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Rank #76

Rank #76 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.51) · ROE 37.8% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.

As-of 2026-07-22 · CIK 0000723254 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

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USD in millions, except per-share (EPS) and percentage rows. Values are as originally filed; em-dash = not tagged in that year's filing.
Fiscal year end2019-05-31filed 2019-07-262018-05-31filed 2018-07-272017-05-31filed 2017-07-312016-05-31filed 2016-07-29
Operating
Depreciation & amortization360.1279.4196.6165.3
Stock-based compensation139.2112.888.979.3
Change in receivables94.966.393.652.8
Change in inventory60.03.30.717.9
Change in payables12.335.313.7(0.6)
Operating cash flow1,067.9964.2763.9465.8
Investing
Capital expenditures276.7271.7273.3275.4
Acquisitions, net of cash9.819.32,102.4156.6
Investing cash flow(235.6)(135.7)(2,310.3)128.4
Financing
Debt issued200.00.01,932.20.0
Debt repaid0.0550.0250.00.0
Share repurchases1,016.3127.320.7780.2
Dividends paid220.8175.6142.4115.3
Financing cash flow(873.3)(864.1)1,578.5(866.7)
Summary
Free cash flow791.1692.5490.6190.5

Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?