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Was ist Return on Investment (ROI)?

Der ROI misst den Gewinn oder Verlust einer Investition relativ zu den eingesetzten Mitteln, meist als Prozentsatz des investierten Betrags.

ROI is the most widely used yardstick for comparing investment opportunities — projects, marketing campaigns, equipment purchases, acquisitions. Its strength is simplicity; its weakness is that it ignores the time value of money and the investment horizon.

For multi-year projects, annualised ROI, net present value (NPV) or internal rate of return (IRR) give a more accurate view. A high ROI over five years may be inferior to a lower ROI achieved in six months.

Formel
ROI = (Gain − Cost) ÷ Cost
Beispiel

A marketing campaign costs CHF 50,000 and generates CHF 80,000 of attributed profit — ROI is (80,000 − 50,000) ÷ 50,000 = 60%.

Verwandte Begriffe

Häufige Fragen

What is a good ROI?+

Depends on risk and alternatives; a stock-market average might be 7–10% real, so projects should usually clear that hurdle.

Is ROI the same as profit margin?+

No. Margin is profit ÷ revenue; ROI is profit ÷ amount invested.

What are the limits of ROI?+

It ignores time, risk and capital structure — use NPV or IRR for major decisions.