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What drives Iridium Communications 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 equity22%Tax burden79%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden61%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin27%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.34×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier5.01×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$114MFY2025
Income before tax$145MFY2025
Operating income$236MFY2025
$872MFY2025
Ending assets$2.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.7BFY2024
$463MFY2025
$577MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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