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DuPont (ROE Decomposition) for AAPL

AI-generated plain-English read of dupont (roe decomposition) for AAPL. Updated daily.

ROE is slipping (27.7%) and profitability (27.2%) is the culprit: the margin leg is weakening. Watch for pricing pressure or cost creep compressing margins further.

What will probably happen

ROE has been falling: without a reversal in the weakest leg, the next period will likely show further pressure.

What to do

If you HOLD this stock: ROE is declining. Reassess whether the original investment thesis still holds. If the weakest leg doesn't reverse in the next one or two quarters, that's a signal to trim.
If you are EVALUATING this stock: ROE is declining. Wait for one quarter of stabilization before entering. Deteriorating DuPont trends often have a lag; buying into a falling knife adds more risk than the valuation discount typically compensates for.
If you trade OPTIONS: No sharp DuPont signal either way. Premium is fairly priced for a fundamentals-stable story. Wait for a clearer inflection in one of the legs before positioning directionally.

66 periods with all three DuPont legs populated: trend reads are reliable.

Technical details

Technical analysis

ROE: 27.7%, deteriorating
Sector context: not provided
Periods analysed: 66
Primary ROE driver: Margin Driven
Profitability (net margin): 27.2%, stable, healthy
Asset efficiency (turnover): 0.29×, stable, healthy
Leverage (equity multiplier): 3.56×, deteriorating, healthy

Key levels

Key price and metric levels
Level	Value
latest em	3.565
latest roe	0.277
latest margin	0.272
latest turnover	0.285
em high threshold	4
em critical threshold	5