Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

KMB •

Consumer DefensiveHousehold ProductsHousehold Cleaning and Paper Goods

AboutKimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.Show more

Revenue $17.22B -14.2%
EBITDA $3.1B -22.2%
Net Income $2.02B -20.6%
EPS (Diluted) 6.07 -19.6%
Gross Margin 35.61% -0.5%
EBITDA Margin 18.04% -9.4%
Operating Margin 14.46% -9.7%
Net Margin 11.74% -7.5%
ROE 147.9% -40.6%
ROIC 23.18% -23.2%
Debt/Equity 4.08 -49.8%
Interest Coverage 9.72 -18.2%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Dividend Aristocrat: 27 years of consecutive increases
✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 198.9%
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.5%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.4%

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 4.1x
✗Expensive at 21.1x book value

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-0.77%

5Y-2.1%

3Y-5.15%

TTM-14.17%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y7.15%

5Y-2.99%

3Y1.48%

TTM-20.59%

EPS CAGR

10Y8.16%

5Y-2.45%

3Y2%

TTM-19.6%

ROCE

10Y Avg29.98%

5Y Avg25.51%

3Y Avg26.59%

Latest25.34%

Peer Comparison

Household Cleaning and Paper Goods

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.	24.82B	104.86	34.72	1.57%	11.88%	18.41%	4.4%	0.55
ULUnilever PLC	161.14B	73.75	27.30	1.94%	10.16%	61.19%	5.7%	1.36
PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	388.51B	167.18	25.68	0.29%	19.31%	30.88%	3.61%	0.68
CLXThe Clorox Company	16.63B	127.16	19.50	0.16%	11.17%	21.57%	4.58%	5.98
KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	36.99B	111.44	18.36	-14.17%	11.74%	114.96%	4.43%	4.08
TANHTantech Holdings Ltd	932.18K	0.82	-0.11	-9.25%	2.59%	1.82%	100%	0.04

