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HIGH: $1,275.00
LOW: $769.00
MEDIAN: $1,100.00
CONSENSUS: $1,083.27
UPSIDE: 5.35%
Annual Quarterly
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Revenue
Revenue 275,235 254,453 242,290 226,954 195,929 166,761 152,703 141,576 129,025 118,719 116,199 112,640 105,156 99,137 88,915 77,946 71,422 72,483.0 64,400.2 60,151.2 52,935.2 48,107.0 42,545.6 38,762.5 34,797.0 32,164.3 27,456 24,269.9 21,874.4 19,566.5 17,905.9 16,480.6 15,154.7
Cost of Revenue 239,886 222,358 212,586 199,382 170,684 144,939 132,886 123,152 111,882 102,901 101,065 98,458 91,948 86,823 77,739 67,995 62,335 63,502.8 56,449.7 52,745.5 46,347.0 42,092.0 37,235.4 33,983.1 30,598.1 28,067.8 23,945.4 21,183.4 19,132.2 17,183.7 16,083.8 14,519.2 13,619.6
Gross Profit 35,349 32,095 29,704 27,572 25,245 21,822 19,817 18,424 17,143 15,818 15,134 14,182 13,208 12,314 11,176 9,951 9,087 8,980.3 7,950.5 7,405.7 6,588.3 6,015.0 5,310.2 4,779.4 4,198.9 4,096.5 3,510.6 3,086.5 2,742.2 2,382.8 1,822.1 1,961.4 1,535.1
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 24,966 22,810 21,590 19,779 18,461 16,332 14,994 13,876 12,950 12,068 11,445 10,899 10,104 9,518 8,682 7,840 7,293 7,011.2 6,328.3 5,774.6 5,114.0 4,631.2 4,153.5 3,647.8 3,206.6 2,804.7 2,425.7 2,102.9 1,979.2 1,730.4 1,555.6 1,425.5 1,367.2
Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 76 55 86 23 17 78 65 12 14 14 55 34 0 0.2 13.6 0 0 1 0 0 0 254.4 224.8 196.3 182.3 161.6 142 143.7 112.1
Operating Expenses 24,966 22,810 21,590 19,779 18,537 16,387 15,080 13,944 13,032 12,146 11,510 10,962 10,155 9,555 8,737 7,874 7,293 7,011.4 6,341.9 5,774.6 5,114.0 4,632.2 4,153.5 3,647.8 3,206.6 3,059.1 2,650.5 2,299.2 2,161.5 1,892 1,697.6 1,569.2 1,479.3
Operating Income
Operating Income 10,383 9,285 8,114 7,793 6,708 5,435 4,737 4,480 4,111 3,672 3,624 3,220 3,053 2,759 2,439 2,077 1,777 1,968.8 1,608.6 1,625.6 1,474.3 1,385.6 1,156.6 1,131.5 992.3 1,037.5 860.1 787.3 580.7 490.8 124.5 392.2 55.8
Interest Expense 154 169 160 158 171 164 150 159 134 133 124 113 99 95 116 111 108 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 505 533 470 61 41 89 151 98 67 52 57 64 58 63 51 74 27 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 13,398 12,146 10,724 9,898 8,632 7,176 6,407 6,038 5,543 5,007 4,855 4,339 4,096 3,770 3,354 2,960 2,563 2,767 2,175.0 2,146.4 1,972.5 1,826.4 1,547.9 1,473.3 1,293.6 1,291.8 1,084.9 983.6 762.5 652.4 266.5 535.9 167.9
EBIT 10,972 9,909 8,647 7,998 6,851 5,531 4,915 4,601 4,173 3,752 3,728 3,310 3,150 2,862 2,499 2,165 1,835 2,114 1,608.6 1,631.1 1,490.7 1,385.6 1,156.6 1,131.5 992.3 1,037.5 860.1 787.3 580.7 490.8 124.5 392.2 55.8
Income Before Tax 10,818 9,740 8,487 7,840 6,680 5,367 4,765 4,442 4,039 3,619 3,604 3,197 3,051 2,767 2,383 2,054 1,727 1,999.0 1,710.0 1,751.4 1,549.0 1,400.6 1,158.2 1,138.2 1,003.5 1,052.4 858.8 766.4 520.3 423.5 368.2 203.6 370.3
