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What drives KONTOOR BRANDS, 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 equity47%Tax burden78%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden87%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin11%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.49×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier4.39×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-03 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$227MFY2025
Income before tax$293MFY2025
Operating income$337MFY2025
$3.2BFY2025
Ending assets$2.6BFY2025
Beginning assets$1.7BFY2024
$565MFY2025
$400MFY2024
Source: · event Jan 3, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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