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What drives COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS’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 equity−40%Tax burden76%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden−2678%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin1%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.59×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier5.65×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$226MFY2025
Income before tax−$298MFY2025
Operating income$11.1MFY2025
$1.9BFY2025
Ending assets$3.0BFY2025
Beginning assets$3.3BFY2024
$442MFY2025
$679MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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