Income Tax Expense 2,719 2,373 2,195 1,925 1,601 1,308 1,061 1,263 1,325 1,243 1,195 1,109 990 1,000 841 731 628 716.2 627.2 648.2 485.9 518.2 437.2 438.2 401.4 421.0 343.5 306.6 208.1 174.7 151 92.7 147.1
Net Income 8,099 7,367 6,292 5,844 5,007 4,002 3,659 3,134 2,679 2,350 2,377 2,058 2,039 1,709 1,462 1,303 1,086 1,283 1,082.8 1,103.2 1,063.1 882.4 721 700.0 602.1 631.4 397.3 459.8 312.2 248.8 133.8 (112.4) 223.2
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 18.24 16.60 14.18 13.17 11.30 9.05 8.32 7.15 6.11 5.36 5.41 4.69 4.68 3.94 3.35 2.97 2.50 2.95 2.42 2.35 2.24 1.92 1.58 1.54 1.34 1.41 0.91 1.07 0.76 0.64 0.34 -0.26 0.50
EPS (Diluted) 18.21 16.56 14.16 13.14 11.27 9.02 8.26 7.09 6.08 5.33 5.37 4.65 4.63 3.89 3.30 2.92 2.47 2.89 2.37 2.30 2.18 1.85 1.53 1.48 1.29 1.35 0.87 1.02 0.74 0.61 0.34 -0.26 0.50
Shares Outstanding 444.0 443.9 443.9 443.7 443.1 442.3 439.8 438.5 438.4 438.6 439.5 438.7 435.7 433.6 436.1 438.6 434.0 434.4 447.7 469.7 473.9 459.2 456.0 453.6 449.6 446.3 439.3 431.0 410.8 388.8 393.5 432.3 446.4
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Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 14,161 9,906 13,700 10,203 11,258 12,277 8,384 6,055 4,546 3,379 3,157 2,619.4 2,823.1 1,545.4 805.5 602.6 524.5 440.6 362 175.5 102 45.7 53.6 101.9
Short-Term Investments 1,123 1,238 1,534 846 917 1,028 1,060 1,204 1,233 1,350 570 655.6 306.7 0 0 5.0 48.0 256.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Receivables 3,203 2,721 2,285 2,241 1,803 1,550 1,535 1,669 1,432 1,252 834 748.0 335.2 556.1 474.9 324.8 174.4 168.6 171.6 147.1 137.5 146.7 130.3 114.8
Inventory 18,116 18,647 16,651 17,907 14,215 12,242 11,395 11,040 9,834 8,969 5,405 5,039.4 3,643.6 3,339.4 3,127.2 2,738.5 2,490.1 2,210.5 1,910.8 1,686.5 1,500.8 1,422.3 1,260.5 993.7
Other Current Assets 1,777 1,734 1,709 1,499 1,312 1,023 1,111 321 272 268 371 399.7 160.5 270.6 222.9 211.6 233.1 239.5 183.8 100.9 88 87.6 89.9 160.3
Total Current Assets 38,380 34,246 35,879 32,696 29,505 28,120 23,485 20,289 17,317 15,218 10,337 9,462.0 7,269.1 5,711.5 4,630.5 3,882.5 3,470.1 3,315.9 2,628.2 2,110 1,828.3 1,702.3 1,534.3 1,370.7
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 34,634 31,649 29,397 27,420 26,382 24,595 20,890 19,681 18,161 17,043 10,900 10,355.0 7,219.8 6,960.0 6,523.6 5,826.6 4,834.1 3,906.9 3,395.4 3,154.6 2,888.3 2,535.6 2,146.4 2,031.7
Goodwill 994 994 994 993 996 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 3,091 2,942 2,724 3,057 2,385 2,841 1,025 860 869 902 349 865.3 603.6 520.1 466.1 380.7 329.7 282.2 236.2 211.7 195.3 199.5 555 519.3
Total Non-Current Assets 38,719 35,585 33,115 31,470 29,763 27,436 21,915 20,541 19,030 17,945 11,642 11,220.3 7,823.4 7,480.1 6,989.7 6,207.3 5,163.8 4,189.1 3,631.6 3,366.3 3,083.6 2,735.1 2,701.4 2,551
Total Assets 77,099 69,831 68,994 64,166 59,268 55,556 45,400 40,830 36,347 33,163 21,979 20,682.3 15,092.5 13,191.7 11,620.3 10,089.8 8,633.9 7,505 6,259.8 5,476.3 4,911.9 4,437.4 4,235.7 3,921.7
