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HIGH: $250.00
LOW: $250.00
MEDIAN: $250.00
CONSENSUS: $250.00
UPSIDE: 52.43%
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 2000 1999
Revenue
Revenue 4,949 5,407 4,933 5,211 4,648 4,501.3 3,039.3 2,766.7 2,432.0 1,103.2 896.4 631.3 502.3 378.6 306.5 313.4 252.0 284.9 266.8 265.2 226.1 245.7 214.3 133.8 176.7 192.6 157.5
Cost of Revenue 3,020 2,221 2,125 2,005 1,862 1,720.5 1,348.6 1,117.9 1,035.9 416.7 339.9 210.2 170.5 105.6 81.7 78.3 70.5 78.3 74.1 71.5 68.1 66.0 60.8 35.1 46.9 43.3 38.3
Gross Profit 1,929 3,186 2,808 3,206 2,786 2,780.8 1,690.7 1,648.8 1,396.1 686.5 556.4 421.2 331.8 273.0 224.8 235.0 181.4 206.6 192.7 193.7 157.9 179.7 153.5 98.7 129.8 149.3 119.2
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
SG&A Expenses 815 1,088 1,096 1,098 1,024 912.1 730.0 469.0 466.7 212.4 187.6 139.6 124.6 92.9 105.2 100.9 108.2 90.5 86.8 85.3 73.0 72.3 74.4 35.8 52.9 54.2 47.6
Other Expenses 251 830 1,004 796 587 493.3 305.6 37.7 (1.3) (0.6) (0.5) (0.6) (1.5) 69.0 71.2 66.6 68.1 64.8 65.4 62.6 66.3 69.2 71.3 41.4 88.1 121.7 114.2
Operating Expenses 1,066 1,918 2,100 1,894 1,611 1,405.4 1,035.6 900.5 915.1 383.9 350.3 247.3 227.3 172.7 176.4 167.5 156.2 155.2 152.1 147.9 139.3 141.5 145.7 77.3 141.0 175.9 161.8
Operating Income
Operating Income 863 1,268 708 1,312 1,175 1,375.4 655.1 757.8 518.7 287.3 206.1 173.2 103.2 99.9 48.0 67.5 8.2 (38.2) 40.5 45.9 18.6 37.7 (4.0) 21.4 (11.2) 16.7 (4.3)
Interest Expense 379 444 447 337 283 335.3 304.4 221.0 241.2 116.1 80.5 62.0 66.2 51.6 53.0 54.3 39.2 48.8 55.0 51.8 47.3 52.3 68.3 38.9 62.1 42.9 0
Interest Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 1,314 2,211 1,789 2,216 1,965 2,004.8 1,086.4 1,074.5 805.6 408.2 323.4 245.1 143.4 146.9 118.1 125.5 97.5 35.0 108.1 110.3 69.0 108.4 90.0 65.5 (8.4) (26.6) (42.6)
EBIT 529 1,403 848 1,554 1,376 1,439.9 677.7 753.9 482.6 311.0 206.1 172.6 103.2 96.6 46.8 59.2 26.8 (34.5) 40.5 45.9 18.6 37.1 7.8 21.3 (11.2) (26.6) (42.6)
Income Before Tax 150 959 401 1,217 1,093 1,104.6 373.3 532.9 241.4 170.7 125.1 110.7 0.8 45.1 (6.2) 4.9 (12.4) (83.4) (14.0) (5.2) (43.8) (18.2) (78.6) (19.7) (77.6) (30.5) (45.9)
Income Tax Expense 67 276 131 274 263 296.5 137.0 144.7 (233.9) 77.6 48.7 46.1 2.6 (132.3) 5.7 6.7 0.2 (5.3) 5.8 3.8 5.0 4.4 (14.9) 5.2 (0.7) 2.0 1.8
Net Income 109 722 346 971 834 811.5 230.3 389.5 475.0 91.5 77.7 64.5 (1.8) 182.5 (11.9) (1.8) (12.6) (78.1) (19.8) (9.0) (48.7) (20.5) (71.8) (52.3) (79.4) (32.5) (47.6)
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 3.04 21.73 9.80 24.68 19.81 18.06 5.01 8.52 10.38 2.98 2.50 2.10 -0.06 6.31 -0.42 -0.06 -0.44 -2.75 -0.70 -0.32 -1.72 -0.72 -4.61 -3.51 -5.33 -2.25 -3.30
