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What drives Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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 equity1%Tax burden65%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden133%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin2%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.61×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.32×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-28 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$22MFY2025
Income before tax$34MFY2025
Operating income$25.6MFY2025
$1.3BFY2025
Ending assets$2.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.0BFY2024
$2.0BFY2025
$1.4BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 28, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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