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What drives CRANE 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 equity20%Tax burden85%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden102%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin18%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.71×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.76×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$367MFY2025
Income before tax$433MFY2025
Operating income$424MFY2025
$2.3BFY2025
Ending assets$3.9BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.6BFY2024
$2.1BFY2025
$1.6BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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