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HIGH: $355.00
LOW: $355.00
MEDIAN: $355.00
CONSENSUS: $355.00
UPSIDE: 14.52%
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 1998 1997
Revenue
Revenue 1,656.6 1,557.4 1,493.1 1,424.9 1,327.6 1,265.1 1,231.7 1,215.0 1,165.1 1,142.2 1,059.4 1,010.1 965.1 873.6 772.0 680.6 1,030.6 961.7 1,496.3 1,575.2 1,609.5 1,166.5 1,054.8 1,221.7 983.6 474.8 84.8 38.9 9.4
Cost of Revenue 196.3 191.4 197.3 200.7 191.9 180.2 180.5 192.1 193.3 198.2 192.8 188.4 187.0 167.6 165.2 156.7 233.0 227.4 596.5 580.7 512.2 444.8 446.2 571.4 343.7 133.5 26.5 15.5 5.2
Gross Profit 1,460.3 1,366 1,295.8 1,224.2 1,135.6 1,084.9 1,051.2 1,022.8 971.8 943.9 866.6 821.7 778.1 706.0 606.7 523.9 797.6 734.4 899.8 994.5 1,097.3 721.7 608.6 650.3 639.8 341.3 58.3 23.4 4.2
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 103.6 96.7 91 85.7 80.5 74.7 60.8 57.9 52.3 59.1 63.7 67.8 70.3 61.7 53.3 53.7 96.4 91.5 160.2 129.3 95.3 67.3 55.8 48.4 78.1 41.3 13.3 8.4 5.2
SG&A Expenses 235.7 211.1 204.2 195.4 188.3 186.0 184.3 197.6 211.7 198.3 196.9 189.5 179.5 187.7 208.6 221.1 359.0 373.5 552.8 634.4 675.1 418.4 363.7 420.3 402.9 227.8 42.9 30.6 15.4
Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 (1.3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 90.7 450.1 122.8 101.6 79.4 342.7 4,894.7 13,569.7 3,218.5 5.4 3.9 18
Operating Expenses 339.3 307.8 295.2 281.1 268.8 260.7 245.1 255.4 264.0 257.4 260.6 257.3 249.8 249.4 261.8 274.8 467.6 555.6 1,163.0 886.5 872.1 565.2 762.2 5,363.4 14,050.7 3,487.6 61.6 42.9 23.2
Operating Income
Operating Income 1,121 1,058.2 1,000.6 943.1 866.8 824.2 806.1 767.4 707.7 686.6 605.9 564.4 528.2 457.3 329.4 232.3 313.7 70.8 (221.5) 95.8 196.4 131.7 (228.2) (4,801.6) (13,410.8) (3,146.3) (3.3) (19.5) (19)
Interest Expense 77 75.3 75.3 75.3 83.3 90.1 90.6 114.8 136.3 115.6 107.6 86.0 74.8 50.2 147.3 157.7 47.4 44.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 20.6 37.4 46.1 14.9 0.6 7.8 26.6 26.5 17.9 6.2 2.1 0.9 1.9 3.0 5.0 7.7 4.4 14.7 0 0 0 10.2 0 0 0 0 7.4 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 1,171.5 1,134.1 1,095.9 1,002.4 913.4 886.7 895.7 892.7 785.2 754.9 656.8 633.0 592.2 517.7 396.6 320.7 414.9 285.4 121.1 378.9 458.9 361.7 290.6 306.1 225.5 72.2 2.2 (15.6) (15.9)
EBIT 1,140.3 1,097.2 1,051.8 955.5 865.5 840.4 849.4 840.8 732.1 693.8 593.2 569.3 531.5 462.9 340.9 253.0 171.9 67.9 (82.0) 29.7 219.4 99.0 (166.8) (4,713.1) (13,410.8) (3,146.3) (3.3) (19.5) (18.5)
Income Before Tax 1,068.5 1,021.9 976.5 880.2 782.2 750.2 758.8 729.5 599.0 581.2 487.6 483.3 456.8 412.7 193.6 95.4 281.3 123.3 (127.7) 136.7 243.2 213.8 (236.5) (4,950.5) (13,433.9) (3,166.8) 4.0 (21) (20.7)
