenue | 61,687) | 27,044) | 26,965) | 16,925) | 10,981) | 11,786) | |
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | 55.52% | 15.97% | 37.99% | 28.45% | 26.65% | 33.15% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 2.02% | 5.31% | 22.70% | 13.87% | 6.93% | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 32.00% | 27.59% | 20.52% | 26.98% | 29.60% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 29.22% | 30.32% | 30.54% | 25.67% | 23.94% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 45.19% | 42.94% | 31.06% | 17.10% | 15.65% | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 38.84% | 24.98% | 19.78% | 3.73% | -1.57% | |
| Intel Corp. | — | -0.86% | 13.58% | 28.05% | 32.68% | 33.46% | |
| KLA Corp. | 37.54% | 39.78% | 41.73% | 36.39% | 26.09% | 32.80% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 27.18% | 28.38% | 35.59% | 34.25% | 27.26% | 20.46% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 5.12% | -36.77% | 31.50% | 23.15% | 14.37% | 29.89% | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 26.67% | 21.48% | 35.06% | 30.10% | 24.17% | 29.86% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 44.51% | 51.22% | 49.60% | 43.13% | 40.81% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-27).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × 34,249 ÷ 61,687 = 55.52%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | NVIDIA Corp. OPM deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
NVIDIA Corp., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 28, 2024 | Jan 29, 2023 | Jan 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 26, 2020 | Jan 27, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Revenue | 60,922) | 26,974) | 26,914) | 16,675) | 10,918) | 11,716) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | 765) | 70) | 51) | 250) | 63) | 70) | |
| Adjusted revenue | 61,687) | 27,044) | 26,965) | 16,925) | 10,981) | 11,786) | |
| Invested capital1 | 31,144) | 21,396) | 18,075) | 13,232) | 14,224) | 4,812) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | 1.98 | 1.26 | 1.49 | 1.28 | 0.77 | 2.45 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 0.39 | 0.40 | 2.65 | 2.24 | 1.98 | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 1.31 | 1.44 | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.38 | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | |
| Intel Corp. | — | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.89 | |
| KLA Corp. | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.72 | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.99 | 1.14 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 0.86 | 0.93 | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.60 | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.50 | 1.66 | 1.33 | 1.13 | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 0.78 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.19 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-27).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2024 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenue ÷ Invested capital
= 61,687 ÷ 31,144 = 1.98
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | NVIDIA Corp. TO deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
NVIDIA Corp., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 28, 2024 | Jan 29, 2023 | Jan 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 26, 2020 | Jan 27, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 27,819) | 2,334) | 9,602) | 4,425) | 2,792) | 3,850) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 6,430) | 1,983) | 643) | 390) | 134) | 57) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 34,249) | 4,318) | 10,245) | 4,815) | 2,926) | 3,907) | |
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | 18.77% | 45.94% | 6.28% | 8.10% | 4.59% | 1.47% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 143.92% | 111.01% | 5.73% | 1.76% | 12.31% | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 20.23% | 21.73% | 25.70% | 16.31% | 14.82% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 15.68% | 11.76% | 12.33% | 12.01% | 16.10% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 10.78% | 9.59% | 16.44% | 22.63% | 15.10% | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 3.53% | 6.23% | 3.90% | -125.42% | — | |
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 57.13% | 12.07% | 9.78% | 10.35% | |
| KLA Corp. | 15.45% | 18.86% | 13.88% | 14.30% | 14.62% | 10.70% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 18.07% | 16.15% | 13.55% | 12.57% | 13.09% | 14.26% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 33.29% | — | 6.38% | 6.96% | 6.13% | 4.94% | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 20.47% | 23.51% | 14.27% | 14.84% | 14.19% | 16.37% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 16.49% | 14.83% | 12.93% | 9.63% | 11.38% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-27).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 6,430 ÷ 34,249 = 18.77%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | NVIDIA Corp. CTR increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level. |