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What drives Meta Platforms, 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 equity30%Tax burden70%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden103%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin41%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.63×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.61×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$60.5BFY2025
Income before tax$85.9BFY2025
Operating income$83.3BFY2025
$201.0BFY2025
Ending assets$366.0BFY2025
Beginning assets$276.1BFY2024
$217.2BFY2025
$182.6BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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