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What drives COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 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 equity1603%Tax burden70%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden93%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin16%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.26×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier121.71×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.1BFY2025
Income before tax$3.1BFY2025
Operating income$3.3BFY2025
$20.4BFY2025
Ending assets$16.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$16.0BFY2024
$54MFY2025
$212MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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