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What drives Western Digital 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 equity133%Tax burden95%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden222%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin34%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.93×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.97×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-07-03 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$9.4BFY2026
Income before tax$9.9BFY2026
Operating income$4.5BFY2026
$12.9BFY2026
Ending assets$13.9BFY2026
Beginning assets$14.0BFY2025
$8.9BFY2026
$5.3BFY2025
Source: · event Jul 3, 2026 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set
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