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| PRICE TARGET: $251.82 DETAILS
HIGH: $326.00
LOW: $205.00
MEDIAN: $245.00
CONSENSUS: $251.82
DOWNSIDE: 2.34%
Metric 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
Revenue
Revenue 5,219.4 4,206.3 3,318.6 2,619.3 2,923.4 2,711.3 3,063.1 2,244.0 2,941.3 2,904.6 4,112.6 3,391.2 3,309.6 3,368.5 2,766.2 2,563.5 2,066.2 1,246.3 504.0 135.0 48.1 13.5 3.2 0.5 0
Cost of Revenue 3,098.7 2,348.4 2,017.9 2,549.5 2,193.4 2,030.7 2,513.9 1,851.9 2,392.4 2,266.1 2,979.9 2,566.2 2,445.0 2,515.8 1,794.5 1,378.7 1,021.6 567.9 252.6 80.7 31.5 18.9 0 7.0 14.3
Gross Profit 2,120.7 1,857.9 1,300.7 69.9 730.0 680.7 549.2 392.2 548.9 638.4 1,132.8 824.9 864.6 852.7 971.8 1,184.8 1,044.6 678.4 251.4 54.2 16.6 (5.3) 3.2 (6.5) (14.3)
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 233.4 191.4 152.3 112.8 99.1 93.7 96.6 84.5 88.6 124.8 130.6 144.0 134.3 132.5 140.5 94.8 78.2 33.5 15.1 6.4 2.4 1.2 0 6.0 3.8
SG&A Expenses 203.8 188.3 197.6 164.7 170.3 222.9 205.5 176.9 202.7 262.0 255.2 253.8 270.3 280.9 412.5 321.7 272.9 174.0 82.2 45.1 19.0 10.2 0 9.6 7.6
Other Expenses 0 83.8 93.5 (180.4) (126.2) 46.5 408.9 90.7 79.8 819.8 16.8 5.1 89.7 476.9 487.4 19.4 13.9 32.5 16.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Operating Expenses 437.2 463.4 443.4 97.1 143.2 363.2 711.0 352.1 371.1 1,206.6 402.6 402.9 494.2 890.3 1,040.4 435.9 365.0 240.1 114.2 51.4 21.4 11.5 0 15.6 11.5
Operating Income
Operating Income 1,683.5 1,394.4 857.3 (27.2) 586.8 317.5 (161.8) 40.1 177.9 (568.2) 730.2 422.0 370.4 (37.6) (68.7) 748.9 679.6 438.3 137.2 2.8 (4.8) (16.8) 3.2 (22.1) (25.7)
Interest Expense 44.1 38.9 13.0 12.2 13.1 24.0 27.1 25.9 25.8 20.5 7.0 2.0 1.9 13.9 0.1 0.0 5.3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 81.8 89.1 97.7 33.3 6.2 16.6 48.9 59.8 35.7 25.2 22.5 18.0 16.8 12.8 13.4 14.4 9.7 21.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 2,212.7 1,868.7 1,212.2 290.5 845.2 550.2 112.4 269.8 343.2 (285.8) 998.1 679.9 617.2 236.8 181.6 918.2 821.2 523.8 161.7 13.0 (1.4) (14.8) 3.2 (22.1) (25.7)
EBIT 1,683.5 1,445.2 904.3 20.8 585.3 317.2 (93.1) 139.1 227.9 (516.7) 740.3 434.1 382.9 (25.9) (53.6) 762.1 691.6 464.3 137.2 2.8 (4.8) (16.8) 3.2 (22.1) 0
Income Before Tax 1,580.9 1,406.3 891.3 8.6 572.2 291.1 (120.4) 147.8 206.4 (392.9) 625.7 427.2 380.8 (39.8) (53.7) 762.1 686.3 463.8 156.0 9.2 (6.6) (16.8) (28.0) (26.2) (27.1)
Income Tax Expense 52.7 114.3 60.5 52.8 103.5 (107.3) (5.5) 3.4 372.0 23.2 32.3 31.2 30.1 56.5 (14.2) 97.9 46.2 115.4 (2.4) 5.2 0 0 0 0 0
Net Income 1,528.2 1,292.0 830.8 (44.2) 468.7 398.4 (114.9) 144.3 (165.6) (416.1) 593.4 396.0 350.7 (96.3) (39.5) 664.2 640.1 348.3 158.4 4.0 (6.5) (16.8) (28.0) (26.2) (27.1)
