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What drives Wendy's Co’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 equity88%Tax burden73%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden66%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin16%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.44×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier26.52×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-28 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$165MFY2025
Income before tax$227MFY2025
Operating income$343MFY2025
$2.2BFY2025
Ending assets$5.0BFY2025
Beginning assets$5.0BFY2024
$117MFY2025
$259MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 28, 2025 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set
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