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What drives Group 1 Automotive, 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 equity11%Tax burden72%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden61%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin3%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover2.24×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.50×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$325MFY2025
Income before tax$450MFY2025
Operating income$734MFY2025
$22.6BFY2025
Ending assets$10.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$9.8BFY2024
$2.8BFY2025
$3.0BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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