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What drives HP 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 equity−303%Tax burden95%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden84%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin6%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.35×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier-48.94×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-10-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.5BFY2025
Income before tax$2.7BFY2025
Operating income$3.2BFY2025
$55.3BFY2025
Ending assets$41.8BFY2025
Beginning assets$39.9BFY2024
−$346MFY2025
−$1.3BFY2024
Source: · event Oct 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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