EPS (Diluted) 3.00 21.41 9.66 24.16 18.98 17.37 4.80 8.21 10.07 2.89 2.42 2.02 -0.06 5.94 -0.42 -0.06 -0.44 -2.75 -0.70 -0.32 -1.72 -0.72 -4.61 -3.51 -5.33 -2.25 -3.30
Shares Outstanding 30.3 32.3 35.3 39.3 42.1 44.9 46.0 45.7 45.8 30.7 31.1 30.8 29.8 28.9 28.6 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 15.6 14.9 14.9 14.4 14.4
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 2000 1999
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 280 144 147 204 190.9 152.7 232.1 145.1 115.7 87.7 43.4 131.9 40.0 69.0 7.5 23.7 12.8 15.8 16.2 11.2 13.5 18.5 10.8 19.9 7.8 6.5 5.0
Short-Term Investments 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
Net Receivables 1,075 1,028 1,095 1,080 1,021 904.8 883.9 547.3 562.9 218.1 193.0 127.9 109.4 74.6 71.3 63.5 62.9 53.2 55.7 48.8 46.7 48.4 44.9 39.1 0 0 0
Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.7 71.9 41.7 7.3 0 44.7 11.3 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.0 1.1 0 0 0
Other Current Assets 118 125 224 331 15.6 16.6 83.8 52.0 305.8 26.7 16.3 57.9 38.6 11.3 1.7 2.0 0 0 0 14.9 13.1 17.3 19.1 19.4 0 0 0
Total Current Assets 1,473 1,297 1,466 1,615 1,412.7 1,210.0 1,351.8 767.1 1,056.2 363.2 260.0 317.7 201.2 163.3 96.8 107.2 92.9 84.9 88.3 77.1 75.3 86.8 76.8 57.4 7.8 6.5 5.0
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 1,423 1,207 1,559 1,262 1,512.5 1,604.9 1,290.4 731.5 734.1 276.2 266.6 237.7 212.3 180.2 146.6 137.0 144.3 135.9 111.6 110.9 98.2 101.1 91.8 54.6 0 0 0
Goodwill 2,910 2,922 2,946 2,961 3,051.6 2,984.0 2,996.9 2,168.0 2,142.8 473.3 451.7 256.5 198.1 148.4 112.6 109.1 109.1 115.6 151.7 149.4 146.3 145.6 135.9 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 4,536 4,776 5,053 5,344 5,627.4 5,848.9 6,181.1 3,270.2 3,349.3 867.3 803.7 516.2 451.6 351.3 232.4 241.7 264.4 284.2 350.1 379.9 351.7 380.5 409.7 285.1 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 396 877 958 1,119 1,218.8 1,333.8 1,477.4 14 0 901.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 108 389 96 378 441.5 422.7 692.2 125.3 199.2 986.1 53.2 119.1 69.8 30.5 6.6 6.9 8.6 5.4 6.4 7.4 8.7 21.1 13.0 3.2 0 0 0
Total Non-Current Assets 9,513 10,171 10,612 11,064 11,851.8 12,194.3 12,638.0 6,295.0 6,425.4 2,602.9 1,575.1 1,144.6 962.6 782.5 498.2 495.3 526.9 541.7 620.4 647.6 604.8 648.2 650.3 342.9 0 0 0
Total Assets 10,986 11,468 12,078 12,679 13,264.5 13,404.3 13,989.7 7,062.0 7,481.6 2,966.1 1,835.1 1,462.2 1,163.7 945.8 595.0 602.5 619.8 626.6 708.7 724.7 680.1 735.0 727.1 400.3 668.6 599.0 594.6
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 133 133 235 198 248.2 218.4 157.4 67.8 31.1 19.8 25.9 16.3 10.2 12.3 9.2 10.6 6.8 9.4 8.3 10.0 10.1 8.1 9.9 4.7 0 0 0
Short-Term Debt 152 124 124 124 47.2 21.4 109.3 96.1 92.8 28.1 22.1 15.8 6.9 2.2 1.5 1 7.1 3.5 50.4 3.5 0 19.9 20.5 2.6 0 0 0
