Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 3.7B | 3.0B | 4.6B | 2.8B |
| Net income | 1.9B | 1.8B | 3.0B | 1.2B |
| Depreciation | 862M | 663M | 683M | 723M |
| Deferred taxes | -154M | 413M | 248M | 423M |
| StockBased compensation | 84M | 72M | 126M | 100M |
| Other non cash items | 1.1B | 324M | 403M | 444M |
| Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | -43M | -210M | 177M | -100M |
| Investing activities | -2.9B | -168M | 472M | -356M |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -2.9B | -204M | 514M | -376M |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -4M | 36M | -42M | 20M |
| Financing activities | 667M | -1.8B | -3.0B | -1.7B |
| Long term debt issuance | 2.7B | 504M | 339M | 1.6B |
| Long term debt payments | -1.4B | -676M | -1.1B | -1.3B |
| Short term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | 0 | -50M | -633M | -437M |
| Common dividends | -1.7B | -1.6B | -1.7B | -1.5B |
| Other financing charges | 996M | — | — | — |
| End cash position | 141M | 151M | 107M | 43M |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 2.3B | 2.0B | 2.3B | 2.0B |