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What drives Seaboard 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 equity10%Tax burden122%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden172%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin2%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.23×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.60×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$501MFY2025
Income before tax$410MFY2025
Operating income$239MFY2025
$9.7BFY2025
Ending assets$8.2BFY2025
Beginning assets$7.7BFY2024
$5.2BFY2025
$4.7BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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