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+	18.2B	18.26B	18.49B	18.45B	19.14B	19.44B	20.18B	20.43B	20.06B	17.22B
Revenue Growth %	-2.09%	0.31%	1.24%	-0.19%	3.74%	1.57%	3.78%	1.27%	-1.83%	-14.17%
Cost of Goods Sold+	11.55B	11.71B	12.89B	12.41B	12.32B	13.45B	13.96B	13.4B	12.88B	11.09B
COGS % of Revenue	63.46%	64.11%	69.72%	67.29%	64.36%	69.2%	69.17%	65.58%	64.2%	64.39%
Gross Profit+	6.69B	6.59B	5.6B	6.04B	6.82B	5.99B	6.22B	7.03B	7.18B	6.13B
Gross Margin %	36.76%	36.08%	30.28%	32.71%	35.64%	30.8%	30.83%	34.42%	35.8%	35.61%
Gross Profit Growth %	1.01%	-1.55%	-15.03%	7.83%	13.04%	-12.23%	3.86%	13.07%	2.1%	-14.62%
Operating Expenses+	3.31B	3.23B	3.37B	3.04B	3.58B	3.43B	3.54B	4.69B	3.97B	3.64B
OpEx % of Revenue	18.17%	17.68%	18.22%	16.5%	18.69%	17.63%	17.54%	22.95%	19.79%	21.15%
Selling, General & Admin	2.97B	3.23B	3.37B	2.87B	3.25B	3.02B	3.29B	4.06B	4.31B	3.61B
SG&A % of Revenue	16.29%	17.67%	18.21%	15.56%	16.96%	15.53%	16.3%	19.85%	21.49%	20.99%
Research & Development	328M	309M	317M	284M	276M	269M	292M	312M	338M	0
R&D % of Revenue	1.8%	1.69%	1.71%	1.54%	1.44%	1.38%	1.45%	1.53%	1.69%	-
Other Operating Expenses	14M	-307M	-316M	-111M	55M	139M	-43M	320M	-679M	27M
Operating Income+	3.38B	3.36B	2.23B	2.99B	3.24B	2.56B	2.68B	2.34B	3.21B	2.49B
Operating Margin %	18.59%	18.39%	12.06%	16.21%	16.95%	13.17%	13.29%	11.47%	16%	14.46%
Operating Income Growth %	109.73%	-0.74%	-33.62%	34.19%	8.46%	-21.05%	4.69%	-12.57%	36.95%	-22.46%
EBITDA+	4.09B	4.08B	3.11B	3.91B	4.04B	3.33B	3.44B	3.1B	3.99B	3.1B
EBITDA Margin %	22.46%	22.36%	16.83%	21.18%	21.11%	17.11%	17.03%	15.16%	19.9%	18.04%
EBITDA Growth %	73.29%	-0.15%	-23.79%	25.62%	3.38%	-17.65%	3.25%	-9.84%	28.87%	-22.2%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	705M	724M	882M	917M	796M	766M	754M	753M	781M	616M
EBIT	3.33B	3.31B	2.08B	2.91B	3.18B	2.48B	2.62B	2.31B	3.2B	2.49B
Net Interest Income+	-308M	-308M	-253M	-250M	-244M	-250M	-268M	-227M	-222M	-232M
Interest Income	11M	10M	10M	11M	8M	6M	14M	66M	48M	24M
Interest Expense	319M	318M	263M	261M	252M	256M	282M	293M	270M	256M
Other Income/Expense	-374M	-367M	-416M	-341M	-314M	-336M	-341M	-323M	-283M	-254M
Pretax Income+	3.01B	2.99B	1.81B	2.65B	2.93B	2.23B	2.34B	2.02B	2.93B	2.23B
Pretax Margin %	16.53%	16.38%	9.81%	14.36%	15.31%	11.45%	11.6%	9.89%	14.59%	12.98%
Income Tax+	922M	776M	471M	576M	676M	479M	495M	453M	565M	527M
Effective Tax Rate %	71.98%	76.16%	77.77%	81.4%	80.27%	81.53%	82.65%	87.28%	86.95%	90.43%
Net Income+	2.17B	2.28B	1.41B	2.16B	2.35B	1.81B	1.93B	1.76B	2.54B	2.02B
Net Margin %	11.9%	12.48%	7.63%	11.69%	12.29%	9.33%	9.59%	8.63%	12.69%	11.74%
Net Income Growth %	113.82%	5.17%	-38.1%	52.98%	9.04%	-22.87%	6.62%	-8.79%	44.27%	-20.59%
Net Income (Continuing)	2.09B	2.21B	1.34B	2.07B	2.25B	1.75B	1.84B	1.57B	2.36B	1.71B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	297M
Minority Interest	219M	253M	241M	227M	243M	223M	153M	153M	135M	128M
EPS (Diluted)+	5.99	6.40	4.03	6.24	6.87	5.35	5.72	5.21	7.55	6.07
EPS Growth %	116.25%	6.84%	-37.03%	54.84%	10.1%	-22.13%	6.92%	-8.92%	44.91%	-19.6%
EPS (Basic)	6.03	6.44	4.05	6.28	6.90	5.38	5.73	5.21	7.58	6.08
Diluted Shares Outstanding	361.7M	355.9M	349.6M	345.6M	342.5M	338.8M	338.3M	338.8M	337M	333.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding	359.4M	353.6M	348M	343.6M	340.7M	337.3M	337.4M	338.58M	337M	333.1M
