Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 27.3B | 29.8B | 16.2B | 29.7B |
| Net income | 15.9B | 15.1B | 4.9B | 13.8B |
| Depreciation | 14.8B | 14.3B | 13.8B | 13.8B |
| Deferred taxes | -902M | -2.7B | -834M | 1.9B |
| StockBased compensation | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.3B |
| Other non cash items | 463M | 316M | 309M | 481M |
| Accounts receivable | 136M | -996M | -1.3B | -1.3B |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | -4.3B | 2.5B | -2.1B | -298M |
| Investing activities | -540M | 8.4B | -373M | -1.4B |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — |
| Net intangibles | -2.9B | -3.3B | -3.1B | -2.9B |
| Net acquisitions | 655M | 524M | 1.6B | -1.7B |
| Purchase of investments | -1.1B | -1.3B | -2.3B | -174M |
| Sale of investments | 0 | 8.6B | 0 | 0 |
| Other investing activity | -113M | 558M | 258M | 451M |
| Financing activities | -10.9B | -19.9B | -16.2B | -18.6B |
| Long term debt issuance | 6.3B | 6.1B | 2.7B | 2.6B |
| Long term debt payments | -3.6B | -9.2B | -2.3B | -11.5B |
| Short term debt issuance | 0 | -660M | 660M | 0 |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -9.1B | -11.3B | -13.3B | -4.7B |
| Common dividends | -4.8B | -4.8B | -4.7B | -4.5B |
| Other financing charges | 339M | 5M | 787M | -544M |
| End cash position | 7.4B | 6.3B | 4.8B | 8.8B |
| Income tax paid | 7.1B | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | 3.7B | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 12.5B | 13.0B | 12.6B | 17.1B |