This study aimed to examine the effect of the board of directors, audit committee, institutional ownership and application of the principles of good corporate governance of the company's financial performance as measured by return on equity. This research is classified in secondary research. The sampling method in this research was determined by purposive sampling method and during the study period 2011-2014 the companies listed in the rating of corporate governance perception index in order to obtain a sample of 9 companies with the data amount of 36 data. The analytical method used in this research is multiple linear analysis and to test the level of significance using the F test and t test were processed with SPSS 22. The results of this study indicate that the board of directors and the application of the principles of good corporate governance has no effect on financial performance as measured by return on equity. While the audit committee and institutional ownership has the effect of financial performance as measured by return on equity.