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What drives GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY’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 equity4%Tax burden87%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden107%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin2%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.60×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier4.52×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.7BFY2025
Income before tax$3.1BFY2025
Operating income$2.9BFY2025
$168.0BFY2025
Ending assets$281.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$279.8BFY2024
$61.1BFY2025
$63.1BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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