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What drives Waste Management, 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 equity30%Tax burden79%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden80%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin17%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.56×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier4.96×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.7BFY2025
Income before tax$3.4BFY2025
Operating income$4.3BFY2025
$25.2BFY2025
Ending assets$45.8BFY2025
Beginning assets$44.6BFY2024
$10.0BFY2025
$8.3BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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