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What drives O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE 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 equity−238%Tax burden78%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden94%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin19%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.13×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier-14.73×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.5BFY2025
Income before tax$3.2BFY2025
Operating income$3.5BFY2025
$17.8BFY2025
Ending assets$16.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$14.9BFY2024
−$763MFY2025
−$1.4BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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