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What drives FIRSTENERGY 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 equity8%Tax burden65%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden71%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin15%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.28×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier4.32×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$1.0BFY2025
Income before tax$1.6BFY2025
Operating income$2.2BFY2025
$15.1BFY2025
Ending assets$55.9BFY2025
Beginning assets$52.0BFY2024
$12.5BFY2025
$12.5BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 4, 2026 · annual-row source set
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