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What drives MARATHON PETROLEUM 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 equity23%Tax burden58%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden85%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin6%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.63×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier4.64×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$4.0BFY2025
Income before tax$7.0BFY2025
Operating income$8.3BFY2025
$132.7BFY2025
Ending assets$84.0BFY2025
Beginning assets$78.9BFY2024
$17.3BFY2025
$17.7BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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