Income Tax Expense 242.8 236.2 158.9 206.4 (2.6) (64.6) 146.5 147.0 141.8 140.5 112.4 128.1 (87.7) 100.2 55.0 25.3 80.1 42.8 11.1 (241.3) 104.7 27.6 23.4 10.4 (77.9) (30.8) 0 0.2 0.2
Net Income 825.7 785.7 817.6 673.8 784.8 814.9 612.3 582.5 457.2 440.6 375.2 355.3 544.5 320.0 142.9 831.0 245.6 (374.7) (139.5) 379.0 406.5 186.2 (259.9) (4,961.3) (13,356.0) (3,115.5) 4.0 (19.7) (19.2)
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 8.83 8.01 7.91 6.24 7.01 7.08 5.17 4.75 4.56 4.12 3.29 2.80 3.77 2.04 0.87 4.68 1.28 -1.90 -0.59 1.55 1.67 0.61 -1.20 -20.97 -65.64 -19.57 0.04 -0.24 -0.23
EPS (Diluted) 8.81 8.00 7.90 6.24 7.00 7.07 5.15 4.75 3.68 3.42 2.82 2.52 3.49 1.95 0.86 4.64 1.28 -1.87 -0.59 1.53 1.63 0.60 -1.20 -20.97 -65.64 -19.57 0.03 -0.24 -0.23
Shares Outstanding 92.4 98.1 103.4 107.9 112.0 115.1 118.5 122.6 100.3 107.0 114.2 126.7 144.6 157.0 165.4 177.5 191.8 197.2 237.7 244.4 257.4 250.5 216.6 236.6 203.5 159.2 100.5 83.5 83.0
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 307.9 206.7 240.1 373.6 223.5 401.2 508.2 357.4 465.9 231.9 1,477.2 789.1 330.6 393.8 282.3 306.1 460.4 70.4 22.8 3.9
Short-Term Investments 272.6 393.2 686.3 606.8 982.3 765.7 709.9 912.3 1,948.9 1,566.0 0 0 406.8 329.9 121.6 420.6 565.9 86.1 0 0
Net Receivables 14.9 7.8 13.6 8.1 13.0 8.2 17.4 10.5 11.5 13.1 63.1 111.7 198.3 100.1 134.1 314.9 128.0 22.7 9.8 2.3
Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Assets 2.4 1 1.2 1.4 0.9 2.2 1.6 2.1 4.2 1.7 1.0 701.3 19.1 10.7 9.7 0 32.1 3.6 21.1 9
Total Current Assets 652.5 663.8 988.3 1,038.7 1,268.7 1,217.9 1,278.6 1,317.0 2,446.2 1,842.3 1,709.1 1,624.8 1,006.1 880.4 604.3 1,090.6 1,186.4 182.8 53.7 14.9
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 223.5 233.8 240.6 239.2 259.6 256.8 259.4 253.9 263.5 266.1 403.8 385.5 508.4 520.2 609.4 532.5 105.6 10.2 9.2 8.8
Goodwill 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 290.0 283.1 725.4 0 1,129.6 5,691.2 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 145.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.4 35.3 232.2 618.0 0 0 17,656.6 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 0 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.3 10.4 16.3 15.0 15.0 15.3 7.1 22.3 98.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 19 169.7 161.8 163 166.8 161.3 159.3 171.0 148.6 148.9 25.0 13.2 22.4 81.6 48.1 223.2 246.5 148.1 1.4 0.8
Total Non-Current Assets 673.4 742.7 760.7 694.7 715.0 549.0 575.4 597.5 495.0 492.2 761.1 948.4 1,586.8 1,219.8 1,787.0 6,446.9 18,008.8 158.3 10.6 9.5
