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What drives ARCBEST 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 equity5%Tax burden72%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden92%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin2%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.64×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.87×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$60.1MFY2025
Income before tax$83.1MFY2025
Operating income$90.3MFY2025
$4.0BFY2025
Ending assets$2.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.4BFY2024
$1.3BFY2025
$1.3BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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