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What drives Central Garden & Pet Company’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 equity10%Tax burden75%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden87%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin8%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.87×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.29×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-09-27 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$163MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
Income before tax$217MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
Operating income$250MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
$3.1BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
Ending assets$3.6BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
Beginning assets$3.6BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
$1.6BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
$1.6BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0000887733-25-000041 · filed Nov 26, 2025
Source: · event Sep 27, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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