Dividend Payout Ratio	60.53%	59.66%	98.3%	65.28%	61.69%	83.57%	80.56%	90.02%	63.97%	82.14%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+	5.12B	5.21B	5.04B	5.06B	5.17B	5.57B	5.73B	5.7B	5.58B	5.31B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	923M	616M	539M	442M	303M	270M	427M	1.09B	1.02B	688M
Cash Only	923M	616M	539M	442M	303M	270M	427M	1.09B	1.02B	688M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	2.18B	2.31B	2.16B	2.26B	2.23B	2.21B	2.28B	2.13B	2.01B	1.89B
Days Sales Outstanding	43.63	46.28	42.73	44.77	42.62	41.44	41.25	38.14	36.56	40.11
Inventory	1.68B	1.79B	1.81B	1.79B	1.9B	2.24B	2.27B	1.96B	1.82B	1.48B
Days Inventory Outstanding	53.05	55.81	51.34	52.63	56.39	60.75	59.34	53.26	51.64	48.56
Other Current Assets	337M	490M	525M	562M	733M	849M	753M	520M	728M	1.25B
Total Non-Current Assets+	9.49B	9.94B	9.48B	10.23B	12.35B	12.27B	12.24B	11.64B	10.97B	11.92B
Property, Plant & Equipment	7.17B	7.44B	7.16B	7.45B	8.04B	8.1B	7.88B	7.91B	7.51B	6.78B
Fixed Asset Turnover	2.54x	2.46x	2.58x	2.48x	2.38x	2.40x	2.56x	2.58x	2.67x	2.54x
Goodwill	1.48B	1.58B	1.47B	1.47B	1.9B	1.84B	2.07B	2.08B	1.96B	1.84B
Intangible Assets	83M	0	0	29M	832M	810M	851M	197M	87M	77M
Long-Term Investments	257M	233M	224M	268M	300M	290M	238M	306M	314M	330M
Other Non-Current Assets	581M	695M	620M	1.01B	1.28B	1.24B	1.19B	1.14B	1.09B	2.9B
Total Assets+	14.6B	15.15B	14.52B	15.28B	17.52B	17.84B	17.97B	17.34B	16.55B	17.23B
Asset Turnover	1.25x	1.21x	1.27x	1.21x	1.09x	1.09x	1.12x	1.18x	1.21x	1.00x
Asset Growth %	-1.62%	3.76%	-4.18%	5.27%	14.66%	1.79%	0.75%	-3.48%	-4.6%	4.11%
Total Current Liabilities+	5.85B	5.86B	6.54B	6.92B	6.44B	6.75B	7.33B	6.93B	7B	7.13B
Accounts Payable	2.61B	2.83B	3.19B	3.06B	3.34B	3.84B	3.81B	3.65B	3.71B	3.39B
Days Payables Outstanding	82.44	88.37	90.34	89.82	98.85	104.19	99.72	99.51	105.29	111.55
Short-Term Debt	1.13B	953M	1.21B	1.53B	486M	433M	844M	567M	552M	694M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	44M	45M	0	0	0	397M	601M	494M	570M	3.04B
Current Ratio	0.87x	0.89x	0.77x	0.73x	0.80x	0.82x	0.78x	0.82x	0.80x	0.75x
Quick Ratio	0.59x	0.58x	0.49x	0.47x	0.51x	0.49x	0.47x	0.54x	0.54x	0.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle	14.25	13.72	3.73	7.58	0.16	-2	0.87	-8.11	-17.09	-22.87
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	8.64B	8.41B	8.03B	8.17B	10.21B	10.35B	9.94B	9.35B	8.57B	8.34B
Long-Term Debt	6.44B	6.47B	6.25B	6.21B	7.88B	8.14B	7.58B	7.42B	6.88B	6.47B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	358M	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	532M	395M	458M	511M	723M	694M	647M	374M	326M	445M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	1.67B	1.54B	1.32B	1.45B	1.61B	1.52B	1.71B	1.55B	1.02B	1.42B
Total Liabilities	14.48B	14.27B	14.56B	15.09B	16.65B	17.1B	17.27B	16.28B	15.57B	15.47B
Total Debt+	7.57B	7.42B	7.46B	7.88B	8.5B	8.7B	8.55B	8.11B	7.92B	7.17B
Net Debt	6.65B	6.81B	6.92B	7.43B	8.19B	8.43B	8.12B	7.02B	6.89B	6.48B
Debt / Equity	64.72x	8.42x	-	40.60x	9.78x	11.81x	12.21x	7.60x	8.12x	4.08x
Debt / EBITDA	1.85x	1.82x	2.40x	2.02x	2.10x	2.62x	2.49x	2.62x	1.98x	2.31x
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.63x	1.67x	2.22x	1.90x	2.03x	2.54x	2.36x	2.27x	1.73x	2.09x
Interest Coverage	10.61x	10.56x	8.48x	11.46x	12.87x	10.00x	9.51x	8.00x	11.89x	9.72x
Total Equity+	117M	882M	-46M	194M	869M	737M	700M	1.07B	975M	1.76B
Equity Growth %	192.5%	653.85%	-105.22%	521.74%	347.94%	-15.19%	-5.02%	52.57%	-8.71%	80.31%
Book Value per Share	0.32	2.48	-0.13	0.56	2.54	2.18	2.07	3.15	2.89	5.28
Total Shareholders' Equity	-102M	629M	-287M	-33M	626M	514M	547M	915M	840M	1.63B
