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What drives THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION’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−9%Tax burden−58%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden84%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin18%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.47×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.12×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-03 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$278MFY2025
Income before tax$482MFY2025
Operating income$575MFY2025
$3.2BFY2025
Ending assets$6.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$7.3BFY2024
$2.8BFY2025
$3.6BFY2024
Source: · event Jan 3, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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