Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 7.8B | 6.7B | 6.1B | 7.0B |
| Net income | 5.7B | 5.1B | 6.0B | 5.7B |
| Depreciation | 844M | 859M | 840M | 797M |
| Deferred taxes | -497M | -117M | -650M | -385M |
| StockBased compensation | 804M | 755M | 638M | 611M |
| Other non cash items | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | -329M | 489M | -504M | -1.6B |
| Accounts payable | 397M | -225M | 1.4B | 1.3B |
| Other assets liabilities | 908M | -133M | -1.7B | 507M |
| Investing activities | 894M | 564M | -1.5B | -3.8B |
| Capital expenditures | -812M | -969M | -758M | -695M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | — | — | — | — |
| Purchase of investments | -4.8B | -6.1B | -12.9B | -10.0B |
| Sale of investments | 6.5B | 7.5B | 12.2B | 6.7B |
| Other investing activity | -15M | 52M | -19M | 171M |
| Financing activities | -6.6B | -8.1B | -6.0B | -2.6B |
| Long term debt issuance | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | 0 | -500M | 0 | -197M |
| Short term debt issuance | 0 | -4M | 15M | -52M |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -4.3B | -5.5B | -4.0B | -608M |
| Common dividends | -2.2B | -2.0B | -1.8B | -1.6B |
| Other financing charges | -136M | -102M | -151M | -136M |
| End cash position | 9.9B | 7.4B | 8.6B | 9.9B |
| Income tax paid | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
| Interest paid | 381M | 347M | 290M | 293M |
| Free cash flow | 6.6B | 4.9B | 4.4B | 6.0B |