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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000031462
$281.83 +0.05% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue13.15Operating income1.87Net income1.25EPS, diluted4.14Fiscal year 2017Revenue13.84 +5.2%Operating income1.95Net income1.52 +21.8%EPS, diluted5.12 +23.7%Fiscal year 2018Revenue12.22 −11.7%Operating income1.73Net income1.44 −5.2%EPS, diluted4.88 −4.7%Fiscal year 2019Revenue12.56 +2.8%Operating income1.85Net income1.58 +9.4%EPS, diluted5.33 +9.2%Fiscal year 2020Revenue11.79 −6.1%Operating income1.40Net income−1.19 −175.2%EPS, diluted−4.15 −177.9%Fiscal year 2021Revenue12.73 +8.0%Operating income1.60Net income1.13EPS, diluted3.91Fiscal year 2022Revenue14.19 +11.4%Operating income1.56Net income1.09 −3.4%EPS, diluted3.81 −2.6%Fiscal year 2023Revenue15.32 +8.0%Operating income1.99Net income1.37 +25.7%EPS, diluted4.79 +25.7%Fiscal year 2024Revenue15.74 +2.7%Operating income2.80Net income2.11 +53.9%EPS, diluted7.37 +53.9%Fiscal year 2025Revenue16.08 +2.2%Operating income2.74Net income2.08 −1.7%EPS, diluted7.28 −1.2%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 13.15 13.84 12.22 12.56 11.79 12.73 14.19 15.32 15.74 16.08
Growth +5.2% −11.7% +2.8% −6.1% +8.0% +11.4% +8.0% +2.7% +2.2%
Operating income 1.87 1.95 1.73 1.85 1.40 1.60 1.56 1.99 2.80 2.74
Net income 1.25 1.52 1.44 1.58 −1.19 1.13 1.09 1.37 2.11 2.08
Growth +21.8% −5.2% +9.4% −175.2% −3.4% +25.7% +53.9% −1.7%
EPS, diluted 4.14 5.12 4.88 5.33 −4.15 3.91 3.81 4.79 7.37 7.28
Growth +23.7% −4.7% +9.2% −177.9% −2.6% +25.7% +53.9% −1.2%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Operating margin14.2%Net margin9.5%Free cash flow margin9.0%Fiscal year 2017Operating margin14.1%Net margin11.0%Free cash flow margin8.8%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin14.1%Net margin11.8%Free cash flow margin12.3%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin14.7%Net margin12.5%Free cash flow margin13.4%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin11.8%Net margin−10.1%Free cash flow margin11.6%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin12.6%Net margin8.9%Free cash flow margin11.1%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin11.0%Net margin7.7%Free cash flow margin7.6%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin13.0%Net margin9.0%Free cash flow margin10.7%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin17.8%Net margin13.4%Free cash flow margin11.6%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin17.0%Net margin12.9%Free cash flow margin11.8%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating margin 14.2% 14.1% 14.1% 14.7% 11.8% 12.6% 11.0% 13.0% 17.8% 17.0%
Net margin 9.5% 11.0% 11.8% 12.5% −10.1% 8.9% 7.7% 9.0% 13.4% 12.9%
Free cash flow margin 9.0% 8.8% 12.3% 13.4% 11.6% 11.1% 7.6% 10.7% 11.6% 11.