Common Stock	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	0
Retained Earnings	5.83B	5.77B	5.95B	6.69B	7.57B	7.86B	8.2B	8.37B	9.26B	0
Treasury Stock	-3.63B	-3.29B	-3.96B	-4.45B	-4.9B	-5.18B	-5.14B	-5.22B	-5.99B	0
Accumulated OCI	-3.47B	-2.92B	-3.3B	-3.29B	-3.17B	-3.24B	-3.67B	-3.58B	-3.77B	0
Minority Interest	219M	253M	241M	227M	243M	223M	153M	153M	135M	128M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+	3.23B	2.93B	2.97B	2.74B	3.73B	2.73B	2.73B	3.54B	3.23B	2.78B
Operating CF Margin %	17.76%	16.04%	16.07%	14.83%	19.48%	14.04%	13.55%	17.34%	16.12%	16.13%
Operating CF Growth %	40.16%	-9.38%	1.4%	-7.88%	36.29%	-26.79%	0.11%	29.6%	-8.7%	-14.13%
Net Income	2.17B	2.28B	1.41B	2.2B	2.4B	1.84B	1.96B	1.76B	2.58B	2.05B
Depreciation & Amortization	705M	724M	882M	917M	796M	766M	754M	753M	781M	805M
Stock-Based Compensation	77M	76M	41M	96M	147M	26M	150M	169M	131M	140M
Deferred Taxes	-15M	-69M	2M	29M	45M	-70M	-57M	-322M	-38M	241M
Other Non-Cash Items	-35M	68M	246M	-215M	-18M	118M	-58M	609M	-396M	22M
Working Capital Changes	334M	-148M	389M	-288M	363M	46M	-17M	569M	178M	-480M
Change in Receivables	-23M	-44M	33M	-116M	95M	-37M	-151M	127M	48M	0
Change in Inventory	230M	-33M	-127M	24M	-96M	-417M	-76M	290M	10M	0
Change in Payables	-61M	174M	392M	-153M	239M	627M	109M	-109M	179M	0
Cash from Investing+	-732M	-851M	-902M	-1.04B	-2.31B	-1.06B	-785M	-418M	-100M	-2.99B
Capital Expenditures	-771M	-785M	-877M	-1.21B	-1.22B	-1.01B	-876M	-766M	-721M	0
CapEx % of Revenue	4.24%	4.3%	4.74%	6.55%	6.36%	5.18%	4.34%	3.75%	3.59%	6.61%
Acquisitions	771M	785M	877M	1.21B	-1.08B	1.01B	-46M	0	0	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-727M	-820M	-821M	-1.02B	58M	-974M	-2M	253M	621M	-2.99B
Cash from Financing+	-2.19B	-2.42B	-2.12B	-1.79B	-1.57B	-1.7B	-1.76B	-2.37B	-3.17B	-141M
Debt Issued (Net)	-213M	-184M	66M	302M	430M	239M	-51M	-483M	-553M	-275M
Equity Issued (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Dividends Paid	-1.31B	-1.36B	-1.39B	-1.41B	-1.45B	-1.52B	-1.56B	-1.59B	-1.63B	-1.66B
Share Repurchases	-739M	-911M	-800M	-800M	-700M	-400M	-100M	-225M	-1B	-141M
Other Financing	78M	33M	5M	114M	154M	-19M	-51M	-78M	15M	1.94B
Net Change in Cash	304M	-307M	-77M	-97M	-139M	-33M	157M	666M	-72M	-322M
Free Cash Flow+	2.46B	2.14B	2.09B	1.53B	2.51B	1.72B	1.86B	2.78B	2.51B	1.64B
FCF Margin %	13.52%	11.74%	11.32%	8.28%	13.12%	8.86%	9.2%	13.59%	12.53%	9.52%
FCF Growth %	96.88%	-12.88%	-2.38%	-27.04%	64.51%	-31.41%	7.78%	49.49%	-9.47%	-34.78%
FCF per Share	6.80	6.02	5.99	4.42	7.33	5.09	5.49	8.19	7.46	4.92
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.49x	1.29x	2.11x	1.27x	1.59x	1.50x	1.41x	2.01x	1.27x	1.37x
Interest Paid	315M	354M	264M	255M	245M	243M	270M	277M	268M	0
Taxes Paid	744M	961M	395M	528M	533M	492M	468M	648M	587M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	2759.24%	456.06%	337.32%	2914.86%	442.52%	225.9%	269.17%	199.55%	249.14%	147.9%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	36.35%	34.84%	22.96%	30.94%	29.15%	21.07%	22.35%	20.79%	30.17%	23.18%
Gross Margin	36.76%	36.08%	30.28%	32.71%	35.64%	30.8%	30.83%	34.42%	35.8%	35.61%
Net Margin	11.9%	12.48%	7.63%	11.69%	12.29%	9.33%	9.59%	8.63%	12.69%	11.74%
Debt / Equity	64.72x	8.42x	-	40.60x	9.78x	11.81x	12.21x	7.60x	8.12x	4.08x
Interest Coverage	10.61x	10.56x	8.48x	11.46x	12.87x	10.00x	9.51x	8.00x	11.89x	9.72x
FCF Conversion	1.49x	1.29x	2.11x	1.27x	1.59x	1.50x	1.41x	2.01x	1.27x	1.37x
Revenue Growth	-2.09%	0.31%	1.24%	-0.19%	3.74%	1.57%	3.78%	1.27%	-1.83%	-14.17%

