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HIGH: $42.00
LOW: $38.00
MEDIAN: $41.00
CONSENSUS: $40.33
UPSIDE: 7.72%
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 1996 1995 1994 1993
Revenue
Revenue 2,474.6 2,086.1 2,053.8 2,288.0 1,878.1 1,462.7 889.7 838.1 809.5 819.9 814.2 779.9 768.6 757.8 712.0 726.1 670.5 627.0 602.5 533.5 496.8 442.0 367.2 322.0 307.3 275.5 257.3 151 136.2 122.5 117 108.6 101.2
Cost of Revenue 1,460.9 864.3 927.8 1,215.6 890.8 694.4 333.1 308.5 282.3 297.2 309.3 288.6 283.6 270.0 256.7 251.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gross Profit 1,013.7 1,221.9 1,126 1,072.4 987.3 768.3 556.6 529.6 527.3 522.7 504.9 491.3 478.3 480.6 430.5 409.2 670.5 627.0 602.5 533.5 496.8 442.0 367.2 322.0 307.3 275.5 257.3 250.8 235.9 122.5 117 108.6 101.2
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A 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
Other Expenses 92.8 464.2 433.9 411.2 384.6 333.7 216.4 206.4 193.4 189.4 183.8 177.0 176.7 163.0 149.7 151.9 433.1 401.2 386.5 327.9 300.3 264.8 213.7 175.8 172.9 154.3 162.6 151.5 145.9 73.2 71 67.8 0
Operating Expenses 92.8 464.2 433.9 411.2 384.6 333.7 216.4 206.4 193.4 189.4 183.8 177.0 176.7 163.0 149.7 151.9 433.1 401.2 386.5 327.9 300.3 264.8 213.7 175.8 172.9 154.3 162.6 151.5 145.9 73.2 71 67.8 0
Operating Income
Operating Income 921.0 757.7 692.1 661.2 602.7 434.7 340.2 323.2 333.9 333.3 321.1 314.4 301.7 317.6 280.8 257.3 237.5 225.8 216.0 205.5 196.5 177.2 153.6 146.2 134.3 119.7 94.7 99.3 90 49.3 46 40.8 101.2
Interest Expense 329.1 302.5 283.4 238.1 207.7 188.4 125.4 98.9 88.3 80.6 76.5 76.4 77.3 77.8 77.8 75.7 68.6 61.7 57.0 58.4 52.1 43.8 44.7 34.8 31.9 40.4 31.9 18.3 17.7 14.5 14.7 13.6 0
Interest Income 1.7 3.3 3.4 3.7 2.4 5.4 25.4 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
Profitability
EBITDA 1,366.4 1,245.5 1,058.8 1,010.2 927.7 710.5 493.4 424.0 481.9 468.8 422.0 442.0 425.4 441.0 396.9 376.4 355.7 325.4 310.5 280.6 262.0 236.1 205.0 190.5 347.4 153.8 126.6 128.8 118 62.6 117 51.1 101.2
EBIT 948.9 875.9 715.1 689.0 629.7 453.4 336.9 277.4 345.2 335.8 293.3 315.5 301.4 324.8 288.6 264.7 240.8 231.1 222.5 205.5 196.5 177.2 153.6 146.2 307.3 119.7 94.7 99.3 90 49.3 117 40.8 101.2
Income Before Tax 619.8 573.5 431.8 450.9 422 265.0 211.5 178.3 256.7 255.2 216.8 239.1 227.7 251.0 215.9 204.1 172.2 162.5 155.5 152.2 148.1 132.1 116.7 109.3 99.1 87.0 62.8 48.4 39.1 33.8 30.9 27.2 0
Income Tax Expense 3.4 (21.8) (66.4) (14.3) (9.6) (19.9) (13.0) (13.7) 16.9 21.0 15.0 25.2 22.7 66.9 71.1 80.1 67.8 64.6 60.5 60.2 56.9 52.1 45.9 42.0 39.0 34.1 26.5 19.6 15.9 14 12.9 11.6 87.4
Net Income 616.4 595.3 498.2 465.2 431.6 284.8 224.5 192.0 239.7 234.2 201.8 233.2 221.3 196.6 143.1 124.0 104.4 97.9 95.0 92.0 91.2 80.0 70.9 67.2 60.1 52.9 36.3 28.8 23.2 20.8 18.4 15.6 13.8