Total Assets 1,325.9 1,406.5 1,749 1,733.4 1,983.8 1,766.9 1,854.0 1,914.5 2,941.2 2,334.6 2,470.1 2,573.2 2,592.9 2,100.2 2,391.3 7,537.5 19,195.2 341.2 64.3 24.4
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 13.8 10.6 12.5 9.8 9 12.3 15.9 27.1 10.5 19.5 34.7 263.5 382.0 45.6 278.5 313.4 194.0 10.9 5.5 3.5
Short-Term Debt 0 299.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 627.6 629.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Revenue 1,127.7 1,038.1 1,008.3 962.4 924.7 833.7 808.0 789.4 776.9 740.4 642.5 629.8 305.9 245.5 357.9 471.3 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 77.2 68 71.9 59.1 58.5 54.6 49.9 54.7 51.5 61.4 28.5 54.6 0 0 0 0 471.5 31.8 17.1 7.6
Total Current Liabilities 1,333.1 1,531.1 1,188.5 1,116.9 1,074 988.7 965.2 947.6 1,560.5 1,521.9 886.5 976.9 699.6 555.2 665.3 833.8 665.5 42.7 22.6 9.7
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 1,788.2 1,492.5 1,790.2 1,787.9 1,785.7 1,790.1 1,787.6 1,785.0 1,782.5 1,237.2 574.4 1,261.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 90.3 308.1 281.6 444.1 371.4 144.8 16.4 31.3 0 125.9 26.6 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 5.4 6.1 34.1 60.5 76.1 0 0 0 128.2 117.2 20.1 218.3 7.5 132.5 20.7 171.0 59.1 0.1 (0.0) 0.1
Total Non-Current Liabilities 2,147 1,833.3 2,141.5 2,178.7 2,170.3 2,168.4 2,378.9 2,352.4 2,640.9 2,013.2 985.0 1,496.4 165.0 132.5 146.5 197.6 59.1 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 3,480.1 3,364.4 3,330 3,295.6 3,244.3 3,157.1 3,344.1 3,300.0 4,201.5 3,535.2 1,871.5 2,473.2 864.6 687.7 811.9 1,031.4 724.6 42.7 22.6 9.7
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 9,623.5 10,645.3 11,808 12,644.5 13,620.1 14,275.2 14,990.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0 0
Retained Earnings (11,775) (12,600.7) (13,386.4) (14,204) (14,877.8) (15,662.6) (16,477.5) (17,089.8) (17,694.8) (18,185.0) (21,194.4) (21,439.4) (21,553.8) (21,740.1) (21,480.2) (16,518.9) (3,162.9) (47.5) (51.4) (30.9)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (2.7) (2.5) (2.6) (2.7) (2.8) (2.8) (2.6) (2.8) (2.9) (3.5) 7.7 17.0 (7.5) (4.6) (12.8) (26.8) (37.3) 87.5 0 0
Total Stockholders' Equity (2,154.2) (1,957.9) (1,581) (1,562.2) (1,260.5) (1,390.2) (1,490.1) (1,385.5) (1,260.3) (1,200.6) 549.7 50.8 1,692.0 1,383.7 1,579.4 6,506.1 18,470.6 298.4 40.7 13.5
Total Liabilities & Equity 1,325.9 1,406.5 1,749 1,733.4 1,983.8 1,766.9 1,854.0 1,914.5 2,941.2 2,334.6 2,470.1 2,573.2 2,592.9 2,100.2 2,391.3 7,537.5 19,195.2 341.2 64.3 24.4
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 1,798 1,801.5 1,797.5 1,795 1,788.2 1,795.2 1,792.1 1,785.0 2,410.1 1,867.0 574.4 1,261.7 126.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Debt 1,490.1 1,594.8 1,557.4 1,421.4 1,564.7 1,394.0 1,283.9 1,427.6 1,944.3 1,635.0 (902.8) 472.6 (204.5) (393.8) (282.3) (306.1) (460.4) (70.4) (22.8) (4.9)
