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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$3.50bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$327.7m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$646.5m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$3.64bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$3.50bn$3.55bn$3.67bn$3.84bn$3.43bn$3.40bn$3.87bn$4.13bn$4.51bn$4.55bn
Gross profit$1.82bn$1.81bn$1.83bn$1.79bn$1.68bn$1.63bn$2.01bn$2.19bn$2.45bn$2.46bn
Research and development——$284.0m$303.0m$279.0m$280.0m$13.0m$14.0m$14.0m—
Operating income$497.8m$541.0m$498.0m$379.0m$183.0m$411.0m$275.0m$553.0m$451.0m−$2.51bn
Net income$327.7m$434.0m$378.0m$242.0m$177.0m$330.0m$264.0m$588.0m$406.0m−$2.34bn
Diluted earnings per share0.500.630.530.330.230.440.340.760.03-2.87

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$6.45bn$6.89bn$6.73bn$7.31bn$7.34bn$7.45bn$7.65bn$7.91bn$7.89bn$10.07bn
Cash and short-term investments$332.4m$543.0m$312.0m$558.0m$937.0m$1.10bn$437.0m$568.0m$526.0m$1.47bn
Total liabilities$2.79bn$2.84bn$2.74bn$2.91bn$3.06bn$3.32bn$3.33bn$3.38bn$3.87bn$5.72bn
Debt$1.48bn$1.47bn$1.16bn$1.24bn$1.40bn$1.65bn$1.68bn$743.0m$1.08bn$2.47bn
Shareholders' equity$3.64bn$4.04bn$3.97bn$4.40bn$4.27bn$4.13bn$4.31bn$4.52bn$4.01bn$4.34bn
Shares outstanding651m684m716m730m759m752m779m778m15,165m815m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$674.9m$627.0m$525.0m$361.0m$326.0m$389.0m$369.0m$462.0m$298.0m$410.0m
Capital spending−$28.4m−$124.0m−$126.0m−$147.0m−$176.0m−$134.0m−$193.0m−$200.0m−$232.0m−$245.0m
Free cash flow$646.5m$503.0m$399.0m$214.0m$150.0m$255.0m$176.0m$262.0m$66.0m$165.0m
Dividends paid−$156.5m−$156.0m−$154.0m−$156.0m−$149.0m−$146.0m−$147.0m−$136.0m−$318.0m−$424.0m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Dec 2025Jun 2025Dec 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sept 2023Jun 2023
Revenue$1.84bn$1.72bn$1.80bn$1.75bn$877.0m$1.79bn$897.5m$1.88bn
Gross profit$975.0m$879.0m$932.0m$879.0m$439.5m$916.0m$458.0m$919.0m
Operating income$273.3m$240.0m$322.0m$219.0m$118.0m$267.0m$157.5m$231.0m
Net income$169.9m$164.0m$277.0m$157.0m$78.5m$192.0m$96.0m$186.0m
Diluted earnings per share0.260.250.400.230.110.270.130.26
Cash from operations$475.0m$192.0m$552.0m$75.0m$37.0m$822.0m$256.0m$23.0m
Capital spending−$15.0m−$14.0m−$106.0m−$18.0m−$9.0m−$363.0m−$7.0m−$63.0m
Free cash flow$460.0m$178.0m$446.0m$57.0m$28.0m$459.0m$249.0m−$40.0m
Total assets$6.45bn$6.22bn$6.89bn$6.71bn$6.71bn$6.73bn$6.73bn$6.88bn
Cash and short-term investments$332.4m$347.0m$543.0m$332.0m$332.0m$312.0m$312.0m$355.0m
Debt$1.48bn$1.50bn$1.47bn$1.61bn$357.0m$1.16bn$72.0m$1.39bn
Shareholders' equity$3.64bn$3.59bn$4.04bn$3.80bn$3.80bn$3.97bn$3.97bn$4.17bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 7 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Gross margin52.0%51.0%49.9%46.7%49.0%48.0%—
Operating margin14.9%16.6%15.1%9.9%6.8%12.6%—
Net margin9.2%12.2%10.3%6.3%5.2%9.7%—
Return on equity9.0%10.7%9.5%5.5%4.1%8.0%—
Return on assets5.1%6.3%5.6%3.3%2.4%4.4%—
Free cash flow yield6.6%6.7%5.6%4.3%4.1%4.3%—
Revenue growth0.7%-3.3%-4.3%12.0%0.9%-12.2%—
Earnings growth-24.5%14.8%56.2%36.7%-46.4%25.0%—
Current ratio2.00x1.85x1.73x1.91x2.04x2.03x—
Debt to equity0.31x0.25x0.17x0.14x0.20x0.25x—
Equity ratio56.5%58.6%59.1%60.2%58.2%55.4%—
Interest coverage7.66x7.46x9.08x5.49x3.43x5.42x—
R&D as a share of sales—8.2%7.7%7.9%8.1%8.2%0.3%
Buybacks as a share of market value4.9%4.4%1.9%3.9%-0.9%3.4%—

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-3.1%0.6%-2.4%
Operating income9.5%3.9%—
Net income10.6%-0.1%-8.8%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin51.5%49.8%49.4%51.6%
Operating margin14.7%13.2%11.7%2.0%
Net margin10.8%9.5%8.8%3.8%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings27.925.423.334.036.020.924.915.8366.8-3.5
Price to sales2.63.12.42.11.92.01.72.333.01.8

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 6 Oct 2026, in USD

$6.52bn$10.16bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return-11%31%8%39%-11%12%-31%22%-5%-4%

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