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What drives Five Below, Inc.’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 equity18%Tax burden75%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden105%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin10%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.03×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.32×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$359MFY2026
Income before tax$480MFY2026
Operating income$457MFY2026
$4.8BFY2026
Ending assets$4.9BFY2026
Beginning assets$4.3BFY2025
$2.2BFY2026
$1.8BFY2025
Source: · event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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