Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 4.5B | 5.2B | 5.7B | 5.3B |
| Net income | 3.0B | 3.7B | 4.0B | 3.6B |
| Depreciation | 1.4B | 1.6B | 1.4B | 1.4B |
| Deferred taxes | 10.4M | 140M | 112.2M | 160.2M |
| StockBased compensation | — | — | — | — |
| Other non cash items | -55.4M | -5M | -16.3M | 11.5M |
| Accounts receivable | 71.0M | -51M | -96.9M | -135.2M |
| Accounts payable | -4.3M | 83M | 134.3M | 122.8M |
| Other assets liabilities | 13.9M | -341M | 87.3M | 109.3M |
| Investing activities | -2.3B | -2.3B | -2.0B | -1.8B |
| Capital expenditures | -2.1B | -2.2B | -1.8B | -1.2B |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | -60.6M | -31M | -217.7M | -518.9M |
| Purchase of investments | -57.2M | -104M | -56.6M | -71.9M |
| Sale of investments | 78.8M | 153M | 8.6M | 4.8M |
| Other investing activity | -84.0M | -76M | 31.7M | -3.8M |
| Financing activities | -2.7B | -3.9B | -3.6B | -3.9B |
| Long term debt issuance | 476.5M | 600M | 1.9B | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | -483.4M | -153M | -178.4M | -408.6M |
| Short term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -1.9B | -3.5B | -4.5B | -2.8B |
| Common dividends | -805.7M | -882M | -817.2M | -804.8M |
| Other financing charges | 97.9M | 50M | — | 37.4M |
| End cash position | 808.3M | 1.4B | 1.9B | 2.1B |
| Income tax paid | 932.1M | 630M | 1.1B | 893.0M |
| Interest paid | 736.4M | 806M | 699.3M | 688.7M |
| Free cash flow | 2.4B | 3.3B | 3.3B | 3.2B |