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

KMB •

Consumer DefensiveHousehold ProductsHousehold Cleaning and Paper Goods

Revenue $17.22B -14.2%
EBITDA $3.1B -22.2%
Net Income $2.02B -20.6%
EPS (Diluted) 6.07 -19.6%
Gross Margin 35.61% -0.5%
EBITDA Margin 18.04% -9.4%
Operating Margin 14.46% -9.7%
Net Margin 11.74% -7.5%
ROE 147.9% -40.6%
ROIC 23.18% -23.2%
Debt/Equity 4.08 -49.8%
Interest Coverage 9.72 -18.2%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Dividend Aristocrat: 27 years of consecutive increases
✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 198.9%
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.5%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.4%

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 4.1x
✗Expensive at 21.1x book value

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-0.77%

5Y-2.1%

3Y-5.15%

TTM-14.17%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y7.15%

5Y-2.99%

3Y1.48%

TTM-20.59%

EPS CAGR

10Y8.16%

5Y-2.45%

3Y2%

TTM-19.6%

ROCE

10Y Avg29.98%

5Y Avg25.51%

3Y Avg26.59%

Latest25.34%

Peer Comparison

Household Cleaning and Paper Goods

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.	24.82B	104.86	34.72	1.57%	11.88%	18.41%	4.4%	0.55
ULUnilever PLC	161.14B	73.75	27.30	1.94%	10.16%	61.19%	5.7%	1.36
PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	388.51B	167.18	25.68	0.29%	19.31%	30.88%	3.61%	0.68
CLXThe Clorox Company	16.63B	127.16	19.50	0.16%	11.17%	21.57%	4.58%	5.98
KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	36.99B	111.44	18.36	-14.17%	11.74%	114.96%	4.43%	4.08
TANHTantech Holdings Ltd	932.18K	0.82	-0.11	-9.25%	2.59%	1.82%	100%	0.04