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 19,783 19,421 17,483 17,848 16,278 14,172 11,679 11,237 9,608 7,612 5,450 5,224.8 3,600.2 3,131.3 2,884.3 2,727.6 2,197.1 1,912.6 1,605.5 1,394.3 1,220.4 1,233.1 1,073.3 872.9
Short-Term Debt 0 103 1,081 73 799 95 1,699 90 86 1,100 96 140.4 327.2 47.4 103.8 194.6 9.5 0 0 25.5 59.9 88.4 156.1 23.1
Deferred Revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365 65 748.4 453.9 401.4 360.5 322.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 9,443 8,711 8,591 7,785 6,603 5,579 5,503 4,548 4,137 3,000 1,845 1,156.8 662.1 489.4 348.0 231.1 1,197.7 953.6 591.4 544.2 491.3 371.4 417.9 344
Total Current Liabilities 37,108 35,464 33,583 31,998 29,441 24,844 23,237 19,926 17,495 15,575 9,281 8,874.2 6,170.6 5,011.1 4,449.7 4,112.2 3,404.4 2,866.2 2,196.9 1,964 1,771.6 1,692.9 1,647.3 1,240
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 5,713 5,794 5,377 6,484 6,692 7,514 5,124 6,487 6,573 4,061 2,130 2,206.0 993.7 1,289.6 1,210.6 859.4 790.1 918.9 930 917 1,229.2 1,094.6 795.5 812.6
Deferred Tax Liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 464 328.3 244.2 209.8 145.9 119.4 90.4 67 61.5 39 56.7 64.3 65.7 64.2
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2,654 2,576 2,550 2,555 2,415 1,935 1,455 1,314 1,200 1,195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 4.1 7.4 8.2
Total Non-Current Liabilities 10,827 10,745 10,353 11,521 11,749 12,007 6,579 7,801 7,773 5,256 2,594 2,534.3 1,237.9 1,499.5 1,356.6 978.8 880.4 985.9 991.5 956 1,290.2 1,163 868.6 885
Total Liabilities 47,935 46,209 43,936 43,519 41,190 36,851 29,816 27,727 25,268 20,831 11,875 11,408.4 7,408.5 6,510.6 5,806.3 5,091.0 4,284.8 3,852.1 3,188.4 2,920 3,061.8 2,855.9 2,515.9 2,125
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2 0 2 2 2 0
Retained Earnings 22,650 17,619 19,521 15,585 11,666 12,879 10,258 7,887 5,988 7,686 6,101 5,360.9 1,466.4 5,349.7 4,628.7 3,928.7 3,326.7 2,695.2 2,297.9 1,838.1 1,525.9 1,277.1 1,143.2 1,255.6
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (1,770) (1,828) (1,805) (1,829) (1,137) (1,297) (1,436) (1,199) (1,014) (1,099) 110 285.7 16.1 (78.0) (157.7) (173.6) (117.0) (118.1) (304) (795.7) (144) (104) (86) (330.2)
Total Stockholders' Equity 29,164 23,622 25,058 20,642 17,564 18,284 15,243 12,799 10,778 12,079 10,024 9,192.1 7,624.8 6,555.0 5,694.2 4,882.9 4,240.3 3,532.1 2,965.9 2,468.1 1,777.8 1,530.7 1,685 1,796.7
Total Liabilities & Equity 77,099 69,831 68,994 64,166 59,268 55,556 45,400 40,830 36,347 33,163 21,979 20,682.3 15,092.5 13,191.7 11,620.3 10,089.8 8,633.9 7,505 6,259.8 5,476.3 4,911.9 4,437.4 4,235.7 3,921.7
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 8,173 8,272 8,884 9,039 10,133 10,167 6,823 6,577 6,659 5,161 2,226 2,346.4 1,320.9 1,337.1 1,314.4 1,053.9 799.6 918.9 930 942.5 1,289.1 1,183 951.6 835.7
Net Debt (5,988) (1,634) (4,816) (1,164) (1,125) (2,110) (1,561) 522 2,113 1,782 (931) (273.1) (1,502.2) (208.4) 508.9 451.4 275.0 478.3 568 767 1,187.1 1,137.3 898 733.8
