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Sharpe Ratio

A measure of return earned per unit of risk taken.

What is Sharpe Ratio?

The Sharpe ratio measures risk-adjusted performance by dividing an investment's return in excess of the risk-free rate by the standard deviation of its returns. A higher value means more return was earned for each unit of volatility taken on. It lets investors compare strategies or portfolios on a like-for-like basis rather than by raw return alone.

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