Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 813.7M | 925.0M | 519.9M | 613.7M |
| Net income | 595.3M | 498.2M | 465.2M | 431.6M |
| Depreciation | 369.6M | 343.7M | 321.2M | 298.0M |
| Deferred taxes | -27.8M | -79.8M | -23.0M | -8.5M |
| StockBased compensation | 9.8M | 11.3M | 12.2M | 10.1M |
| Other non cash items | -29.8M | -38.4M | -32.3M | -7.8M |
| Accounts receivable | -103.3M | 190.0M | -223.3M | -109.6M |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | — | — | — | — |
| Investing activities | -1.2B | -1.2B | -1.2B | -1.1B |
| Capital expenditures | -1.3B | -1.2B | -1.1B | -1.0B |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | 166.8M | -3.5M | -115.8M | -34.5M |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -339K | -19.1M | 271K | -1.0M |
| Financing activities | 395.0M | 281.1M | 576.4M | 412.9M |
| Long term debt issuance | 1.6B | 1.2B | 1.6B | 1.1B |
| Long term debt payments | -1.0B | -876.4M | -977.2M | -769.5M |
| Short term debt issuance | 60.8M | -83.7M | 110.5M | 24.4M |
| Common stock issuance | 51.6M | 339.0M | 79.7M | 316.5M |
| Common stock repurchase | -4.0M | -4.0M | -1.2M | -3.3M |
| Common dividends | -346.4M | -316.8M | -288.6M | -258.7M |
| Other financing charges | 11.0M | 15.3M | 6.5M | 8.4M |
| End cash position | 9.2M | 4.6M | 11.4M | 10.6M |
| Income tax paid | 6.7M | 7.8M | 11.3M | 5.7M |
| Interest paid | 275.9M | 272.5M | 225.8M | 201.8M |
| Free cash flow | -559.4M | -265.5M | -462.5M | -375.8M |