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+8.27%

Close of 9 Nov 2026, in USD

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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$12.40bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

−$1.74bn

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$371.0m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

−$1.12bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$12.40bn$13.11bn$14.56bn$17.48bn$19.69bn$20.71bn$21.46bn$23.44bn$17.66bn$17.47bn
Gross profit$5.76bn$6.41bn$7.41bn$9.61bn$11.20bn$11.78bn$12.32bn$12.58bn$9.45bn$9.70bn
Operating income−$1.43bn$460.0m−$9.58bn$95.0m$4.29bn$962.0m−$2.75bn$570.0m$2.02bn$2.33bn
Net income−$1.74bn−$55.0m−$10.30bn−$1.55bn$2.03bn−$1.23bn−$5.27bn−$1.73bn$1.39bn$626.0m
Diluted earnings per share-1.75-0.06-10.47-1.552.00-1.14-4.89-1.621.561.16

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$34.34bn$33.50bn$34.02bn$45.61bn$57.99bn$59.39bn$64.74bn$70.24bn$75.55bn$47.02bn
Cash and short-term investments$1.00bn$1.89bn$2.23bn$1.25bn$354.0m$409.0m$1.69bn$488.0m$551.0m$222.0m
Total liabilities$35.46bn$33.03bn$33.60bn$35.24bn$46.15bn$48.23bn$51.27bn$50.41bn$52.12bn$33.62bn
Debt$17.44bn$17.91bn$19.99bn$20.57bn$28.98bn$31.84bn$34.69bn$36.06bn$37.73bn$19.69bn
Shareholders' equity−$1.12bn$464.0m$417.0m$10.37bn$11.84bn$11.16bn$13.47bn$19.83bn$23.43bn$13.40bn
Shares outstanding996m988m984m996m1,015m1,081m1,078m1,067m889m541m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$4.74bn$4.33bn$2.16bn$4.74bn$6.50bn$6.52bn$6.68bn$7.03bn$3.88bn$4.61bn
Capital spending−$4.37bn−$3.23bn−$3.10bn−$3.02bn−$2.90bn−$3.73bn−$3.63bn−$3.17bn−$3.11bn−$2.98bn
Free cash flow$371.0m$1.10bn−$940.0m$1.72bn$3.60bn$2.79bn$3.05bn$3.86bn$771.0m$1.63bn
Dividends paid−$1.0m−$3.0m−$11.0m−$780.0m−$1.09bn−$1.11bn−$1.10bn−$2.31bn−$1.45bn−$1.17bn

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$2.81bn$2.90bn$3.04bn$3.09bn$3.09bn$3.18bn$3.33bn$3.22bn
Gross profit$1.39bn$1.46bn$1.41bn$1.39bn$1.47bn$1.50bn$1.62bn$1.53bn
Operating income−$88.0m$6.0m−$229.0m−$494.0m−$603.0m$107.0m$154.0m$126.0m
Net income−$201.0m−$200.0m−$2.0m−$621.0m−$915.0m−$201.0m$85.0m−$148.0m
Diluted earnings per share-0.20-0.20-0.00-0.62-0.92-0.200.09-0.15
Cash from operations$971.0m$1.32bn$562.0m$2.51bn$570.0m$1.09bn$688.0m$2.03bn
Capital spending−$902.0m−$943.0m−$1.64bn−$1.04bn−$891.0m−$791.0m−$915.0m−$850.0m
Free cash flow$69.0m$380.0m−$1.08bn$1.47bn−$321.0m$304.0m−$227.0m$1.18bn
Total assets$30.78bn$30.62bn$34.34bn$34.29bn$32.98bn$33.54bn$33.50bn$33.99bn
Cash and short-term investments$1.88bn$1.63bn$1.00bn$2.40bn$1.57bn$1.90bn$1.89bn$2.64bn
Debt$13.21bn$13.25bn$17.71bn$17.95bn$18.17bn$17.93bn$18.16bn$18.82bn
Shareholders' equity−$1.49bn$11.64bn−$1.12bn−$1.17bn−$595.0m$289.0m$464.0m$342.0m

Financial ratios

Data as of 11 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin46.5%48.9%50.9%55.0%56.9%56.9%
Operating margin-11.5%8.7%-62.4%2.0%21.0%4.3%
Net margin-14.0%-0.4%-70.7%-8.9%10.3%-5.9%
Return on equity155.7%-11.9%-2469.5%-14.9%17.2%-11.0%
Return on assets-5.1%-0.2%-30.3%-3.4%3.5%-2.1%
Free cash flow yield173.1%145.0%101.3%147.5%175.3%179.7%
Revenue growth-5.4%-10.0%-16.7%-11.2%-4.9%-3.5%
Earnings growth3061.8%-99.5%565.2%-176.1%-265.0%-76.6%
Current ratio1.80x1.21x1.35x1.07x1.61x0.44x
Debt to equity-15.85x39.14x48.58x2.02x2.48x2.89x
Equity ratio-3.3%1.4%1.2%22.7%20.4%18.8%
Interest coverage-1.12x0.83x-7.84x0.26x2.72x0.53x
Buybacks as a share of market value-0.9%-0.4%1.2%2.0%6.0%-0.2%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-10.8%-9.7%-3.6%
Net income4.0%7.1%—

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin47.7%50.7%53.3%54.3%
Operating margin-3.8%-18.2%-5.3%-0.2%
Net margin-7.0%-23.7%-13.1%-8.7%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings-4.5-95.4-0.2-3.46.3-8.6-2.7-9.310.720.6
Price to sales0.60.40.10.30.70.50.70.70.80.7

Market value over time

31 Oct 2016 to 9 Oct 2026, in USD

$14.38bn$5.30bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return35%227%-67%-58%26%-25%-15%-10%-29%-4%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 0 years. Last went ex-dividend on 29 Aug 2022.

FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
Paid in the year0.751.001.001.002.162.162.162.16
  • 3-for-2 split · 1 Apr 1999
  • 3-for-2 split · 1 Apr 1998
  • 3-for-2 split · 4 Jan 1993
  • 3-for-2 split · 27 Mar 1989

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