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Operating Activities
Net Income 8,099 7,367 6,292 5,915 5,079 4,059 3,704 3,179 2,714 2,376 1,063.1 882.4 721 700.0 602.1 631.4 515.3 459.8 312.2 248.8 217.2 70.1 223.2
Depreciation & Amortization 2,426 2,237 2,077 1,900 1,781 1,645 1,492 1,437 1,370 1,255 477.9 440.7 391.3 341.8 301.3 254.4 224.8 196.3 182.3 161.6 142 143.7 112.1
Stock-Based Compensation 860 818 774 724 665 619 595 544 514 459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital 1,764 611 1,018 (1,563) 1,003 2,198 409 669 2,171 (1,010) 199.6 695.6 296.0 (84.1) 39.9 88.6 186.6 43 35.6 14.5 (85.9) (12.3) (27.5)
Other Non-Cash Items 186 306 907 453 371 236 9 (6) (14) (57) 107.3 47.6 30.3 48.4 48.5 (10.8) 0.1 0.1 64.4 2.5 9.1 90.1 (4.9)
Operating Cash Flow 13,335 11,339 11,068 7,392 8,958 8,861 6,356 5,774 6,726 3,292 1,783.2 2,098.8 1,507.2 1,018.2 1,032.6 1,070.4 940.9 737.6 590.2 426.4 278.4 247.8 295.8
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (5,498) (4,710) (4,323) (3,891) (3,588) (2,810) (2,998) (2,969) (2,502) (2,649) (995.4) (705.6) (810.7) (1,038.6) (1,447.5) (1,228.4) (787.9) (571.9) (553.4) (506.8) (530.6) (474.6) (533)
Acquisitions 0 0 0 (842) 0 (1,163) 0 0 0 0 19.4 (95.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments (1,028) (1,470) (1,622) (1,121) (1,331) (1,626) (1,094) (1,060) (1,279) (1,432) (3,741.4) (303.9) 0 0 0 0 (181.1) (75.5) 0 0 0 0 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 1,141 1,790 937 1,145 1,446 1,678 1,231 1,078 1,385 1,709 2,668.9 83.3 0 4.9 41.6 209.0 0 0 0 0 9.3 80.8 31
Other Investing Activities 74 (19) 36 (48) (62) 30 (4) 4 30 27 (10.2) (38.9) 20.1 (0.1) 66.1 (26.2) 15.1 38 10.2 (36.4) (15.2) (65.9) 51.9
Investing Cash Flow (5,311) (4,409) (4,972) (4,757) (3,535) (3,891) (2,865) (2,947) (2,366) (2,345) (2,058.7) (1,048.5) (790.6) (1,033.8) (1,339.8) (1,045.7) (953.9) (609.4) (543.2) (543.2) (536.5) (459.7) (450.1)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (296) (708) (384) (800) (120) 792 419 (6) 1,346 (1,022) (264.8) 174.2 (42.2) 147.1 325.2 1.1 8.8 (27.1) (52) 134.1 228.3 98.7 21.3
Stock Repurchased (903) (700) (676) (439) (496) (196) (247) (328) (469) (486) (413.3) 0 0 0 0 (99.9) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.5) (6.5)
Dividends Paid (2,183) (9,041) (1,251) (1,498) (5,748) (1,479) (1,038) (689) (3,904) (746) (204.6) (92.1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities (393) (315) (303) (704) (124) (264) (281) (258) (191) (165) 85.7 2.8 6.1 3.9 7.1 58.6 15.1 19.6 15.1 21.7 16.6 36.6 0
Financing Cash Flow (3,775) (10,764) (2,614) (3,441) (6,488) (1,147) (1,147) (1,281) (3,218) (2,419) (518.7) 209.6 (1.4) 217.8 394.3 58.6 85.8 66.6 25.1 173.7 249 146.2 28.3
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 4,255 (3,794) 3,497 (1,055) (1,019) 3,893 2,329 1,509 1,167 (1,422) (760.5) 1,277.7 739.9 202.9 78.1 83.9 78.6 186.5 73.4 56.3 (8) (66.6) (131)