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 2.20 2.17 1.86 1.77 1.68 1.14 1.04 1.08 1.35 1.32 1.14 1.32 1.26 1.13 0.83 0.73 0.62 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.58 0.51 0.48 0.47 0.42 0.39 0.27 0.34 0.26 0.25 0.24 0.21 0.20
EPS (Diluted) 2.20 2.17 1.86 1.77 1.67 1.12 1.04 1.08 1.35 1.32 1.14 1.31 1.25 1.12 0.83 0.72 0.62 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.51 0.47 0.47 0.42 0.39 0.27 0.34 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.21 0.20
Shares Outstanding 280.1 273.9 267.2 262.8 257.5 249.8 215.6 177.9 177.6 177.3 176.8 176.9 176.1 174.2 172.7 171.2 169.8 167.9 166.0 163.4 159.2 155.4 147.1 142.8 141.4 134.9 133.0 131.4 84.9 82.1 77.3 75.2 65.9
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 34.8 9.2 4.6 11.4 10.6 4.8 1,868.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 21.9 14.9 13.1 10.8 5.9 1.0 8.0 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.4 (0.6)
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
Net Receivables 384.3 308.8 245.7 376.8 260.9 273.3 107.6 101.2 98.6 97.4 78.7 84.5 64.5 62.3 57.7 56.3 51.2 44.4 27.2 23.5 21.9 22.1 19.3
Inventory 112.5 93.9 112.7 199.7 109.6 58.4 18.4 15.8 14.4 13.0 9.5 9.8 6.9 5.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7
Other Current Assets 78.9 74.0 129.0 70.2 20.1 5.1 3.9 3.1 1.5 1.7 0 0 5.6 5.1 2.8 8.1 7.1 6.5 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.6
Total Current Assets 610.4 485.9 492.0 658.2 437.8 380.2 2,015.1 147.2 131.2 128.7 121.6 121.0 90.1 84.0 70.9 69.9 70.7 59.5 31 27.1 26 26.9 21
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 14,289.6 13,174.7 12,134.5 11,172.7 10,300.8 9,573.2 6,358.7 5,930.3 5,399.9 5,001.6 3,227.3 2,997.4 2,069.8 1,824.3 1,490.8 1,368.1 1,251.4 1,135.4 609.8 534.5 502.9 436.9 385.7
Goodwill 2,348.6 2,340.7 2,340.7 2,340.8 2,340.8 2,324.5 63.8 52.7 42.2 42.2 43.1 41.0 64.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.6 5.8 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 35.3 1.4 0 0 0 0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 2,178.0 1,885.5 1,870.7 1,542.9 1,573.1 1,420.1 918.4 (18.1) (16.6) (289.8) 370.6 325.6 160.2 161.5 155.3 122.4 91.9 85.9 60.7 56.9 54 54.3 51.5
Total Non-Current Assets 19,284.1 17,540.6 16,349.5 15,060.9 14,220.5 13,325.1 7,346.9 6,817.3 6,201.2 6,030.3 3,641.0 3,364.0 2,250.1 1,985.8 1,646.2 1,490.5 1,343.3 1,221.3 670.5 591.4 556.9 491.2 437.2
Total Assets 19,894.5 18,026.6 16,841.5 15,719.1 14,658.3 13,705.3 9,362.0 6,964.5 6,332.5 6,159.0 3,762.6 3,485.0 2,340.2 2,069.7 1,717.1 1,560.3 1,414.0 1,280.8 701.5 618.5 582.9 518.1 458.2
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 276.1 258.6 221.2 238.8 192.9 177.5 74.9 77.3 59.2 47.3 57.9 50.0 23.5 32.3 31.1 27.7 20.6 24.3 25.2 10.3 9.7 9.7 7.5
