Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 4.3B | 3.7B | 2.6B | 2.7B |
| Net income | 3.8B | 3.2B | 2.5B | 2.1B |
| Depreciation | 921M | 926M | 954M | 922M |
| Deferred taxes | -154M | -182M | -128M | -111M |
| StockBased compensation | — | — | — | — |
| Other non cash items | -43M | -76M | 40M | 22M |
| Accounts receivable | -73M | -280M | -573M | -588M |
| Accounts payable | 399M | 256M | 334M | 832M |
| Other assets liabilities | -566M | -125M | -449M | -553M |
| Investing activities | -35M | -49M | -536M | -1.5B |
| Capital expenditures | 85M | 76M | 163M | 44M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -87M | -70M | -621M | -1.5B |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -33M | -55M | -78M | -90M |
| Financing activities | -4.0B | -949M | -1.4B | -598M |
| Long term debt issuance | 1.1B | 818M | 2.0B | 1.8B |
| Long term debt payments | -1.0B | -19M | -2.0B | -1.0B |
| Short term debt issuance | -8M | -311M | 317M | 20M |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -2.5B | 0 | -286M | -122M |
| Common dividends | -1.5B | -1.4B | -1.3B | -1.2B |
| Other financing charges | -74M | -58M | -83M | -62M |
| End cash position | 555M | 488M | 294M | 297M |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 3.5B | 2.9B | 1.9B | 1.6B |