Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 5.7B | 6.7B | 5.0B | 4.2B |
| Net income | 2.7B | 2.5B | 2.6B | 1.9B |
| Depreciation | 2.4B | 2.3B | 2.2B | 2.1B |
| Deferred taxes | 647M | 710M | 692M | 355M |
| StockBased compensation | — | — | — | — |
| Other non cash items | 56M | 74M | -221M | -130M |
| Accounts receivable | 52M | 301M | -220M | -265M |
| Accounts payable | -5M | -201M | 161M | 387M |
| Other assets liabilities | -168M | 1.1B | -247M | -174M |
| Investing activities | -177M | -2.1B | -704M | -1.2B |
| Capital expenditures | — | -28M | 6M | 406M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -62M | -1.8B | -487M | -1.5B |
| Purchase of investments | -121M | -212M | -229M | -38M |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | 6M | -32M | 6M | -8M |
| Financing activities | -2.9B | -3.0B | -3.1B | -3.5B |
| Long term debt issuance | 10.4B | 7.6B | 9.1B | 6.0B |
| Long term debt payments | -10.6B | -7.4B | -9.7B | -6.8B |
| Short term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -7M | -522M | -368M | 0 |
| Common dividends | -2.6B | -2.5B | -2.5B | -2.5B |
| Other financing charges | -207M | -197M | 404M | -68M |
| End cash position | 214M | 96M | 794M | 1.1B |
| Income tax paid | 33M | 11M | 13M | 10M |
| Interest paid | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.5B | 1.5B |
| Free cash flow | 3.0B | 4.2B | 3.3B | 4.4B |