Short-Term Debt 204.1 329.3 227.5 427.9 197.1 162.6 130.8 228.7 117.4 157.2 87.1 7.3 135.3 135.8 149.4 124.6 104.9 115.2 7.8 17.1 19.5 21.6 7.8
Deferred Revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (77.3) (59.2) (59.9) 0 0 0 (72.0) 0 0 (57.3) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 237.2 1.8 31.3 38.5 0.4 19.9 4.6 22.2 45.4 38.2 0 80.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 58.7 0 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 764.5 974.7 797.9 1,021.9 675.1 603.9 323.5 399.0 284.5 301.5 201.0 193.2 217.4 232.0 226.5 202.6 173.2 183.8 44.9 44.7 45 50.2 29.4
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 8,110.2 7,368.4 6,826.1 6,371.1 5,779.5 5,507.7 2,943.3 2,398.5 2,007.8 1,737.6 1,386.6 1,248.1 784.5 696.7 582.9 516.5 468.8 413.8 261.8 232.5 217.5 175.4 152.2
Deferred Tax Liabilities 2,519.8 1,831.9 1,628.3 1,345.8 1,406.5 1,258.1 936.2 845.4 769.1 1,269.3 408.6 355.2 223.9 190.4 187.3 167.6 151.7 136.5 91.1 83.1 75.9 71 67.7
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,505.5 1,512.1 1,529.8 1,450.6 1,460.9 1,497.0 1,171.0 1,218.9 1,220.3 2,269.8 580.1 (1,618.9) (1,008.3) 459.8 (180.4) (152.3) 313.6 (139.5) (24.5) (27.4) (29.2) (31.3) (13.4)
Total Non-Current Liabilities 12,272.5 10,853.1 10,147.3 9,319.9 8,798.8 8,417.5 5,157.7 4,556.2 4,090.4 4,007.4 2,452.1 57.3 158.8 1,346.9 180.4 152.3 934.1 139.5 24.5 27.4 29.2 31.3 13.4
Total Liabilities 13,037.0 11,827.7 10,945.3 10,341.7 9,473.8 9,021.4 5,481.1 4,955.1 4,374.8 4,308.9 2,653.1 2,424.4 1,591.8 1,410.7 1,223.8 1,086.5 981.7 911.9 466.7 423.8 402.9 361.1 314.4
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 143.3 139.1 138.3 133.5 128.1 124.3 111.9 90.6 90.3 90.2 68.6 68.0 48.0 46.6 35.0 34.6 27.3 20.8 14.1 13.3 9.7 2.6 2.7
Retained Earnings 2,280.7 1,949.5 1,706.7 1,534.3 1,434.2 1,261.9 1,210.1 1,174.2 1,132.6 1,032.8 409.4 379.8 245.1 210.9 180.0 149.7 123.9 101.5 66.4 56.1 49.3 43.3 38.5
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0.7 0.3 (0.0) (0.5) 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 (2) 0 0 0 0 0
Total Stockholders' Equity 6,857.5 6,198.8 5,896.2 5,377.4 5,184.4 4,683.9 3,880.9 2,009.4 1,957.6 1,850.1 1,108.9 1,058.4 748.5 658.1 493.3 473.0 429.5 368.9 234.8 194.7 180 157 143.8
Total Liabilities & Equity 19,894.5 18,026.6 16,841.5 15,719.1 14,658.3 13,705.3 9,362.0 6,964.5 6,332.5 6,159.0 3,762.6 3,485.0 2,340.2 2,069.7 1,717.1 1,560.3 1,414.0 1,280.8 701.5 618.5 582.9 518.1 458.2
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 8,335.9 7,725.2 7,088.0 6,836.6 6,024.9 5,725.9 3,085.7 2,558.5 2,125.2 1,894.8 1,473.6 1,255.4 919.8 832.5 732.3 641.1 573.7 529 269.6 249.6 237 197 160
Net Debt 8,301.1 7,716.0 7,083.4 6,825.2 6,014.3 5,721.1 1,216.8 2,554.8 2,121.0 1,891.0 1,451.8 1,240.5 906.7 821.8 726.4 640.1 565.7 524.3 268.9 248.9 235.5 194.6 160.6
