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What drives Laureate Education, 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 equity26%Tax burden70%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden93%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin25%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.84×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.89×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$282MFY2025
Income before tax$401MFY2025
Operating income$431MFY2025
$1.7BFY2025
Ending assets$2.2BFY2025
Beginning assets$1.9BFY2024
$1.2BFY2025
$960MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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