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American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1

American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1 Return on Equity

Valuation check: FAOTX's ROE is 9.15%, below the sector sector average of 11.75%.

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ROE

9.15%

Return on Equity

9.15%

Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.

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American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1 (FAOTX) FAQ

American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1 posts a ROE of 9.15%. That is below the sector sector average of 11.75%. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

For its sector stocks, a ROE near 11.75% is typical. American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1's 9.15% is lower that level. That is roughly 22.2% below the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.

American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1's ROE moves when the underlying profit, equity, or asset base changes. Cost cuts, pricing power, buybacks, write-downs, and cyclical swings can all shift the percentage. The latest reading is 9.15%; use YoY and peer views to separate noise from signal.

Context for FAOTX's ROE usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average 11.75%), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1's other metric pages and overview cover the third.