Deferred Revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175.9 215.5 132.0 89.0 51.7 57.1 2.3 2.2 3.3 7.4 7.2 6.6 5.6 4.4 2 1.1 0.4 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 327 169 442 164 176.5 146.6 226.6 91.0 502.0 121.0 82.1 5.9 38.0 12.8 21.4 1.1 14.6 18.6 15.1 33.9 34.8 9.0 6.1 11.3 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 711 783 961 893 787.3 730.9 947.6 404.2 670.7 189.6 146.1 97.3 83.9 58.0 57.2 53.6 56.0 57.5 99.8 55.1 49.5 51.5 56.2 28.2 0 0 0
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 6,464 6,399 6,713 6,827 7,367.9 7,646.6 8,383.3 3,884.9 4,269.7 2,314.3 1,454.1 1,220.3 1,064.3 855.5 638.9 642.1 663.3 658.6 630.8 677.6 646.5 627.5 597.0 317.4 0 0 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities 1,494 1,487 1,520 1,606 1,728.5 1,674.0 1,710.7 633.9 619.4 132.0 101.8 44.2 15.2 16.3 40.3 44.7 38.4 38.7 44.6 38.7 34.3 29.4 26.2 8.6 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 13 278 325 584 523.3 815.9 894.7 270.1 340.5 45.8 42.5 39.4 28.8 29.4 41.6 36.0 6.1 6.1 23.0 17.8 6.4 11.2 44.8 11.5 0 0 0
Total Non-Current Liabilities 8,213 8,417 8,804 9,017 9,619.7 10,136.5 10,988.7 4,788.9 5,229.6 2,492.2 1,602.7 1,308.4 1,093.0 884.9 721.2 724.1 740.1 734.3 698.3 742.9 696.6 679.2 648.2 401.8 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 8,924 9,200 9,765 9,910 10,407 10,867.4 11,936.2 5,193.0 5,900.3 2,681.7 1,748.8 1,405.7 1,177.0 942.9 778.4 777.7 796.1 791.7 798.1 798.0 746.1 730.7 704.4 430.0 666.9 599.0 594.6
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 101.5 0 0 0
Retained Earnings 3,537 3,671 3,188 3,033 2,204.2 1,488.0 778.8 620.4 299.5 (176.6) (268.1) (345.8) (410.4) (407.9) (590.3) (578.5) (576.6) (564.0) (486.0) (467.7) (458.7) (410.0) (389.5) (131.2) 0 0 0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (15) (1) 1 27 141.6 34.5 19.9 (14.3) 6.1 (287.3) (251.2) (216.3) (191.9) (176.2) (164.8) (152.7) (137.6) (145.7) (131.8) (117.8) (105.2) (92.1) (87.0) (46.6) 0 0 0
Total Stockholders' Equity 2,064 2,257 2,299 2,741 2,850.4 2,518.4 2,031.5 1,852.8 1,570.6 169.1 80.7 52.5 (13.2) 3.0 (183.4) (175.2) (176.3) (165.2) (89.4) (73.3) (66.0) (17.3) 3.2 (29.7) 1.7 0 0
Total Liabilities & Equity 10,986 11,468 12,078 12,679 13,264.5 13,404.3 13,989.7 7,062.0 7,481.6 2,966.1 1,835.1 1,462.2 1,163.7 945.8 595.0 602.5 619.8 626.6 708.7 724.7 680.1 735.0 727.1 400.3 668.6 599.0 594.6
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 6,858 6,813 7,130 7,001 7,457.9 7,703.9 8,492.6 3,981.0 4,362.5 2,342.4 1,476.2 1,236.1 1,071.1 857.6 640.4 656.5 682.8 662.1 681.2 681.1 664.3 654.6 626.4 320.0 0 0 0
Net Debt 6,578 6,669 6,983 6,797 7,267 7,551.2 8,260.5 3,835.9 4,246.8 2,254.7 1,432.8 1,104.2 1,031.1 788.6 632.8 632.8 670.1 646.3 665.0 670.0 650.8 636.1 615.6 300.1 (7.8) (6.5) (5.0)
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 2000 1999
