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What drives Knowles 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 equity6%Tax burden69%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden91%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin12%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.55×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.42×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$44.2MFY2025
Income before tax$64MFY2025
Operating income$70.3MFY2025
$593MFY2025
Ending assets$1.1BFY2025
Beginning assets$1.1BFY2024
$776MFY2025
$756MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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