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Operating Activities
Net Income 825.7 785.7 817.6 673.8 784.8 814.9 612.3 582.5 457.2 440.6 406.5 186.2 (259.9) (4,961.3) (13,356.0) (3,115.5) 4.0 (19.7) (19.2)
Depreciation & Amortization 31.2 36.9 44.1 46.9 47.9 46.4 46.3 48.4 49.9 58.2 197.3 168.2 457.4 5,019.2 13,636.3 3,218.5 5.4 3.9 2.6
Stock-Based Compensation 69.7 61.1 59.7 58.6 53.4 48.2 50.6 52.5 52.9 50.0 6.3 3.1 7.4 19.0 0 0 0.1 0 0
Change in Working Capital 41.3 36.4 (43.1) 55.7 (85.1) (170.2) 56.6 72.9 167.7 150.3 83.0 58.0 104.4 (71.4) (90.1) 62.3 5.7 3.9 1.8
Other Non-Cash Items 123.2 (17.5) (24.5) (3.9) 6.0 3.4 3.7 8.1 0.3 (3.8) (174.2) (41.9) 45.8 224.4 115.2 26.7 (30.2) 0.1 1.2
Operating Cash Flow 1,091.1 902.6 853.8 831.1 807.2 730.2 753.9 697.8 702.8 667.9 509.0 365.3 358.4 240.1 227.5 192.0 14.7 (11.8) (13.6)
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (22.8) (28.1) (45.8) (27.4) (53.0) (43.4) (40.3) (37.0) (49.5) (169.6) (140.5) (92.5) (108.0) (176.2) (380.3) (58.8) (6.0) (4.4) (6.6)
Acquisitions 0 0 0 (383.1) 216.2 20.8 (9.9) 52.2 0 (143) (151.7) (246.4) (16.1) (348.6) 0 0 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments (583.8) (901.8) (1,330.5) (1,338.4) (2,870.7) (2,355.4) (2,030.5) (2,976.8) (4,929.8) (3,691.1) (276.9) (1,083.2) (446.4) (132.1) (1,284.0) (1,205.2) (159.1) (63.4) (14.9)
Sales/Maturities of Investments 704.3 1,195.1 1,278.9 1,721.5 2,654.5 2,305.7 2,247.9 4,031.8 4,562.2 3,817.9 329.8 1,067.3 218.0 423.6 1,383.0 640.8 65.1 52.4 6.9
Other Investing Activities 11.4 21.1 0 383.1 (216.2) 0 0 (0.2) 12.1 145.3 353.1 70.0 48.3 (49.1) (107.8) 747.1 (3.2) (0.6) (0.4)
Investing Cash Flow 109.1 286.3 (97.4) 355.7 (269.2) (72.3) 167.2 1,070.1 (405.1) (40.4) 113.9 (284.9) (304.2) (282.5) (389.1) 124.0 (103.2) (16) (15)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (6.7) 0 0 0 (8.9) 0 0 (1,250.0) 543.2 0 (2.2) (4.5) (13.2) (0.6) 0 0 0 0 (0.3)
Stock Repurchased (893.2) (1,225.6) (901.4) (1,048.1) (722.6) (777.5) (782.6) (638.2) (621.2) (662.5) (548.6) (113.3) 0 0 (69.5) 0 0 0 0
Dividends Paid (215.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities 12.3 4.1 11.6 12.3 12.4 12.6 (0.9) 12.8 12.9 25.1 0.9 (0.4) 37.4 0.3 0.1 1.8 0.4 (0.5) (0.4)
Financing Cash Flow (1,102.8) (1,221.5) (889.8) (1,035.8) (719.1) (764.9) (770.3) (1,875.3) (65.1) (623.8) (469.5) (54.5) 55.9 20.3 10.8 73.5 136.2 45.7 2.6
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 97.4 (33.4) (133.5) 150.2 (181.8) (107) 150.8 (108.4) 233.9 3.3 146.2 29.0 111.5 (23.8) (154.3) 390.0 47.6 17.9 2.6