Operating Activities
Net Income 362 683 270 943 830 808.1 236.3 388.3 475.3 93.1 76.4 64.5 (1.8) 182.5 (11.9) (1.8) (12.6) (78.1) (19.8) (9.0) (48.7) (20.5) (71.8) (99.1) 0 0
Depreciation & Amortization 592 808 941 662 589 564.9 408.7 320.5 323.1 120.3 117.9 72.5 76.3 55.1 57.8 54.4 58.6 57.9 69.5 63.8 65.4 71.3 82.2 65.0 0 0
Stock-Based Compensation 58 78 60 62 47 48.3 38.6 31.3 24.1 11.4 11.4 7.6 2.1 1.4 1.2 2.8 1.5 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital (52) (51) 9 (114) (213) (82) (94.1) 17.5 (201.0) (0.1) (30.5) (4.5) (42.0) (3.3) (4.6) (3.9) (16.0) 3.6 (10.5) 0.7 1.0 (6.4) 19.2 5.6 0 0
Other Non-Cash Items (49) (235) (204) (47) (43) (41.5) (167.5) (33.1) (49.2) 4.9 (13.5) (17.2) (10.0) (23.1) (7.3) 1.6 (8.4) 80.9 (7.7) (5.4) (8.2) (16.1) (8.8) 49.4 24.0 10.3
Operating Cash Flow 891 1,250 999 1,403 1,215 1,254.2 417.5 736.9 109.1 284.3 205.3 166.5 27.3 79.9 40.3 59.3 23.0 60.6 37.0 54.5 14.3 31.9 3.7 28.7 24.0 10.3
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (148) (145) (149) (157) (151) (217) (197.5) (106.2) (72.5) (31.9) (29.0) (20.4) (19.0) (17.3) (13.3) (13.8) (39.8) (30.8) (18.5) (79.9) (14.0) (10.6) (10.3) (11.6) 0 0
Acquisitions (22) 0 (38) 29 (138) (23.6) (4,533.2) (104.0) (2,493.3) (104.0) (448.9) (209.7) (229.4) (221.6) (41.4) 0 0 (0.4) (0.4) 0 (12.5) (35.1) (101.8) (8.3) 0 0
Purchases of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Investing Activities (3) 3 14 253 57 207.8 28.6 34.7 499.5 0.7 3.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 (16.6) (7.3) 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 (12.3) (0.3) (55.8) (155.6)
Investing Cash Flow (173) (102) (173) 125 (232) (39.8) (4,702.2) (175.5) (2,066.3) (135.1) (474.3) (230.0) (248.1) (238.6) (54.6) (13.3) (35.6) (38.5) (18.6) (79.3) (26.4) (44.6) (124.4) (20.3) (55.8) (155.6)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (175) (327) (125) (480) (269) (857.2) 4,620.4 (410.5) 1,604.6 874.6 252.7 163.4 214.8 230.9 (1.4) (30.7) 32.6 (22.6) (13.5) (15.5) 11.1 21.5 102.2 5.1 0 0
Stock Repurchased (120) (601) (605) (881) (537) (281.9) (45.1) (50.5) (99.0) 0 (48.7) 0 (8.4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (123.5) (0.0) 0 0
Dividends Paid (169) (219) (191) (142) (118) (101) (82.8) (68.6) (55.9) (29.4) (23.7) (18.4) (14.3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1.5) (1.4) 0 0
Other Financing Activities (118) (4) 22 (12) (21) (53.7) (104.2) (2.3) (392.3) (22.2) 0.2 10.5 (0.3) (10.7) (0.5) (4.3) (23.0) 0.0 0 38.0 (4.1) (1.1) (14.8) 4.3 33.3 142.0
Financing Cash Flow (582) (1,151) (899) (1,515) (945) (1,293.8) 4,388.3 (531.9) 1,057.4 822.9 180.5 155.4 191.8 220.2 (1.9) (35.0) 9.5 (22.5) (13.3) 22.5 7.0 20.4 102.4 13.0 33.3 142.0
