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What drives FLOWERS FOODS, 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 equity6%Tax burden73%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden66%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin3%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.39×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.79×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-03 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$83.8MFY2025
Income before tax$115MFY2025
Operating income$174MFY2025
$5.3BFY2025
Ending assets$4.2BFY2025
Beginning assets$3.4BFY2024
$1.3BFY2025
$1.4BFY2024
Source: · event Jan 3, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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