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What drives THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED’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 equity34%Tax burden91%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden87%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin5%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.19×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier7.16×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-30 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$148MFY2025
Income before tax$163MFY2025
Operating income$187MFY2025
$3.8BFY2025
Ending assets$3.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$3.0BFY2024
$436MFY2025
$443MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 30, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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