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What drives VSE 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 equity1%Tax burden17%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden77%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin8%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.59×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.55×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$11.7MFY2025
Income before tax$69MFY2025
Operating income$89.6MFY2025
$1.1BFY2025
Ending assets$2.0BFY2025
Beginning assets$1.7BFY2024
$1.4BFY2025
$988MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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