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+	18.2B	18.26B	18.49B	18.45B	19.14B	19.44B	20.18B	20.43B	20.06B	17.22B
Revenue Growth %	-2.09%	0.31%	1.24%	-0.19%	3.74%	1.57%	3.78%	1.27%	-1.83%	-14.17%
Cost of Goods Sold+	11.55B	11.71B	12.89B	12.41B	12.32B	13.45B	13.96B	13.4B	12.88B	11.09B
COGS % of Revenue	63.46%	64.11%	69.72%	67.29%	64.36%	69.2%	69.17%	65.58%	64.2%	64.39%
Gross Profit+	6.69B	6.59B	5.6B	6.04B	6.82B	5.99B	6.22B	7.03B	7.18B	6.13B
Gross Margin %	36.76%	36.08%	30.28%	32.71%	35.64%	30.8%	30.83%	34.42%	35.8%	35.61%
Gross Profit Growth %	1.01%	-1.55%	-15.03%	7.83%	13.04%	-12.23%	3.86%	13.07%	2.1%	-14.62%
Operating Expenses+	3.31B	3.23B	3.37B	3.04B	3.58B	3.43B	3.54B	4.69B	3.97B	3.64B
OpEx % of Revenue	18.17%	17.68%	18.22%	16.5%	18.69%	17.63%	17.54%	22.95%	19.79%	21.15%
Selling, General & Admin	2.97B	3.23B	3.37B	2.87B	3.25B	3.02B	3.29B	4.06B	4.31B	3.61B
SG&A % of Revenue	16.29%	17.67%	18.21%	15.56%	16.96%	15.53%	16.3%	19.85%	21.49%	20.99%
Research & Development	328M	309M	317M	284M	276M	269M	292M	312M	338M	0
R&D % of Revenue	1.8%	1.69%	1.71%	1.54%	1.44%	1.38%	1.45%	1.53%	1.69%	-
Other Operating Expenses	14M	-307M	-316M	-111M	55M	139M	-43M	320M	-679M	27M
Operating Income+	3.38B	3.36B	2.23B	2.99B	3.24B	2.56B	2.68B	2.34B	3.21B	2.49B
Operating Margin %	18.59%	18.39%	12.06%	16.21%	16.95%	13.17%	13.29%	11.47%	16%	14.46%
Operating Income Growth %	109.73%	-0.74%	-33.62%	34.19%	8.46%	-21.05%	4.69%	-12.57%	36.95%	-22.46%
EBITDA+	4.09B	4.08B	3.11B	3.91B	4.04B	3.33B	3.44B	3.1B	3.99B	3.1B
EBITDA Margin %	22.46%	22.36%	16.83%	21.18%	21.11%	17.11%	17.03%	15.16%	19.9%	18.04%
EBITDA Growth %	73.29%	-0.15%	-23.79%	25.62%	3.38%	-17.65%	3.25%	-9.84%	28.87%	-22.2%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	705M	724M	882M	917M	796M	766M	754M	753M	781M	616M
EBIT	3.33B	3.31B	2.08B	2.91B	3.18B	2.48B	2.62B	2.31B	3.2B	2.49B
Net Interest Income+	-308M	-308M	-253M	-250M	-244M	-250M	-268M	-227M	-222M	-232M
Interest Income	11M	10M	10M	11M	8M	6M	14M	66M	48M	24M
Interest Expense	319M	318M	263M	261M	252M	256M	282M	293M	270M	256M
Other Income/Expense	-374M	-367M	-416M	-341M	-314M	-336M	-341M	-323M	-283M	-254M
Pretax Income+	3.01B	2.99B	1.81B	2.65B	2.93B	2.23B	2.34B	2.02B	2.93B	2.23B
Pretax Margin %	16.53%	16.38%	9.81%	14.36%	15.31%	11.45%	11.6%	9.89%	14.59%	12.98%
Income Tax+	922M	776M	471M	576M	676M	479M	495M	453M	565M	527M
Effective Tax Rate %	71.98%	76.16%	77.77%	81.4%	80.27%	81.53%	82.65%	87.28%	86.95%	90.43%
Net Income+	2.17B	2.28B	1.41B	2.16B	2.35B	1.81B	1.93B	1.76B	2.54B	2.02B
Net Margin %	11.9%	12.48%	7.63%	11.69%	12.29%	9.33%	9.59%	8.63%	12.69%	11.74%
Net Income Growth %	113.82%	5.17%	-38.1%	52.98%	9.04%	-22.87%	6.62%	-8.79%	44.27%	-20.59%
Net Income (Continuing)	2.09B	2.21B	1.34B	2.07B	2.25B	1.75B	1.84B	1.57B	2.36B	1.71B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	297M
Minority Interest	219M	253M	241M	227M	243M	223M	153M	153M	135M	128M
EPS (Diluted)+	5.99	6.40	4.03	6.24	6.87	5.35	5.72	5.21	7.55	6.07
EPS Growth %	116.25%	6.84%	-37.03%	54.84%	10.1%	-22.13%	6.92%	-8.92%	44.91%	-19.6%
EPS (Basic)	6.03	6.44	4.05	6.28	6.90	5.38	5.73	5.21	7.58	6.08
Diluted Shares Outstanding	361.7M	355.9M	349.6M	345.6M	342.5M	338.8M	338.3M	338.8M	337M	333.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding	359.4M	353.6M	348M	343.6M	340.7M	337.3M	337.4M	338.58M	337M	333.1M
Dividend Payout Ratio	60.53%	59.66%	98.3%	65.28%	61.69%	83.57%	80.56%	90.02%	63.97%	82.14%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+	5.12B	5.21B	5.04B	5.06B	5.17B	5.57B	5.73B	5.7B	5.58B	5.31B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	923M	616M	539M	442M	303M	270M	427M	1.09B	1.02B	688M
