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What drives Fortive 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 equity7%Tax burden96%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden84%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin17%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.29×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.73×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$579MFY2025
Income before tax$602MFY2025
Operating income$720MFY2025
$4.2BFY2025
Ending assets$11.7BFY2025
Beginning assets$17.0BFY2024
$6.5BFY2025
$10.2BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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