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What drives FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION’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 equity19%Tax burden76%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden95%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin16%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.05×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.62×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$247MFY2025
Income before tax$325MFY2025
Operating income$341MFY2025
$2.2BFY2025
Ending assets$2.4BFY2025
Beginning assets$1.8BFY2024
$1.4BFY2025
$1.2BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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