Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 1.8B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 2.3B |
| Net income | 1.6B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 2.2B |
| Depreciation | 389M | 411M | 363M | 300M |
| Deferred taxes | 203M | 321M | 342M | 534M |
| StockBased compensation | 90M | 74M | 102M | 147M |
| Other non cash items | 114M | -1M | 513M | -579M |
| Accounts receivable | -172M | -104M | -79M | -269M |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | -397M | -98M | -550M | -34M |
| Investing activities | -452M | -438M | -513M | -528M |
| Capital expenditures | -345M | -357M | -307M | -484M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -160M | 42M |
| Purchase of investments | -103M | -54M | -28M | -86M |
| Sale of investments | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Other investing activity | -4M | -27M | -18M | — |
| Financing activities | -1.3B | -2.3B | -2.1B | -870M |
| Long term debt issuance | 1.2B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | -1.3B | 0 | -750M | 0 |
| Short term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -1B | -2B | -1B | -1.0B |
| Common dividends | -281M | -299M | -307M | -330M |
| Other financing charges | -42M | 9M | — | 461M |
| End cash position | 4.3B | 4.3B | 5.2B | 5.9B |
| Income tax paid | 232M | 245M | 209M | 225M |
| Interest paid | 398M | 345M | 383M | 390M |
| Free cash flow | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.6B | 2.2B |