Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 3.8B | 3.5B | 3.1B | 2.6B |
| Net income | 2.0B | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.3B |
| Depreciation | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.4B | 1.3B |
| Deferred taxes | 87M | 101.7M | 181.1M | -15.5M |
| StockBased compensation | 42M | 40.9M | 38.8M | 57M |
| Other non cash items | -26M | -27.1M | -44.9M | -46.8M |
| Accounts receivable | -76M | -71.3M | -198.8M | -135.4M |
| Accounts payable | -27M | 82.8M | 106.4M | 113.8M |
| Other assets liabilities | 14M | 43.4M | 64.5M | 101.3M |
| Investing activities | -2.6B | -3.7B | -4.4B | -2.5B |
| Capital expenditures | -1.8B | -1.6B | -1.4B | -1.3B |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -751M | -2.1B | -3.0B | -1.2B |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -2M | -6M | -13.9M | 6.1M |
| Financing activities | -1.4B | -40.3B | -12.9B | -5.6B |
| Long term debt issuance | 24.9B | 2.2B | 0 | 692.3M |
| Long term debt payments | -25.1B | -40.4B | -14.3B | -5.3B |
| Short term debt issuance | — | -1.2B | 2.2B | -150.2M |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -496M | -263M | -217.1M | -264.2M |
| Common dividends | -687M | -638.1M | -592.9M | -552.6M |
| Other financing charges | -15M | -19.6M | -10.4M | -54.5M |
| End cash position | 203M | 227.5M | 214.3M | 105.6M |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 2.1B | 2.0B | 1.7B | 1.5B |