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What drives Century Aluminum 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 equity6%Tax burden1548%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden2%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin6%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.22×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.76×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$41.8MFY2025
Income before tax$2.7MFY2025
Operating income$158MFY2025
$2.5BFY2025
Ending assets$2.1BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.0BFY2024
$806MFY2025
$694MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set
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