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What drives COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 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 equity15%Tax burden64%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden103%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin16%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.04×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.38×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.2BFY2025
Income before tax$3.5BFY2025
Operating income$3.4BFY2025
$21.1BFY2025
Ending assets$20.7BFY2025
Beginning assets$20.0BFY2024
$15.0BFY2025
$14.4BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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