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What drives WILLIAMS-SONOMA, 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 equity52%Tax burden75%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden103%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin18%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.46×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.54×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-02-01 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$1.1BFY2026
Income before tax$1.5BFY2026
Operating income$1.4BFY2026
$7.8BFY2026
Ending assets$5.4BFY2026
Beginning assets$5.3BFY2025
$2.1BFY2026
$2.1BFY2025
Source: · event Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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