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What drives Cintas Corporation’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 equity40%Tax burden80%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden96%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin23%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.09×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.11×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-05-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$1.8BFY2025
Income before tax$2.3BFY2025
Operating income$2.4BFY2025
$10.3BFY2025
Ending assets$9.8BFY2025
Beginning assets$9.2BFY2024
$4.7BFY2025
$4.3BFY2024
Source: · event May 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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