Cash Only	923M	616M	539M	442M	303M	270M	427M	1.09B	1.02B	688M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	2.18B	2.31B	2.16B	2.26B	2.23B	2.21B	2.28B	2.13B	2.01B	1.89B
Days Sales Outstanding	43.63	46.28	42.73	44.77	42.62	41.44	41.25	38.14	36.56	40.11
Inventory	1.68B	1.79B	1.81B	1.79B	1.9B	2.24B	2.27B	1.96B	1.82B	1.48B
Days Inventory Outstanding	53.05	55.81	51.34	52.63	56.39	60.75	59.34	53.26	51.64	48.56
Other Current Assets	337M	490M	525M	562M	733M	849M	753M	520M	728M	1.25B
Total Non-Current Assets+	9.49B	9.94B	9.48B	10.23B	12.35B	12.27B	12.24B	11.64B	10.97B	11.92B
Property, Plant & Equipment	7.17B	7.44B	7.16B	7.45B	8.04B	8.1B	7.88B	7.91B	7.51B	6.78B
Fixed Asset Turnover	2.54x	2.46x	2.58x	2.48x	2.38x	2.40x	2.56x	2.58x	2.67x	2.54x
Goodwill	1.48B	1.58B	1.47B	1.47B	1.9B	1.84B	2.07B	2.08B	1.96B	1.84B
Intangible Assets	83M	0	0	29M	832M	810M	851M	197M	87M	77M
Long-Term Investments	257M	233M	224M	268M	300M	290M	238M	306M	314M	330M
Other Non-Current Assets	581M	695M	620M	1.01B	1.28B	1.24B	1.19B	1.14B	1.09B	2.9B
Total Assets+	14.6B	15.15B	14.52B	15.28B	17.52B	17.84B	17.97B	17.34B	16.55B	17.23B
Asset Turnover	1.25x	1.21x	1.27x	1.21x	1.09x	1.09x	1.12x	1.18x	1.21x	1.00x
Asset Growth %	-1.62%	3.76%	-4.18%	5.27%	14.66%	1.79%	0.75%	-3.48%	-4.6%	4.11%
Total Current Liabilities+	5.85B	5.86B	6.54B	6.92B	6.44B	6.75B	7.33B	6.93B	7B	7.13B
Accounts Payable	2.61B	2.83B	3.19B	3.06B	3.34B	3.84B	3.81B	3.65B	3.71B	3.39B
Days Payables Outstanding	82.44	88.37	90.34	89.82	98.85	104.19	99.72	99.51	105.29	111.55
Short-Term Debt	1.13B	953M	1.21B	1.53B	486M	433M	844M	567M	552M	694M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	44M	45M	0	0	0	397M	601M	494M	570M	3.04B
Current Ratio	0.87x	0.89x	0.77x	0.73x	0.80x	0.82x	0.78x	0.82x	0.80x	0.75x
Quick Ratio	0.59x	0.58x	0.49x	0.47x	0.51x	0.49x	0.47x	0.54x	0.54x	0.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle	14.25	13.72	3.73	7.58	0.16	-2	0.87	-8.11	-17.09	-22.87
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	8.64B	8.41B	8.03B	8.17B	10.21B	10.35B	9.94B	9.35B	8.57B	8.34B
Long-Term Debt	6.44B	6.47B	6.25B	6.21B	7.88B	8.14B	7.58B	7.42B	6.88B	6.47B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	358M	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	532M	395M	458M	511M	723M	694M	647M	374M	326M	445M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	1.67B	1.54B	1.32B	1.45B	1.61B	1.52B	1.71B	1.55B	1.02B	1.42B
Total Liabilities	14.48B	14.27B	14.56B	15.09B	16.65B	17.1B	17.27B	16.28B	15.57B	15.47B
Total Debt+	7.57B	7.42B	7.46B	7.88B	8.5B	8.7B	8.55B	8.11B	7.92B	7.17B
Net Debt	6.65B	6.81B	6.92B	7.43B	8.19B	8.43B	8.12B	7.02B	6.89B	6.48B
Debt / Equity	64.72x	8.42x	-	40.60x	9.78x	11.81x	12.21x	7.60x	8.12x	4.08x
Debt / EBITDA	1.85x	1.82x	2.40x	2.02x	2.10x	2.62x	2.49x	2.62x	1.98x	2.31x
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.63x	1.67x	2.22x	1.90x	2.03x	2.54x	2.36x	2.27x	1.73x	2.09x
Interest Coverage	10.61x	10.56x	8.48x	11.46x	12.87x	10.00x	9.51x	8.00x	11.89x	9.72x
Total Equity+	117M	882M	-46M	194M	869M	737M	700M	1.07B	975M	1.76B
Equity Growth %	192.5%	653.85%	-105.22%	521.74%	347.94%	-15.19%	-5.02%	52.57%	-8.71%	80.31%
Book Value per Share	0.32	2.48	-0.13	0.56	2.54	2.18	2.07	3.15	2.89	5.28
Total Shareholders' Equity	-102M	629M	-287M	-33M	626M	514M	547M	915M	840M	1.63B
Common Stock	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	473M	0