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Operating Activities
Net Income 616.4 595.3 498.2 465.2 431.6 284.8 224.5 192.0 239.7 234.2 91.2 80.0 70.8 67.2 60.1 52.9 36.3 28.8 23.2 20.8 18.4 15.6
Depreciation & Amortization 417.5 369.6 343.7 321.2 298.0 257.1 156.5 146.7 136.7 133.0 65.5 58.9 51.5 44.3 40.2 34.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stock-Based Compensation 12.9 9.8 11.3 12.2 10.1 8.2 7.4 7.6 6.3 5.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital (54.0) (76.4) 175.4 (169.6) (104.4) (37.2) 0.8 (17.5) (7.2) (13.5) 18.2 (2.2) 0.1 (0.7) (9.7) (7.4) (2.7) 6.6 0.3 1.7 0.8 1
Other Non-Cash Items 20.9 (100.2) (15.2) (5.7) 18.0 12.9 (40.2) 54.7 (8.0) 19.4 (1.2) (3.6) (5.7) (7.8) (3.3) (3.6) 34.2 14.8 14.5 14.5 11 9.9
Operating Cash Flow 1,010.5 770.3 933.6 600.3 644.7 508.0 338.5 368.5 381.3 395.8 199.7 173.6 143.4 121.6 102.2 87.0 74.1 55.2 41.8 37.6 32.8 29.2
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (1,430.0) (1,329.7) (1,199.1) (1,062.8) (1,020.5) (835.6) (550.3) (495.7) (478.1) (383.0) (237.5) (195.7) (163.3) (136.2) (124.1) (129.7) (96.4) (58.9) (39) (31.4) (33.2) (27.4)
Acquisitions 0 166.8 (3.5) (115.8) (34.5) (3,499.7) (56.8) (145.0) (4.5) (1.7) (11.6) (54.3) (192.3) (8.9) (9.5) (3.5) (39.2) (24.5) (1.2) (42.1) (26.4) (0.6)
Purchases of Investments 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Investing Activities (80.8) (0.3) (19.1) 0.3 (1.0) 1.7 2.5 0.9 2.2 1.5 (50.0) 17.5 25.5 (6.0) (10.8) 0.3 (5) (1) (0.5) 0 0 0
Investing Cash Flow (1,510.7) (1,163.3) (1,221.7) (1,178.3) (1,056.1) (4,333.7) (604.6) (639.8) (480.4) (383.2) (299.1) (232.5) (330.2) (151.1) (144.4) (129.1) (140.6) (84.4) (40.7) (73.5) (59.6) (28)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 564.9 682.8 247.5 780.0 350.0 1,449.9 398.3 416.9 229.1 120.3 118.7 42.0 87.4 76.4 63.9 40.4 83.1 0.8 9.5 39.3 36 6
Stock Repurchased (2.3) (4.0) (4.0) (1.2) (3.3) (4.4) (1.9) (2.6) (2.2) (3.0) (1.7) (1.1) (1.5) (25.1) (4.5) (4.4) (3.3) (7.6) (4.2) (2.3) (2.9) (2.2)
Dividends Paid (373.8) (346.4) (316.8) (288.6) (258.6) (232.6) (188.5) (150.7) (140.7) (130.9) (51.1) (45.8) (39.9) (36.8) (34.3) (30.5) (29.3) (18.5) (16.3) (14.8) (13.5) (12.6)
Other Financing Activities 20.7 13.5 15.6 9.0 8.4 2.7 (22.2) 7.1 13.3 1.2 9.9 9.5 10.8 9.2 0.5 2.8 5.3 32.9 (1.7) (1.9) (0.7) 0.9
Financing Cash Flow 525.9 397.5 281.4 578.8 417.1 1,961.5 2,131.4 270.7 99.5 (12.0) 97.1 61.3 191.6 34.4 39.1 45.5 62.9 29.2 (2) 35 28 (1)
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 25.6 4.5 (6.8) 0.8 5.7 (1,864.1) 1,865.3 (0.6) 0.4 0.5 (2.3) 2.4 4.8 4.9 (3.1) 3.4 (3.5) 0 (0.8) (0.9) 1.2 0.3
Cash at Beginning 9.2 4.6 11.4 10.6 4.8 1,868.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 3.2 14.2 10.8 5.9 1.0 4.1 4.7 8.2 0.7 1.5 2.4 1.2 (0.9)
