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At a glance

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FY2026

Revenue

$2.52bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

$109.5m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

$70.8m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

$2.23bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue$2.52bn$2.43bn$2.43bn$2.23bn$2.00bn$1.83bn$1.80bn$1.81bn$1.70bn$1.59bn
Gross profit$922.9m$749.6m$847.6m$751.8m$694.4m$684.9m$639.2m$670.2m$639.8m$597.4m
Operating income$136.0m$184.5m$183.6m$133.6m$134.4m$195.8m$172.7m$232.0m$182.4m$110.3m
Net income$109.5m$148.3m$145.5m$103.7m$103.4m$151.1m$135.8m$179.1m$163.9m$70.2m
Diluted earnings per share6.008.157.795.525.517.947.149.378.493.44

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets$2.87bn$2.78bn$2.70bn$2.57bn$2.43bn$2.38bn$2.20bn$2.05bn$1.84bn$1.82bn
Cash and short-term investments$192.1m$209.2m$175.1m$89.6m$376.4m$512.9m$474.8m$385.3m$270.5m$349.8m
Total liabilities$641.2m$609.2m$587.9m$566.0m$512.1m$508.1m$457.9m$406.1m$378.4m$365.9m
Debt$81.1m$72.4m$68.8m$64.8m$51.7m$43.2m$41.8m———
Shareholders' equity$2.23bn$2.17bn$2.11bn$2.00bn$1.92bn$1.87bn$1.74bn$1.64bn$1.46bn$1.45bn
Shares outstanding18m18m19m19m19m19m19m19m19m20m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations$205.3m$295.7m$295.3m$215.8m$122.6m$212.3m$286.7m$282.1m$230.1m$218.3m
Capital spending−$134.5m−$154.3m−$160.4m−$172.0m−$144.3m−$133.6m−$116.7m−$119.8m−$112.7m−$108.6m
Free cash flow$70.8m$141.4m$134.9m$43.8m−$21.7m$78.7m$170.0m$162.3m$117.3m$109.7m
Dividends paid−$25.2m−$24.6m−$23.3m−$22.1m−$20.8m−$18.1m−$15.7m−$8.3m−$4.2m−$2.9m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue$645.0m$634.4m$622.5m$621.3m$614.4m$610.8m$602.2m$604.9m
Gross profit$241.1m$234.7m$218.8m$228.3m$232.4m$225.6m$208.1m$223.9m
Operating income$41.7m$23.0m$26.0m$47.6m$51.0m$48.2m$31.2m$55.5m
Net income$34.7m$19.9m$20.5m$34.4m$41.0m$39.7m$24.5m$43.1m
Diluted earnings per share1.901.091.121.892.232.181.342.31
Cash from operations$65.0m$50.0m$73.0m$14.0m$99.0m$68.0m$70.0m$58.0m
Capital spending−$27.0m−$29.0m−$38.0m−$38.0m−$44.0m−$43.0m−$32.0m−$33.0m
Free cash flow$38.0m$21.0m$35.0m−$24.0m$55.0m$25.0m$38.0m$25.0m
Total assets$2.87bn$2.82bn$2.80bn$2.75bn$2.78bn$2.76bn$2.73bn$2.70bn
Cash and short-term investments$192.1m$168.9m$157.5m$129.5m$209.2m$211.9m$201.0m$181.0m
Debt$18.8m$20.8m$20.2m$19.0m$17.8m$17.8m$17.2m$18.0m
Shareholders' equity$2.23bn$2.20bn$2.18bn$2.16bn$2.17bn$2.17bn$2.14bn$2.13bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 19 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin30.8%34.9%33.7%34.7%37.5%35.4%———
Operating margin8.0%7.8%6.2%6.7%10.8%9.6%———
Net margin6.1%6.0%4.6%5.2%8.3%7.5%———
Return on equity6.8%6.9%5.2%5.4%8.1%7.8%———
Return on assets5.3%5.4%4.0%4.3%6.3%6.2%———
Free cash flow yield9.4%9.3%7.9%5.4%6.9%8.1%———
Revenue growth0.2%8.7%11.6%9.6%1.2%-0.3%———
Earnings growth1.9%40.3%0.3%-31.6%11.3%-24.2%———
Current ratio3.12x3.25x3.14x4.36x4.33x4.61x———
Debt to equity0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.01x———
Equity ratio78.1%78.2%78.0%78.9%78.7%79.2%———
Interest coverage———47.12x188.21x33.48x26.20x33.78x26.97x
Buybacks as a share of market value2.6%0.5%-0.1%1.4%-0.0%0.5%———

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue4.2%6.7%5.6%
Operating income0.6%-7.0%-3.8%
Net income1.8%-6.2%-1.3%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin33.8%34.0%34.6%35.6%
Operating margin6.5%6.6%7.2%8.6%
Net margin5.2%5.3%5.7%6.6%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings41.823.721.933.135.026.529.621.616.948.0
Price to sales1.81.41.31.51.82.22.22.11.62.1

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 16 Oct 2026, in USD

$2.83bn$4.79bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return-3%-2%-2%-7%-2%-0%53%-20%16%45%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 37 years. Last went ex-dividend on 4 Sept 2026.

FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year0.3651.0951.401.321.241.201.251.00
  • 2-for-1 split · 20 Jan 1994
  • 2-for-1 split · 4 Dec 1989

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