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What drives LEAR CORP’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 equity9%Tax burden70%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden80%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin3%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.61×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.04×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$437MFY2025
Income before tax$625MFY2025
Operating income$777MFY2025
$23.3BFY2025
Ending assets$14.8BFY2025
Beginning assets$14.0BFY2024
$5.0BFY2025
$4.5BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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