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 14.25 12.07 7.78 -0.41 4.41 3.76 -1.09 1.38 -1.59 -3.48 5.42 3.97 3.77 -1.11 -0.46 7.82 7.67 4.34 2.12 0.07 -0.13 -0.39 -0.78 -0.49 -0.50
EPS (Diluted) 14.21 12.02 7.74 -0.41 4.38 3.73 -1.09 1.36 -1.59 -3.48 5.37 3.91 3.70 -1.11 -0.46 7.68 7.53 4.24 2.03 0.07 -0.13 -0.38 -0.78 -0.49 -0.50
Shares Outstanding 107.2 107.0 106.8 106.6 106.3 105.9 105.3 104.7 104.2 102.7 100.9 100.0 93.7 86.8 86.1 84.9 83.5 80.2 74.7 56.3 48.8 43.2 36.0 53.8 53.8
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Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 2,803.5 1,621.4 1,947.0 1,481.3 1,450.7 1,227.0 1,352.7 1,403.6 2,268.5 1,347.2 664.5 716.2 3.5 2.0 1.6
Short-Term Investments 51.8 171.6 155.5 1,096.7 375.4 520.1 811.5 1,143.7 720.4 608.0 120.2 76.0 0.3 0 0
Net Receivables 1,294.0 1,808.7 1,407.6 329.6 454.7 294.3 712.3 612.8 419.0 510.7 277.4 73.2 4.4 0.2 0.4
Inventory 736.7 1,348.5 1,012.1 783.3 819.4 702.1 497.1 444.8 201.2 426.0 152.8 121.6 3.7 2.1 0.3
Other Current Assets 1,142.7 57.2 43.0 49.0 21.5 174.0 40.5 99.2 135.9 818.6 22.8 9.9 0 (4.3) (2.2)
Total Current Assets 6,028.8 5,089.0 4,634.8 3,791.4 3,191.2 3,014.5 3,599.8 3,859.5 3,832.8 3,786.6 1,351.3 1,077.4 12.3 4.3 2.2
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 5,675.8 5,557.2 4,498.8 3,630.1 3,074.4 2,872.3 2,803.8 2,064.9 1,571.6 1,077.7 988.8 842.6 29.3 9.8 7.2
Goodwill 31.1 28.3 29.7 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 286.5 33.8 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 51.0 54.7 64.5 31.1 45.5 56.1 64.5 74.2 80.2 88.0 0 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 3.2 217.2 234.6 391.1 84.6 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 1,339.9 1,186.3 994.6 705.5 1,028.9 1,047.4 899.4 1,027.5 1,096.7 1,366.6 201.3 14.7 0.2 (9.8) (7.2)
Total Non-Current Assets 7,292.5 7,035.3 5,730.3 4,459.8 4,222.5 4,094.4 3,915.9 3,261.8 3,031.7 3,080.6 1,998.2 1,037.1 29.5 14.4 9.6
Total Assets 13,321.3 12,124.4 10,365.1 8,251.2 7,413.7 7,108.9 7,515.7 7,121.4 6,864.5 6,867.2 3,349.5 2,114.5 41.8 14.4 9.6
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 405.8 482.2 207.2 341.4 193.4 183.3 218.1 233.3 120.2 148.7 75.7 46.3 0.4 0 0
Short-Term Debt 216.0 236.4 96.2 0 3.9 41.5 17.5 5.6 13.1 28.0 28.6 35.0 0 0 0
Deferred Revenue 1,014.4 712 413.6 263.2 201.9 188.8 323.2 129.8 81.8 115.6 195.4 140.9 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 618.0 56.4 66.0 60.0 48.4 116.3 81.2 56.3 48.8 146.9 88.6 59.7 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 2,254.1 2,077.4 1,306.2 1,038.0 726.9 847.4 1,318.2 845.5 650.3 899.7 394.9 381.8 5.4 0 0
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 282.6 373.4 464.1 184.3 236.0 237.7 454.2 461.2 380.5 187.0 146.4 163.5 13.7 50 23.6