Retained Earnings	5.83B	5.77B	5.95B	6.69B	7.57B	7.86B	8.2B	8.37B	9.26B	0
Treasury Stock	-3.63B	-3.29B	-3.96B	-4.45B	-4.9B	-5.18B	-5.14B	-5.22B	-5.99B	0
Accumulated OCI	-3.47B	-2.92B	-3.3B	-3.29B	-3.17B	-3.24B	-3.67B	-3.58B	-3.77B	0
Minority Interest	219M	253M	241M	227M	243M	223M	153M	153M	135M	128M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+	3.23B	2.93B	2.97B	2.74B	3.73B	2.73B	2.73B	3.54B	3.23B	2.78B
Operating CF Margin %	17.76%	16.04%	16.07%	14.83%	19.48%	14.04%	13.55%	17.34%	16.12%	16.13%
Operating CF Growth %	40.16%	-9.38%	1.4%	-7.88%	36.29%	-26.79%	0.11%	29.6%	-8.7%	-14.13%
Net Income	2.17B	2.28B	1.41B	2.2B	2.4B	1.84B	1.96B	1.76B	2.58B	2.05B
Depreciation & Amortization	705M	724M	882M	917M	796M	766M	754M	753M	781M	805M
Stock-Based Compensation	77M	76M	41M	96M	147M	26M	150M	169M	131M	140M
Deferred Taxes	-15M	-69M	2M	29M	45M	-70M	-57M	-322M	-38M	241M
Other Non-Cash Items	-35M	68M	246M	-215M	-18M	118M	-58M	609M	-396M	22M
Working Capital Changes	334M	-148M	389M	-288M	363M	46M	-17M	569M	178M	-480M
Change in Receivables	-23M	-44M	33M	-116M	95M	-37M	-151M	127M	48M	0
Change in Inventory	230M	-33M	-127M	24M	-96M	-417M	-76M	290M	10M	0
Change in Payables	-61M	174M	392M	-153M	239M	627M	109M	-109M	179M	0
Cash from Investing+	-732M	-851M	-902M	-1.04B	-2.31B	-1.06B	-785M	-418M	-100M	-2.99B
Capital Expenditures	-771M	-785M	-877M	-1.21B	-1.22B	-1.01B	-876M	-766M	-721M	0
CapEx % of Revenue	4.24%	4.3%	4.74%	6.55%	6.36%	5.18%	4.34%	3.75%	3.59%	6.61%
Acquisitions	771M	785M	877M	1.21B	-1.08B	1.01B	-46M	0	0	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-727M	-820M	-821M	-1.02B	58M	-974M	-2M	253M	621M	-2.99B
Cash from Financing+	-2.19B	-2.42B	-2.12B	-1.79B	-1.57B	-1.7B	-1.76B	-2.37B	-3.17B	-141M
Debt Issued (Net)	-213M	-184M	66M	302M	430M	239M	-51M	-483M	-553M	-275M
Equity Issued (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Dividends Paid	-1.31B	-1.36B	-1.39B	-1.41B	-1.45B	-1.52B	-1.56B	-1.59B	-1.63B	-1.66B
Share Repurchases	-739M	-911M	-800M	-800M	-700M	-400M	-100M	-225M	-1B	-141M
Other Financing	78M	33M	5M	114M	154M	-19M	-51M	-78M	15M	1.94B
Net Change in Cash	304M	-307M	-77M	-97M	-139M	-33M	157M	666M	-72M	-322M
Free Cash Flow+	2.46B	2.14B	2.09B	1.53B	2.51B	1.72B	1.86B	2.78B	2.51B	1.64B
FCF Margin %	13.52%	11.74%	11.32%	8.28%	13.12%	8.86%	9.2%	13.59%	12.53%	9.52%
FCF Growth %	96.88%	-12.88%	-2.38%	-27.04%	64.51%	-31.41%	7.78%	49.49%	-9.47%	-34.78%
FCF per Share	6.80	6.02	5.99	4.42	7.33	5.09	5.49	8.19	7.46	4.92
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.49x	1.29x	2.11x	1.27x	1.59x	1.50x	1.41x	2.01x	1.27x	1.37x
Interest Paid	315M	354M	264M	255M	245M	243M	270M	277M	268M	0
Taxes Paid	744M	961M	395M	528M	533M	492M	468M	648M	587M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	2759.24%	456.06%	337.32%	2914.86%	442.52%	225.9%	269.17%	199.55%	249.14%	147.9%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	36.35%	34.84%	22.96%	30.94%	29.15%	21.07%	22.35%	20.79%	30.17%	23.18%
Gross Margin	36.76%	36.08%	30.28%	32.71%	35.64%	30.8%	30.83%	34.42%	35.8%	35.61%
Net Margin	11.9%	12.48%	7.63%	11.69%	12.29%	9.33%	9.59%	8.63%	12.69%	11.74%
Debt / Equity	64.72x	8.42x	-	40.60x	9.78x	11.81x	12.21x	7.60x	8.12x	4.08x
Interest Coverage	10.61x	10.56x	8.48x	11.46x	12.87x	10.00x	9.51x	8.00x	11.89x	9.72x
FCF Conversion	1.49x	1.29x	2.11x	1.27x	1.59x	1.50x	1.41x	2.01x	1.27x	1.37x
Revenue Growth	-2.09%	0.31%	1.24%	-0.19%	3.74%	1.57%	3.78%	1.27%	-1.83%	-14.17%

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