In Western Europe, the average return on equity (ROE) in the technology and telecommunications sector was around 8.44 percent. As of January 2025, companies in the telecom equipment industry in Western Europe saw the lowest average returns on equity of approximately 0.15 percent, as compared to internet software firms which all saw a high ROE of 15.8 percent.
Return on equity is an important measure of a company's profitability. ROE is calculated by taking the amount of net income returned as a percentage of the shareholders equity. Return on equity looks at how well a company’s management is using its assets to create profits.
Average return on equity (ROE) in the technology and telecommunications sector in Western Europe from 2019 to 2025, by industry
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Western Europe. Values are as of January each year. A total of 721 companies were included in the calculation for 2025.
The source added the following information "Estimated by dividing the net income by the book value of equity. The source used cumulated values for both variables, for the sector, to estimate the sector ROE. If book value of equity is negative, this is not estimated. (For non-cash ROE, see Non-cash ROE)". Figures for years 2019 to 2024 were previously published by the source.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 9, 2025). Average return on equity (ROE) in the technology and telecommunications sector in Western Europe from 2019 to 2025, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044049/return-on-equity-in-the-technology-and-telecommunications-in-europe/
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