Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 2.3B | 2.7B | 1.9B | 7.2B |
| Net income | 2.2B | 2.6B | 1.4B | 5.7B |
| Depreciation | 822M | 725M | 724M | 770M |
| Deferred taxes | -640M | -388M | -80M | 662M |
| StockBased compensation | — | — | — | — |
| Other non cash items | 70M | -38M | 24M | -2M |
| Accounts receivable | 26M | -83M | -28M | 76M |
| Accounts payable | -144M | -166M | -137M | 83M |
| Other assets liabilities | 9M | 13M | 29M | -34M |
| Investing activities | 1.3B | 4.1B | 149M | -759M |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | 0 |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | 1.6B | 4.6B | 68M | 10M |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -271M | -568M | 81M | -769M |
| Financing activities | -2.6B | -5.6B | -1.2B | -2.3B |
| Long term debt issuance | — | — | — | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | -492M | -658M | -65M | -109M |
| Short term debt issuance | -139M | -956M | 1.0B | 0 |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -639M | -3.1B | -1.3B | -1.4B |
| Common dividends | -949M | -892M | -837M | -775M |
| Other financing charges | -379M | 4M | -14M | 11M |
| End cash position | 2.0B | 1.3B | 1.1B | 778M |
| Income tax paid | 551M | 869M | 216M | 1.1B |
| Interest paid | 149M | 201M | 168M | 165M |
| Free cash flow | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.3B | 1.3B |