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At a glance

Figures in USD, from our data supplier.

FY2025

Revenue

$33.99bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$6.90bn

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$5.09bn

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$38.24bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$33.99bn$33.01bn$32.85bn$33.36bn$30.79bn$27.24bn$28.23bn$14.84bn$11.44bn$10.53bn
Gross profit$14.73bn$12.08bn$11.55bn$9.71bn$8.62bn$7.23bn$6.91bn$3.99bn$3.79bn$3.55bn
Research and development$147.0m$150.0m$146.0m$143.0m$143.0m$152.0m$184.0m$113.0m$93.0m$92.0m
Operating income$9.18bn$8.85bn$8.30bn$6.46bn$5.28bn$3.89bn$3.27bn$2.45bn$2.49bn$2.31bn
Net income$6.90bn$6.57bn$6.20bn$4.15bn$3.83bn$2.50bn$2.29bn$4.38bn$1.25bn$1.50bn
Diluted earnings per share14.7213.7112.708.337.414.734.229.474.295.21

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$86.82bn$80.15bn$80.81bn$79.66bn$81.61bn$88.23bn$86.61bn$93.39bn$20.44bn$19.33bn
Cash and short-term investments$5.06bn$4.85bn$4.66bn$5.44bn$2.82bn$3.75bn$2.70bn$4.47bn$617.0m$524.0m
Total liabilities$47.08bn$40.66bn$39.72bn$38.27bn$36.16bn$38.65bn$34.98bn$36.29bn$13.91bn$13.88bn
Debt$26.99bn$21.83bn$19.37bn$17.91bn$14.21bn$16.15bn$13.96bn$15.30bn$9.00bn$9.52bn
Shareholders' equity$38.24bn$38.09bn$39.72bn$40.03bn$44.03bn$47.32bn$49.07bn$51.60bn$6.02bn$5.02bn
Shares outstanding469m479m488m498m516m529m541m463m290m288m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$10.35bn$9.42bn$9.30bn$8.86bn$9.72bn$7.43bn$6.19bn$3.70bn$3.04bn$2.77bn
Capital spending−$5.26bn−$4.50bn−$3.79bn−$3.17bn−$3.09bn−$3.40bn−$3.68bn−$1.88bn−$1.31bn−$1.47bn
Free cash flow$5.09bn$4.93bn$5.52bn$5.69bn$6.64bn$4.03bn$2.51bn$1.82bn$1.73bn$1.31bn
Dividends paid−$2.81bn−$2.65bn−$2.48bn−$2.34bn−$2.19bn−$2.03bn−$1.89bn−$1.17bn−$901.0m−$856.0m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$9.29bn$8.78bn$8.76bn$8.62bn$8.49bn$8.11bn$8.28bn$8.36bn
Gross profit$4.43bn$4.26bn$4.22bn$3.27bn$4.19bn$3.04bn$3.05bn$3.04bn
Operating income$2.60bn$3.26bn$2.02bn$2.41bn$2.35bn$2.22bn$2.25bn$2.18bn
Net income$1.93bn$1.86bn$1.57bn$1.93bn$1.77bn$1.67bn$1.73bn$1.55bn
Diluted earnings per share4.154.003.364.123.773.573.603.24
Cash from operations$2.27bn$2.24bn$3.03bn$2.95bn$2.21bn$2.16bn$2.81bn$2.73bn
Capital spending−$1.44bn−$1.34bn−$1.46bn−$1.28bn−$1.26bn−$1.27bn−$1.25bn−$1.07bn
Free cash flow$833.0m$898.0m$1.57bn$1.67bn$954.0m$891.0m$1.56bn$1.67bn
Total assets$88.35bn$86.31bn$86.82bn$85.99bn$86.08bn$82.70bn$80.15bn$82.55bn
Cash and short-term investments$4.90bn$3.96bn$5.06bn$4.51bn$4.79bn$5.29bn$4.85bn$5.19bn
Debt$28.01bn$26.32bn$26.99bn$25.93bn$25.92bn$23.90bn$21.85bn$22.26bn
Shareholders' equity$39.08bn$38.57bn$38.24bn$38.62bn$38.52bn$38.03bn$38.09bn$39.17bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 4 Sept 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin43.3%36.6%35.1%29.1%28.0%26.6%
Operating margin27.0%26.8%25.3%19.4%17.2%14.3%
Net margin20.3%19.9%18.9%12.4%12.4%9.2%
Return on equity18.0%17.2%15.6%10.4%8.7%5.3%
Return on assets7.9%8.2%7.7%5.2%4.7%2.8%
Free cash flow yield6.9%6.0%5.6%5.0%5.1%4.2%
Revenue growth3.0%0.5%-1.5%8.3%13.0%-3.5%
Earnings growth5.1%5.9%49.5%8.4%53.0%9.5%
Current ratio0.88x0.89x0.80x0.79x0.74x0.80x
Debt to equity0.71x0.57x0.49x0.45x0.33x0.35x
Equity ratio44.1%47.5%49.2%50.2%54.0%53.6%
Interest coverage43.32x15.47x17.02x33.65x33.23x34.11x
R&D as a share of sales0.4%0.5%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.6%
Buybacks as a share of market value2.1%1.9%1.9%3.6%2.4%2.2%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue0.6%4.5%12.2%
Operating income12.4%18.7%14.0%
Net income18.5%22.5%16.1%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin40.0%36.1%33.4%32.2%
Operating margin26.9%24.6%21.9%20.6%
Net margin20.1%17.9%15.8%15.4%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings29.030.532.439.246.855.750.416.536.022.5
Price to sales5.96.16.14.95.85.14.14.93.93.2

Market value over time

31 Oct 2016 to 3 Sept 2026, in USD

$33.71bn$223.99bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return-1%2%26%-1%30%20%38%0%30%16%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 34 years. Last went ex-dividend on 3 Dec 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year6.406.005.566.3754.684.243.8523.50
  • 1-to-1 reverse split · 2 Mar 2023
  • 1-to-1 reverse split · 31 Oct 2018
  • 2-for-1 split · 16 Dec 2003

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