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At a glance

Figures in USD, from our data supplier.

FY2025

Revenue

$2.55bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$190.8m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$227.6m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$2.67bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$2.55bn$2.46bn$2.33bn$2.55bn$2.40bn$1.85bn$1.84bn$1.96bn$3.78bn$3.59bn
Gross profit$1.07bn$1.04bn$918.5m$952.7m$960.8m$786.0m$788.3m$837.6m$1.59bn$1.51bn
Research and development$67.6m$63.0m$68.1m$48.8m$49.7m$48.6m$42.2m$44.3m$98.4m$84.0m
Operating income$342.2m$343.9m$173.6m$325.3m$299.9m$144.5m$249.1m$248.5m$221.3m$253.0m
Net income$190.8m$244.2m$118.1m$187.2m$203.3m$75.7m$92.2m−$324.4m−$296.2m−$74.0m
Diluted earnings per share0.791.010.490.770.820.300.36-1.12-1.03-0.26

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$5.10bn$4.87bn$4.97bn$4.90bn$5.14bn$4.48bn$4.32bn$9.40bn$10.25bn$10.05bn
Cash and short-term investments$626.5m$359.4m$289.3m$265.6m$330.1m$291.9m$190.1m$233.6m$477.8m$423.0m
Total liabilities$2.41bn$2.48bn$2.63bn$2.55bn$2.64bn$2.17bn$2.11bn$7.22bn$7.39bn$7.17bn
Debt$1.64bn$1.82bn$1.93bn$1.90bn$1.91bn$1.52bn$1.52bn$5.38bn$5.45bn$5.24bn
Shareholders' equity$2.67bn$2.38bn$2.33bn$2.33bn$2.48bn$2.32bn$2.22bn$2.11bn$2.74bn$2.73bn
Shares outstanding242m243m242m242m248m248m253m288m287m288m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$289.8m$363.6m$335.8m$301.3m$326.0m$261.3m$9.0m−$8.7m$151.0m$189.8m
Capital spending−$62.2m−$68.4m−$52.7m−$47.8m−$46.3m−$28.8m−$29.7m−$28.4m−$59.4m−$56.0m
Free cash flow$227.6m$295.2m$283.1m$253.5m$279.7m$232.5m−$20.7m−$37.1m$91.6m$133.8m
Dividends paid−$77.8m−$78.2m−$77.4m−$78.4m−$61.9m−$12.4m−$12.4m−$12.4m−$3.5m−$3.35bn

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$977.9m$840.0m$676.2m$656.1m$625.2m$593.7m$624.2m$645.0m
Gross profit$334.0m$322.7m$276.6m$277.0m$266.4m$250.5m$256.0m$267.5m
Operating income$71.5m$104.2m$69.7m$36.4m$94.3m$91.7m$74.9m$95.0m
Net income$77.3m$55.9m$6.1m$39.3m$47.4m$98.0m$54.7m$40.3m
Diluted earnings per share0.320.230.030.160.200.400.230.17
Cash from operations$93.0m−$66.0m$91.0m$100.0m$72.0m$26.0m$138.0m$98.0m
Capital spending−$27.0m−$25.0m−$17.0m−$16.0m−$17.0m−$11.0m−$22.0m−$12.0m
Free cash flow$66.0m−$91.0m$74.0m$84.0m$55.0m$15.0m$116.0m$86.0m
Total assets$5.78bn$5.74bn$5.10bn$5.05bn$5.00bn$4.79bn$4.87bn$5.10bn
Cash and short-term investments$189.6m$177.3m$626.5m$594.3m$529.9m$499.2m$359.4m$376.0m
Debt$2.12bn$2.16bn$1.64bn$1.63bn$1.62bn$1.62bn$1.84bn$1.93bn
Shareholders' equity$2.81bn$2.73bn$2.67bn$2.65bn$2.63bn$2.52bn$2.38bn$2.44bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 9 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin42.0%42.2%39.4%37.4%40.0%42.4%
Operating margin6.6%14.0%7.6%13.1%13.0%7.8%
Net margin7.5%9.9%5.1%7.3%8.5%4.1%
Return on equity7.1%10.2%5.1%8.0%8.2%3.3%
Return on assets3.7%5.0%2.4%3.8%4.0%1.7%
Free cash flow yield4.0%4.9%4.4%3.9%4.1%3.2%
Revenue growth3.8%5.3%-8.5%6.2%29.5%1.0%
Earnings growth-21.9%106.8%-36.9%-7.9%168.6%-17.9%
Current ratio3.68x3.34x3.24x3.45x2.93x3.15x
Debt to equity0.61x0.77x0.84x0.82x0.78x0.66x
Equity ratio52.4%48.9%46.8%47.6%48.3%51.7%
Interest coverage3.18x6.11x3.62x6.54x5.75x2.28x
R&D as a share of sales2.6%2.6%2.9%1.9%2.1%2.6%
Buybacks as a share of market value0.1%-0.3%-0.1%2.5%0.2%2.0%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue0.0%6.6%0.0%
Operating income1.7%18.8%16.9%
Net income0.6%20.3%—

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin42.1%40.2%40.5%41.1%
Operating margin13.7%12.0%11.5%9.6%
Net margin8.7%7.5%7.2%0.4%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings31.825.347.423.529.658.132.1-9.2-9.6-38.2
Price to sales2.42.52.41.72.52.41.61.50.80.8

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 8 Oct 2026, in USD

$2.48bn$8.95bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return-2%16%23%-20%26%54%16%-1%4%-21%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 6 years. Last went ex-dividend on 1 Sept 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year0.240.320.320.320.320.250.05

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