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow1.94Capital expenditure−0.76Free cash flow1.18Buybacks−0.74Dividends paid−0.43Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow2.09Capital expenditure−0.87Free cash flow1.22 +3.4%Buybacks−0.60Dividends paid−0.45Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow2.28Capital expenditure−0.78Free cash flow1.50 +22.6%Buybacks−0.56Dividends paid−0.49Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow2.42Capital expenditure−0.73Free cash flow1.69 +12.7%Buybacks−0.35Dividends paid−0.55Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow1.86Capital expenditure−0.49Free cash flow1.37 −18.8%Buybacks−0.15Dividends paid−0.56Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow2.06Capital expenditure−0.64Free cash flow1.42 +3.5%Buybacks−0.11Dividends paid−0.57Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow1.79Capital expenditure−0.71Free cash flow1.08 −24.2%Buybacks−0.52Dividends paid−0.60Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow2.41Capital expenditure−0.77Free cash flow1.64 +52.2%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.62Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow2.81Capital expenditure−0.99Free cash flow1.82 +11.1%Buybacks−0.99Dividends paid−0.66Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow2.95Capital expenditure−1.05Free cash flow1.90 +4.7%Buybacks−0.78Dividends paid−0.75
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 1.94 2.09 2.28 2.42 1.86 2.06 1.79 2.41 2.81 2.95
Capital expenditure −0.76 −0.87 −0.78 −0.73 −0.49 −0.64 −0.71 −0.77 −0.99 −1.05
Free cash flow 1.18 1.22 1.50 1.69 1.37 1.42 1.08 1.64 1.82 1.90
Growth +3.4% +22.6% +12.7% −18.8% +3.5% −24.2% +52.2% +11.1% +4.7%
Buybacks −0.74 −0.60 −0.56 −0.35 −0.15 −0.11 −0.52 −0.01 −0.99 −0.78
Dividends paid −0.43 −0.45 −0.49 −0.55 −0.56 −0.57 −0.60 −0.62 −0.66 −0.75

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.33Shareholders’ equity6.90Fiscal year 2017Cash0.21Shareholders’ equity7.58Fiscal year 2018Cash0.11Shareholders’ equity8.00Fiscal year 2019Cash0.12Shareholders’ equity8.69Fiscal year 2020Cash1.26Shareholders’ equity6.17Fiscal year 2021Cash0.36Shareholders’ equity7.22Fiscal year 2022Cash0.60Shareholders’ equity7.24Fiscal year 2023Cash0.92Shareholders’ equity8.04Fiscal year 2024Cash1.26Shareholders’ equity8.76Fiscal year 2025Cash0.65Total debt0.76Net cash (debt)−0.11Shareholders’ equity9.77Debt to equity0.08
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.33 0.21 0.11 0.12 1.26 0.36 0.60 0.92 1.26 0.65
Total debt n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.76
Net cash (debt) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a −0.11
Shareholders’ equity 6.90 7.58 8.00 8.69 6.17 7.22 7.24 8.04 8.76 9.77
Debt to equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.08

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
14.2% 14.1% 14.1% 14.7% 11.8% 12.6% 11.0% 13.0% 17.8% 17.0%
12.5% 12.7% 13.0% 13.8% 9.9% 11.1% 9.5% 11.5% 16.3% 15.8%
9.5% 11.0% 11.8% 12.5% −10.1% 8.9% 7.7% 9.0% 13.4% 12.9%
9.0% 8.8% 12.3% 13.4% 11.6% 11.1% 7.6% 10.7% 11.6% 11.8%
Spending
1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
28.2% 27.6% 28.7% 28.3% 28.1% 26.8% 25.8% 26.5% 26.9% 26.5%
5.8% 6.3% 6.4% 5.8% 4.1% 5.0% 5.0% 5.1% 6.3% 6.5%
24.4% 13.8% 20.2% 16.7% 15.2% 19.1% 17.5% 20.6% 17.1% 17.8%
Returns
18.1% 20.0% 18.0% 18.1% −19.2% 15.6% 15.1% 17.1% 24.1% 21.2%
6.8% 7.6% 7.2% 7.6% −6.5% 5.3% 5.1% 6.3% 9.4% 8.4%
Balance and payout
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.08
62.0% 61.7% 59.9% 58.2% 65.8% 65.8% 66.2% 63.1% 60.7% 60.3%
34.3% 29.5% 34.4% 35.1% n/a 50.1% 55.2% 45.0% 31.4% 36.3%
98.7% 85.8% 70.5% 53.7% 51.6% 47.4% 104.2% 38.5% 90.7% 80.7%