Cash at End 34.8 9.2 4.6 11.4 10.6 4.8 1,868.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 11.9 13.1 10.8 5.9 1.0 8.0 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.4 (0.6)
Free Cash Flow (419.5) (559.4) (265.5) (462.5) (375.8) (327.6) (211.8) (127.2) (96.8) 12.8 (37.8) (22.1) (19.9) (14.6) (21.9) (42.8) (22.3) (3.7) 2.8 6.2 (0.4) 1.8
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 2,474.6 2,086.1 2,053.8 2,288.0 1,878.1 1,462.7 889.7 838.1 809.5 819.9 814.2 779.9 768.6 757.8 712.0 726.1 670.5 627.0 602.5 533.5 496.8 442.0 367.2 322.0 307.3 275.5 257.3 151 136.2 122.5 117 108.6 101.2
Gross Profit 1,013.7 1,221.9 1,126 1,072.4 987.3 768.3 556.6 529.6 527.3 522.7 504.9 491.3 478.3 480.6 430.5 409.2 670.5 627.0 602.5 533.5 496.8 442.0 367.2 322.0 307.3 275.5 257.3 250.8 235.9 122.5 117 108.6 101.2
Operating Income 921.0 757.7 692.1 661.2 602.7 434.7 340.2 323.2 333.9 333.3 321.1 314.4 301.7 317.6 280.8 257.3 237.5 225.8 216.0 205.5 196.5 177.2 153.6 146.2 134.3 119.7 94.7 99.3 90 49.3 46 40.8 101.2
Net Income 616.4 595.3 498.2 465.2 431.6 284.8 224.5 192.0 239.7 234.2 201.8 233.2 221.3 196.6 143.1 124.0 104.4 97.9 95.0 92.0 91.2 80.0 70.9 67.2 60.1 52.9 36.3 28.8 23.2 20.8 18.4 15.6 13.8
EPS (Diluted) 2.20 2.17 1.86 1.77 1.67 1.12 1.04 1.08 1.35 1.32 1.14 1.31 1.25 1.12 0.83 0.72 0.62 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.51 0.47 0.47 0.42 0.39 0.27 0.34 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.21 0.20
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 34.8 9.2 4.6 11.4 10.6 4.8 1,868.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 21.9 14.9 13.1 10.8 5.9 1.0 8.0 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.4 (0.6)
Total Assets 19,894.5 18,026.6 16,841.5 15,719.1 14,658.3 13,705.3 9,362.0 6,964.5 6,332.5 6,159.0 3,762.6 3,485.0 2,340.2 2,069.7 1,717.1 1,560.3 1,414.0 1,280.8 701.5 618.5 582.9 518.1 458.2
Total Debt 8,335.9 7,725.2 7,088.0 6,836.6 6,024.9 5,725.9 3,085.7 2,558.5 2,125.2 1,894.8 1,473.6 1,255.4 919.8 832.5 732.3 641.1 573.7 529 269.6 249.6 237 197 160
Stockholders' Equity 6,857.5 6,198.8 5,896.2 5,377.4 5,184.4 4,683.9 3,880.9 2,009.4 1,957.6 1,850.1 1,108.9 1,058.4 748.5 658.1 493.3 473.0 429.5 368.9 234.8 194.7 180 157 143.8
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 1,010.5 770.3 933.6 600.3 644.7 508.0 338.5 368.5 381.3 395.8 199.7 173.6 143.4 121.6 102.2 87.0 74.1 55.2 41.8 37.6 32.8 29.2
Capital Expenditure (1,430.0) (1,329.7) (1,199.1) (1,062.8) (1,020.5) (835.6) (550.3) (495.7) (478.1) (383.0) (237.5) (195.7) (163.3) (136.2) (124.1) (129.7) (96.4) (58.9) (39) (31.4) (33.2) (27.4)
Free Cash Flow (419.5) (559.4) (265.5) (462.5) (375.8) (327.6) (211.8) (127.2) (96.8) 12.8 (37.8) (22.1) (19.9) (14.6) (21.9) (42.8) (22.3) (3.7) 2.8 6.2 (0.4) 1.8