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What drives GRACO 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 equity20%Tax burden81%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden103%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin28%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.70×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.22×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-26 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$522MFY2025
Income before tax$641MFY2025
Operating income$625MFY2025
$2.2BFY2025
Ending assets$3.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$3.1BFY2024
$2.7BFY2025
$2.6BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 26, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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