Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 6.2B | 5.3B | 5.4B | 6.7B |
| Net income | 5.7B | 5.7B | 5.0B | 5.6B |
| Depreciation | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
| Deferred taxes | -233M | 153M | -180M | 178M |
| StockBased compensation | 194M | 202M | 188M | 217M |
| Other non cash items | -919M | -1.8B | 372M | -262M |
| Accounts receivable | -96M | -42M | -739M | -8M |
| Accounts payable | 95M | 518M | -155M | 744M |
| Other assets liabilities | 67M | -609M | -208M | -961M |
| Investing activities | -9.0B | -254M | 673M | -166M |
| Capital expenditures | 0 | 43M | 29M | 27M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -8.9B | -714M | -178M | -1.1B |
| Purchase of investments | -1.1B | -560M | -1.2B | -2.4B |
| Sale of investments | 964M | 977M | 1.6B | 2.7B |
| Other investing activity | — | — | 409M | 586M |
| Financing activities | -4.7B | -19.4B | -14.8B | -13.4B |
| Long term debt issuance | 10.4B | 3.0B | 3.0B | 2.5B |
| Long term debt payments | -13.4B | -15.4B | -10.3B | -10.1B |
| Short term debt issuance | 2.3B | -672M | -786M | 4M |
| Common stock issuance | 537M | 196M | 320M | 229M |
| Common stock repurchase | -1.7B | -3.7B | -4.2B | -3.4B |
| Common dividends | -2.9B | -2.9B | -2.7B | -2.6B |
| Other financing charges | 3M | 28M | -48M | -81M |
| End cash position | 10.6B | 7.9B | 9.6B | 11.0B |
| Income tax paid | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.3B | 1.2B |
| Interest paid | 869M | 649M | 375M | 339M |
| Free cash flow | 4.9B | 4.3B | 4.5B | 5.1B |