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What drives Core & Main, 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 equity24%Tax burden73%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden84%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin9%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.28×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.24×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-02-01 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$441MFY2026
Income before tax$607MFY2026
Operating income$722MFY2026
$7.6BFY2026
Ending assets$6.1BFY2026
Beginning assets$5.9BFY2025
$2.0BFY2026
$1.7BFY2025
Source: · event Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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