Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 763M | 765M | 722M | 815M |
| Net income | 550M | 681M | 579M | 544M |
| Depreciation | 326M | 347M | 358M | 293M |
| Deferred taxes | -122M | -113M | 2M | 98M |
| StockBased compensation | 23M | 34M | 36M | 33M |
| Other non cash items | 10M | 23M | 22M | 18M |
| Accounts receivable | 110M | -129M | -126M | -68M |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | -134M | -78M | -149M | -103M |
| Investing activities | 19M | 56M | 16M | -1.6B |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | 0 | 39M | 1M | -1.6B |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | 19M | 17M | 15M | 22M |
| Financing activities | 356M | -771M | -658M | 1.3B |
| Long term debt issuance | 1.0B | 0 | 24M | 1.7B |
| Long term debt payments | -271M | -480M | -424M | -25M |
| Short term debt issuance | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -162M | -75M | -52M | -101M |
| Common dividends | -206M | -200M | -192M | -186M |
| Other financing charges | -47M | -16M | -14M | -29M |
| End cash position | 831M | 430M | 467M | 627M |
| Income tax paid | 255M | 330M | 127M | 33M |
| Interest paid | 101M | 101M | 100M | 76M |
| Free cash flow | 26M | 678M | 482M | 429M |