Deferred Tax Liabilities 0 54.7 42.8 28.9 27.7 23.7 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,246.6 217.7 219.3 178.5 221.8 245.3 456.1 554.3 671.8 511.1 155.4 56.2 0.1 (50) (23.6)
Total Non-Current Liabilities 1,529.2 2,069.3 2,371.5 1,377.1 727.3 740.6 1,100.7 1,063.5 1,115.5 754.8 301.8 219.7 13.8 58.0 27.0
Total Liabilities 3,783.3 4,146.8 3,677.7 2,415.2 1,454.2 1,588.0 2,418.9 1,909.0 1,765.8 1,654.5 696.7 601.5 19.1 58.0 27.0
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0
Retained Earnings 0 5,263.1 3,971.1 3,140.3 3,184.5 2,715.8 2,326.6 2,441.6 2,297.2 2,462.8 1,001.4 361.2 (142.9) 0 0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (155.5) (184.1) (174.1) (191.8) (96.4) (61.7) (79.3) (54.5) 2.3 (9.9) (9.6) (24.4) 165.6 0 0
Total Stockholders' Equity 9,538.0 7,977.6 6,687.5 5,836.1 5,959.6 5,520.9 5,096.8 5,212.4 5,098.7 5,212.7 2,652.8 1,513.0 22.6 (43.6) (17.4)
Total Liabilities & Equity 13,321.3 12,124.4 10,365.1 8,251.2 7,413.7 7,108.9 7,515.7 7,121.4 6,864.5 6,867.2 3,349.5 2,114.5 41.8 14.4 9.6
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 498.6 718.8 624.4 234.1 398.6 482.3 595.3 466.8 436.9 215.0 175.0 198.5 13.7 50 23.6
Net Debt (2,304.9) (902.6) (1,322.6) (1,247.1) (1,052.1) (744.7) (757.4) (936.8) (1,831.6) (1,132.2) (489.5) (517.7) 10.2 48.0 22.0
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Operating Activities
Net Income 1,528.2 1,292.0 830.8 (44.2) 468.7 398.4 (114.9) 144.3 (165.6) (358.0) (6.5) (16.8) (27.1)
Depreciation & Amortization 529.2 423.5 308.0 269.7 259.9 232.9 205.5 130.7 115.3 230.9 3.4 1.9 0
Stock-Based Compensation 19.2 28.1 34.2 28.7 20.9 29.3 37.4 34.2 35.1 28.7 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital 127.6 (483.1) (526.7) 998.6 (336.7) (562.5) 225.3 (326.3) 1,166.1 (481.6) 3.2 (1.8) 0
Other Non-Cash Items (172.8) 12.2 16.7 (366.7) (225.1) (97.0) (119.1) (299.6) 16.4 662.8 4.9 1.4 11.7
Operating Cash Flow 2,057.1 1,218.0 602.3 873.4 237.6 37.1 174.2 (326.8) 1,340.7 206.8 5.0 (15.2) (15.4)
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (869.9) (1,526.1) (1,386.8) (903.6) (540.3) (416.6) (668.7) (739.8) (514.4) (229.5) (42.5) (7.7) 0
Acquisitions 0 0 (28.1) 442.3 300.5 0 0 247.6 0.7 281.2 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments (1,540.4) (2,516.1) (3,612.8) (3,375.0) (2,147.1) (901.9) (1,177.3) (1,369.0) (581.0) (422.6) (0.1) (0.1) 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 1,653.5 2,491.9 4,563.9 2,646.8 2,294.6 1,192.8 1,486.6 1,136.0 466.3 525.5 0 0 0
Other Investing Activities (8.4) (13.0) (9.0) (3.0) (6.7) (5.5) (2.9) 42.6 1.5 (10.2) (1.3) 0 (2.9)
