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What drives ACCO Brands Corporation’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity7%Tax burden84%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden53%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin6%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.68×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.53×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$41.3MFY2025
Income before tax$49.1MFY2025
Operating income$92.3MFY2025
$1.5BFY2025
Ending assets$2.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.2BFY2024
$665MFY2025
$606MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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