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What drives THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, 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 equity14%Tax burden72%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden79%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin11%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.75×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.96×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-08-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$204MFY2025
Income before tax$284MFY2025
Operating income$360MFY2025
$3.2BFY2025
Ending assets$4.4BFY2025
Beginning assets$4.3BFY2024
$1.5BFY2025
$1.4BFY2024
Source: · event Aug 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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