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What drives DOLLAR GENERAL CORP’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 equity19%Tax burden77%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden89%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin5%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.38×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.90×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-30 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$1.5BFY2026
Income before tax$2.0BFY2026
Operating income$2.2BFY2026
$42.7BFY2026
Ending assets$31.0BFY2026
Beginning assets$31.1BFY2025
$8.5BFY2026
$7.4BFY2025
Source: · event Jan 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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