Investing Cash Flow (765.2) (1,563.3) (472.8) (1,192.6) (99.0) (131.2) (362.3) (682.7) (626.8) 144.5 (43.8) (7.8) (2.9)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (102.9) 52.6 368.0 321.5 56.5 (68.7) 90.0 272.0 234.4 (110.6) 35 5 0
Stock Repurchased (15.5) (20.2) (31.1) (12.1) (16.0) (13.1) (16.1) (11.2) (5.1) (20.4) 0 0 0
Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities (0.8) (7.6) 0 0 0 (0.8) 1.0 (5.6) (37.2) (5.4) 1.7 0 18.9
Financing Cash Flow (119.2) 24.8 336.9 309.4 40.5 (82.6) 74.9 255.2 192.0 (136.4) 51.7 22.9 18.9
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 1,175.8 (326.8) 471.6 37.6 182.2 (172.9) (116.1) (767.9) 914.8 208.6 13.3 (0.3) 0.6
Cash at Beginning 1,638.2 1,965.1 1,493.5 1,455.8 1,273.6 1,446.5 1,562.6 2,330.5 1,415.7 1,207.1 3.5 3.7 0
Cash at End 2,814.0 1,638.2 1,965.1 1,493.5 1,455.8 1,273.6 1,446.5 1,562.6 2,330.5 1,415.7 16.7 3.5 0.6
Free Cash Flow 1,187.2 (308.1) (784.5) (30.2) (302.7) (379.5) (494.5) (1,066.6) 826.3 (22.7) (37.4) (22.9) (15.4)
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Income Statement
Revenue 5,219.4 4,206.3 3,318.6 2,619.3 2,923.4 2,711.3 3,063.1 2,244.0 2,941.3 2,904.6 4,112.6 3,391.2 3,309.6 3,368.5 2,766.2 2,563.5 2,066.2 1,246.3 504.0 135.0 48.1 13.5 3.2 0.5 0
Gross Profit 2,120.7 1,857.9 1,300.7 69.9 730.0 680.7 549.2 392.2 548.9 638.4 1,132.8 824.9 864.6 852.7 971.8 1,184.8 1,044.6 678.4 251.4 54.2 16.6 (5.3) 3.2 (6.5) (14.3)
Operating Income 1,683.5 1,394.4 857.3 (27.2) 586.8 317.5 (161.8) 40.1 177.9 (568.2) 730.2 422.0 370.4 (37.6) (68.7) 748.9 679.6 438.3 137.2 2.8 (4.8) (16.8) 3.2 (22.1) (25.7)
Net Income 1,528.2 1,292.0 830.8 (44.2) 468.7 398.4 (114.9) 144.3 (165.6) (416.1) 593.4 396.0 350.7 (96.3) (39.5) 664.2 640.1 348.3 158.4 4.0 (6.5) (16.8) (28.0) (26.2) (27.1)
EPS (Diluted) 14.21 12.02 7.74 -0.41 4.38 3.73 -1.09 1.36 -1.59 -3.48 5.37 3.91 3.70 -1.11 -0.46 7.68 7.53 4.24 2.03 0.07 -0.13 -0.38 -0.78 -0.49 -0.50
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 2,803.5 1,621.4 1,947.0 1,481.3 1,450.7 1,227.0 1,352.7 1,403.6 2,268.5 1,347.2 664.5 716.2 3.5 2.0 1.6
Total Assets 13,321.3 12,124.4 10,365.1 8,251.2 7,413.7 7,108.9 7,515.7 7,121.4 6,864.5 6,867.2 3,349.5 2,114.5 41.8 14.4 9.6
Total Debt 498.6 718.8 624.4 234.1 398.6 482.3 595.3 466.8 436.9 215.0 175.0 198.5 13.7 50 23.6
Stockholders' Equity 9,538.0 7,977.6 6,687.5 5,836.1 5,959.6 5,520.9 5,096.8 5,212.4 5,098.7 5,212.7 2,652.8 1,513.0 22.6 (43.6) (17.4)
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 2,057.1 1,218.0 602.3 873.4 237.6 37.1 174.2 (326.8) 1,340.7 206.8 5.0 (15.2) (15.4)
Capital Expenditure (869.9) (1,526.1) (1,386.8) (903.6) (540.3) (416.6) (668.7) (739.8) (514.4) (229.5) (42.5) (7.7) 0
Free Cash Flow 1,187.2 (308.1) (784.5) (30.2) (302.7) (379.5) (494.5) (1,066.6) 826.3 (22.7) (37.4) (22.9) (15.4)