Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 3.0B | 2.7B | 2.1B | 1.8B |
| Net income | 1.5B | 1.4B | 985.6M | 805.3M |
| Depreciation | 812.8M | 755.2M | 650.1M | 615.9M |
| Deferred taxes | 417.9M | 374.7M | 296.4M | 221.1M |
| StockBased compensation | 145.9M | 123.5M | 118.5M | 123M |
| Other non cash items | 4.2M | -9.9M | -6.2M | -23.2M |
| Accounts receivable | -4.1M | -57.7M | -8.6M | -90.1M |
| Accounts payable | -13M | 18.2M | 21.3M | 16M |
| Other assets liabilities | 108.8M | 87.3M | 9.8M | 161.9M |
| Investing activities | -3.4B | -2.1B | -4.3B | -191M |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -3.6B | -2.1B | -4.3B | -217M |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | 245.6M | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -1M | -100K | -1.4M | 26M |
| Financing activities | 980.9M | -614.7M | -1.5B | -1.9B |
| Long term debt issuance | 2B | — | 0 | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | -500M | -700M | -800M | -500M |
| Short term debt issuance | -235M | 360M | -470M | -1.2B |
| Common stock issuance | 18.5M | 15.5M | 14.3M | 15.1M |
| Common stock repurchase | — | — | — | — |
| Common dividends | -321.9M | -290.2M | -262.3M | -236.4M |
| Other financing charges | 19.3M | — | -4.1M | -100K |
| End cash position | 188.2M | 214.3M | 792.8M | 351.5M |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | 239.9M | 201.9M | 206.5M | 222.2M |
| Free cash flow | 2.3B | 1.9B | 664.3M | 2.0B |