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What drives CABOT CORP’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 equity22%Tax burden59%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden91%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin17%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.98×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.54×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-09-30 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$331MFY2025
Income before tax$565MFY2025
Operating income$621MFY2025
$3.7BFY2025
Ending assets$3.8BFY2025
Beginning assets$3.7BFY2024
$1.6BFY2025
$1.4BFY2024
Source: · event Sep 30, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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