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What drives CVS HEALTH 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 equity2%Tax burden83%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden46%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin1%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.59×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.36×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$1.8BFY2025
Income before tax$2.1BFY2025
Operating income$4.7BFY2025
$402.1BFY2025
Ending assets$253.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$253.2BFY2024
$75.2BFY2025
$75.6BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 19, 2026 · annual-row source set
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