Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 7.8B | 6.4B | 5.8B | 6.7B |
| Net income | 5.7B | 4.8B | 5.8B | 5.5B |
| Depreciation | 844M | 820.7M | 802.5M | 761.5M |
| Deferred taxes | -497M | -111.8M | -621.0M | -367.8M |
| StockBased compensation | 804M | 721.3M | 609.5M | 583.8M |
| Other non cash items | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | -329M | 467.2M | -481.5M | -1.5B |
| Accounts payable | 397M | -215.0M | 1.3B | 1.3B |
| Other assets liabilities | 908M | -127.1M | -1.6B | 484.4M |
| Investing activities | 894M | 538.8M | -1.5B | -3.6B |
| Capital expenditures | -812M | -925.8M | -724.2M | -664.0M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | — | — | — | — |
| Purchase of investments | -4.8B | -5.8B | -12.3B | -9.5B |
| Sale of investments | 6.5B | 7.2B | 11.6B | 6.4B |
| Other investing activity | -15M | 49.7M | -18.2M | 163.4M |
| Financing activities | -6.6B | -7.7B | -5.7B | -2.5B |
| Long term debt issuance | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | 0 | -477.7M | 0 | -188.2M |
| Short term debt issuance | 0 | -3.8M | 14.3M | -49.7M |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -4.3B | -5.2B | -3.8B | -580.9M |
| Common dividends | -2.2B | -1.9B | -1.8B | -1.6B |
| Other financing charges | -136M | -97.5M | -144.3M | -129.9M |
| End cash position | 9.9B | 7.1B | 8.2B | 9.4B |
| Income tax paid | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.2B | 1.1B |
| Interest paid | 381M | 331.5M | 277.1M | 279.9M |
| Free cash flow | 6.6B | 4.7B | 4.2B | 5.7B |