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 136 (3) (73) 13 38 (79.4) 103.6 29.5 (899.8) 972.1 (88.5) 91.9 (29.0) 61.5 (16.1) 10.9 (3.1) (0.4) 5.0 (2.3) (5.0) 7.7 (18.4) 21.4 0 0
Cash at Beginning 144 147 220 207 169 248.7 145.1 115.7 1,015.5 43.4 131.9 40.0 69.0 7.5 23.7 12.8 15.8 16.2 11.2 13.5 18.5 10.8 29.2 7.8 0 0
Cash at End 280 144 147 220 207 169.3 248.7 145.1 115.7 1,015.5 43.4 131.9 40.0 69.0 7.5 23.7 12.8 15.8 16.2 11.2 13.5 18.5 10.8 29.2 0 0
Free Cash Flow 743 1,105 850 1,246 1,064 1,037.2 220.0 630.6 36.6 252.4 176.3 146.1 8.4 62.6 27.0 45.5 (16.8) 29.9 18.4 (25.4) 0.3 21.4 (6.6) 17.1 24.0 10.3
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
Income Statement
Revenue 4,949 5,407 4,933 5,211 4,648 4,501.3 3,039.3 2,766.7 2,432.0 1,103.2 896.4 631.3 502.3 378.6 306.5 313.4 252.0 284.9 266.8 265.2 226.1 245.7 214.3 133.8 176.7 192.6 157.5
Gross Profit 1,929 3,186 2,808 3,206 2,786 2,780.8 1,690.7 1,648.8 1,396.1 686.5 556.4 421.2 331.8 273.0 224.8 235.0 181.4 206.6 192.7 193.7 157.9 179.7 153.5 98.7 129.8 149.3 119.2
Operating Income 863 1,268 708 1,312 1,175 1,375.4 655.1 757.8 518.7 287.3 206.1 173.2 103.2 99.9 48.0 67.5 8.2 (38.2) 40.5 45.9 18.6 37.7 (4.0) 21.4 (11.2) 16.7 (4.3)
Net Income 109 722 346 971 834 811.5 230.3 389.5 475.0 91.5 77.7 64.5 (1.8) 182.5 (11.9) (1.8) (12.6) (78.1) (19.8) (9.0) (48.7) (20.5) (71.8) (52.3) (79.4) (32.5) (47.6)
EPS (Diluted) 3.00 21.41 9.66 24.16 18.98 17.37 4.80 8.21 10.07 2.89 2.42 2.02 -0.06 5.94 -0.42 -0.06 -0.44 -2.75 -0.70 -0.32 -1.72 -0.72 -4.61 -3.51 -5.33 -2.25 -3.30
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 280 144 147 204 190.9 152.7 232.1 145.1 115.7 87.7 43.4 131.9 40.0 69.0 7.5 23.7 12.8 15.8 16.2 11.2 13.5 18.5 10.8 19.9 7.8 6.5 5.0
Total Assets 10,986 11,468 12,078 12,679 13,264.5 13,404.3 13,989.7 7,062.0 7,481.6 2,966.1 1,835.1 1,462.2 1,163.7 945.8 595.0 602.5 619.8 626.6 708.7 724.7 680.1 735.0 727.1 400.3 668.6 599.0 594.6
Total Debt 6,858 6,813 7,130 7,001 7,457.9 7,703.9 8,492.6 3,981.0 4,362.5 2,342.4 1,476.2 1,236.1 1,071.1 857.6 640.4 656.5 682.8 662.1 681.2 681.1 664.3 654.6 626.4 320.0 0 0 0
Stockholders' Equity 2,064 2,257 2,299 2,741 2,850.4 2,518.4 2,031.5 1,852.8 1,570.6 169.1 80.7 52.5 (13.2) 3.0 (183.4) (175.2) (176.3) (165.2) (89.4) (73.3) (66.0) (17.3) 3.2 (29.7) 1.7 0 0
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 891 1,250 999 1,403 1,215 1,254.2 417.5 736.9 109.1 284.3 205.3 166.5 27.3 79.9 40.3 59.3 23.0 60.6 37.0 54.5 14.3 31.9 3.7 28.7 24.0 10.3
Capital Expenditure (148) (145) (149) (157) (151) (217) (197.5) (106.2) (72.5) (31.9) (29.0) (20.4) (19.0) (17.3) (13.3) (13.8) (39.8) (30.8) (18.5) (79.9) (14.0) (10.6) (10.3) (11.6) 0 0
Free Cash Flow 743 1,105 850 1,246 1,064 1,037.2 220.0 630.6 36.6 252.4 176.3 146.1 8.4 62.6 27.0 45.5 (16.8) 29.9 18.4 (25.4) 0.3 21.4 (6.6) 17.1 24.0 10.3