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What drives Cars.com Inc.’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 equity4%Tax burden58%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden57%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin8%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.67×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.21×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$20.1MFY2025
Income before tax$34.3MFY2025
Operating income$60.3MFY2025
$723MFY2025
Ending assets$1.1BFY2025
Beginning assets$1.1BFY2024
$473MFY2025
$511MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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