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What drives THE EASTERN 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 equity6%Tax burden95%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden70%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin4%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.10×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.84×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-03 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$7.1MFY2025
Income before tax$7.5MFY2025
Operating income$10.7MFY2025
$249MFY2025
Ending assets$217MFY2025
Beginning assets$235MFY2024
$125MFY2025
$121MFY2024
Source: · event Jan 3, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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