Return on equity vs. return on capital?

If a company like iRobot, ticker IRBT, finances completely with equity and no debt, is return on equity and return on capital the same for this firm?

ROC = ROE / (1 + DTE), DTE=Debt to Equity

Yes, its the same thing.

in general, yes.You might look at non-interest bearing liabilitities in a more specific evaluation

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