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What drives KROGER CO’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 burden85%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden63%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin1%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover2.88×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier7.22×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$1.0BFY2026
Income before tax$1.2BFY2026
Operating income$1.9BFY2026
$147.6BFY2026
Ending assets$50.0BFY2026
Beginning assets$52.6BFY2025
$5.9BFY2026
$8.3BFY2025
Source: · event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set
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