Cash at Beginning 212.1 245.5 379 228.8 410.6 517.6 366.8 475.1 231.9 228.7 330.6 301.6 282.3 306.1 460.4 70.4 22.8 4.9 30
Cash at End 309.5 212.1 245.5 379 228.8 410.6 517.6 366.8 465.9 231.9 476.8 330.6 393.8 282.3 306.1 460.4 70.4 22.8 32.6
Free Cash Flow 1,068.3 874.5 808 803.7 754.1 686.8 713.6 660.8 653.3 498.4 368.5 272.8 250.4 63.9 (152.7) 133.2 8.6 (16.2) (20.2)
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
Income Statement
Revenue 1,656.6 1,557.4 1,493.1 1,424.9 1,327.6 1,265.1 1,231.7 1,215.0 1,165.1 1,142.2 1,059.4 1,010.1 965.1 873.6 772.0 680.6 1,030.6 961.7 1,496.3 1,575.2 1,609.5 1,166.5 1,054.8 1,221.7 983.6 474.8 84.8 38.9 9.4
Gross Profit 1,460.3 1,366 1,295.8 1,224.2 1,135.6 1,084.9 1,051.2 1,022.8 971.8 943.9 866.6 821.7 778.1 706.0 606.7 523.9 797.6 734.4 899.8 994.5 1,097.3 721.7 608.6 650.3 639.8 341.3 58.3 23.4 4.2
Operating Income 1,121 1,058.2 1,000.6 943.1 866.8 824.2 806.1 767.4 707.7 686.6 605.9 564.4 528.2 457.3 329.4 232.3 313.7 70.8 (221.5) 95.8 196.4 131.7 (228.2) (4,801.6) (13,410.8) (3,146.3) (3.3) (19.5) (19)
Net Income 825.7 785.7 817.6 673.8 784.8 814.9 612.3 582.5 457.2 440.6 375.2 355.3 544.5 320.0 142.9 831.0 245.6 (374.7) (139.5) 379.0 406.5 186.2 (259.9) (4,961.3) (13,356.0) (3,115.5) 4.0 (19.7) (19.2)
EPS (Diluted) 8.81 8.00 7.90 6.24 7.00 7.07 5.15 4.75 3.68 3.42 2.82 2.52 3.49 1.95 0.86 4.64 1.28 -1.87 -0.59 1.53 1.63 0.60 -1.20 -20.97 -65.64 -19.57 0.03 -0.24 -0.23
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 307.9 206.7 240.1 373.6 223.5 401.2 508.2 357.4 465.9 231.9 1,477.2 789.1 330.6 393.8 282.3 306.1 460.4 70.4 22.8 3.9
Total Assets 1,325.9 1,406.5 1,749 1,733.4 1,983.8 1,766.9 1,854.0 1,914.5 2,941.2 2,334.6 2,470.1 2,573.2 2,592.9 2,100.2 2,391.3 7,537.5 19,195.2 341.2 64.3 24.4
Total Debt 1,798 1,801.5 1,797.5 1,795 1,788.2 1,795.2 1,792.1 1,785.0 2,410.1 1,867.0 574.4 1,261.7 126.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stockholders' Equity (2,154.2) (1,957.9) (1,581) (1,562.2) (1,260.5) (1,390.2) (1,490.1) (1,385.5) (1,260.3) (1,200.6) 549.7 50.8 1,692.0 1,383.7 1,579.4 6,506.1 18,470.6 298.4 40.7 13.5
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 1,091.1 902.6 853.8 831.1 807.2 730.2 753.9 697.8 702.8 667.9 509.0 365.3 358.4 240.1 227.5 192.0 14.7 (11.8) (13.6)
Capital Expenditure (22.8) (28.1) (45.8) (27.4) (53.0) (43.4) (40.3) (37.0) (49.5) (169.6) (140.5) (92.5) (108.0) (176.2) (380.3) (58.8) (6.0) (4.4) (6.6)
Free Cash Flow 1,068.3 874.5 808 803.7 754.1 686.8 713.6 660.8 653.3 498.4 368.5 272.8 250.4 63.9 (152.7) 133.2 8.6 (16.2) (20.2)