Cash at Beginning 9,906 13,700 10,203 11,258 12,277 8,384 6,055 4,546 3,379 4,801 2,823.1 1,545.4 805.5 602.6 524.5 440.6 362 175.5 102 45.7 53.6 120.2 232.9
Cash at End 14,161 9,906 13,700 10,203 11,258 12,277 8,384 6,055 4,546 3,379 2,062.6 2,823.1 1,545.4 805.5 602.6 524.5 440.6 362 175.4 102 45.6 53.6 101.9
Free Cash Flow 7,837 6,629 6,745 3,501 5,370 6,051 3,358 2,805 4,224 643 787.7 1,393.2 696.5 (20.4) (415.0) (158.1) 153 165.7 36.8 (80.4) (252.2) (226.8) (237.2)
Key Metrics 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Income Statement
Revenue 275,235 254,453 242,290 226,954 195,929 166,761 152,703 141,576 129,025 118,719 116,199 112,640 105,156 99,137 88,915 77,946 71,422 72,483.0 64,400.2 60,151.2 52,935.2 48,107.0 42,545.6 38,762.5 34,797.0 32,164.3 27,456 24,269.9 21,874.4 19,566.5 17,905.9 16,480.6 15,154.7
Gross Profit 35,349 32,095 29,704 27,572 25,245 21,822 19,817 18,424 17,143 15,818 15,134 14,182 13,208 12,314 11,176 9,951 9,087 8,980.3 7,950.5 7,405.7 6,588.3 6,015.0 5,310.2 4,779.4 4,198.9 4,096.5 3,510.6 3,086.5 2,742.2 2,382.8 1,822.1 1,961.4 1,535.1
Operating Income 10,383 9,285 8,114 7,793 6,708 5,435 4,737 4,480 4,111 3,672 3,624 3,220 3,053 2,759 2,439 2,077 1,777 1,968.8 1,608.6 1,625.6 1,474.3 1,385.6 1,156.6 1,131.5 992.3 1,037.5 860.1 787.3 580.7 490.8 124.5 392.2 55.8
Net Income 8,099 7,367 6,292 5,844 5,007 4,002 3,659 3,134 2,679 2,350 2,377 2,058 2,039 1,709 1,462 1,303 1,086 1,283 1,082.8 1,103.2 1,063.1 882.4 721 700.0 602.1 631.4 397.3 459.8 312.2 248.8 133.8 (112.4) 223.2
EPS (Diluted) 18.21 16.56 14.16 13.14 11.27 9.02 8.26 7.09 6.08 5.33 5.37 4.65 4.63 3.89 3.30 2.92 2.47 2.89 2.37 2.30 2.18 1.85 1.53 1.48 1.29 1.35 0.87 1.02 0.74 0.61 0.34 -0.26 0.50
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 14,161 9,906 13,700 10,203 11,258 12,277 8,384 6,055 4,546 3,379 3,157 2,619.4 2,823.1 1,545.4 805.5 602.6 524.5 440.6 362 175.5 102 45.7 53.6 101.9
Total Assets 77,099 69,831 68,994 64,166 59,268 55,556 45,400 40,830 36,347 33,163 21,979 20,682.3 15,092.5 13,191.7 11,620.3 10,089.8 8,633.9 7,505 6,259.8 5,476.3 4,911.9 4,437.4 4,235.7 3,921.7
Total Debt 8,173 8,272 8,884 9,039 10,133 10,167 6,823 6,577 6,659 5,161 2,226 2,346.4 1,320.9 1,337.1 1,314.4 1,053.9 799.6 918.9 930 942.5 1,289.1 1,183 951.6 835.7
Stockholders' Equity 29,164 23,622 25,058 20,642 17,564 18,284 15,243 12,799 10,778 12,079 10,024 9,192.1 7,624.8 6,555.0 5,694.2 4,882.9 4,240.3 3,532.1 2,965.9 2,468.1 1,777.8 1,530.7 1,685 1,796.7
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 13,335 11,339 11,068 7,392 8,958 8,861 6,356 5,774 6,726 3,292 1,783.2 2,098.8 1,507.2 1,018.2 1,032.6 1,070.4 940.9 737.6 590.2 426.4 278.4 247.8 295.8
Capital Expenditure (5,498) (4,710) (4,323) (3,891) (3,588) (2,810) (2,998) (2,969) (2,502) (2,649) (995.4) (705.6) (810.7) (1,038.6) (1,447.5) (1,228.4) (787.9) (571.9) (553.4) (506.8) (530.6) (474.6) (533)
Free Cash Flow 7,837 6,629 6,745 3,501 5,370 6,051 3,358 2,805 4,224 643 787.7 1,393.2 696.5 (20.4) (415.0) (158.1) 153 165.7 36.8 (80.4) (252.2) (226.8) (237.2)