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What drives Dole plc’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 equity4%Tax burden31%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden75%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin2%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover2.07×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.33×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$51.3MFY2025
Income before tax$168MFY2025
Operating income$223MFY2025
$9.2BFY2025
Ending assets$4.4BFY2025
Beginning assets$4.4BFY2024
$1.4BFY2025
$1.3BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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