Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 3.3B | 3.5B | 3.1B | 2.6B |
| Net income | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.3B |
| Depreciation | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.4B | 1.3B |
| Deferred taxes | 74.8M | 102M | 181M | -15.5M |
| StockBased compensation | 36.1M | 41M | 39M | 57M |
| Other non cash items | -22.4M | -26M | -45M | -46.8M |
| Accounts receivable | -65.4M | -71M | -199M | -135.4M |
| Accounts payable | -23.2M | 83M | 106M | 113.8M |
| Other assets liabilities | 12.0M | 43M | 65M | 101.3M |
| Investing activities | -2.2B | -3.7B | -4.4B | -2.5B |
| Capital expenditures | -1.6B | -1.6B | -1.4B | -1.3B |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -645.8M | -2.1B | -3.0B | -1.2B |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -1.7M | -6M | -14M | 6.1M |
| Financing activities | -1.2B | -1.1B | 3.5B | -479.4M |
| Long term debt issuance | 21.4B | 41.4B | 16.4B | 5.8B |
| Long term debt payments | -21.6B | -40.4B | -14.3B | -5.3B |
| Short term debt issuance | — | -1.2B | 2.2B | -150.2M |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -426.5M | -263M | -216M | -264.2M |
| Common dividends | -590.8M | -638M | -593M | -552.6M |
| Other financing charges | -12.9M | -19M | -11M | -54.5M |
| End cash position | 174.6M | 228M | 214M | 105.6M |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 1.8B | 2.0B | 1.7B | 1.5B |