Cash returned and share count, year to Dec 31, 2025
Buybacks, stock pay and share count
Buybacks
$0
cash paid for its own shares
Paid in stock to employees
$65.5M
stock-based compensation
Share count, 1 year
-
diluted average shares
Share count, 3 years
-
diluted average shares
New shares against shares bought back
Dilution: new shares, stock pay and buybacks
Where the cash went
Where the cash came from and where it went
FY2021 to FY2025, from the cash flow statements in the 10-Ks, added up.
Came from
| Operating cash flow NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, 0000047111-24-000009; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, 0000047111-25-000014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$11.5B |
| Debt raised ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt, 0000047111-24-000009; ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt, 0000047111-25-000014; ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$2.7B |
| Shares sold ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised, 0000047111-24-000009; ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised, 0000047111-25-000014; ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$146.0M |
| Cash on hand used CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect, 0000047111-24-000009; CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect, 0000047111-25-000014; CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$218.1M |
Went to
| Capital spending PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, 0000047111-24-000009; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, 0000047111-25-000014; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$2.8B |
| Acquisitions PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, 0000047111-24-000009; PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, 0000047111-25-000014; PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$2.6B |
| Buybacks PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, 0000047111-24-000009; PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, 0000047111-25-000014; PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$1.6B |
| Dividends PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock, 0000047111-24-000009; PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock, 0000047111-25-000014; PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$4.5B |
| Debt repaid RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt, 0000047111-24-000009; RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt, 0000047111-25-000014; RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt, 0001628280-26-008586 |
$2.1B |
| Other, net investments bought and sold, other financing and investing lines, and exchange rates |
$951.5M |
Each number is a line of the cash flow statement as the company tagged it. "Other, net" is what those lines do not cover (investments bought and sold, other financing and investing lines, and exchange rates); Tickdelta does not estimate it.
Each CEO's years
What the 10-Ks show for each CEO's years
The CEO of each fiscal year as named in the proxy's pay versus performance table, and what the 10-Ks show for those years.
Michele Buck (former)
FY2025 · 1 year in the table
- Operating cash flow
- $2.3B
- Capital spending
- $454.6M
- Acquisitions
- $756.1M
- Buybacks
- $0
- Dividends
- $1.1B
- Stock-based pay
- $65.5M
- Revenue since FY2024
- +4%
- Debt since FY2024
- +$300.9M
- CEO pay (reported)
- $32.9M
Year by year
Buybacks, dividends and share count
| Fiscal year to | Buybacks | Dividends | Stock pay | Shares issued for cash | Diluted shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $0 | $1.1B | $65.5M | $21.3M | - |
| 2024-12-31 | $494.2M | $1.1B | $44.4M | $14.7M | - |
| 2023-12-31 | $264.9M | $889.1M | $81.0M | $26.0M | - |
| 2022-12-31 | $389.0M | $775.0M | $66.0M | $34.2M | - |
| 2021-12-31 | $457.9M | $686.0M | $66.7M | $49.8M | - |
From the XBRL of the 10-Ks (cash flow statement and diluted weighted average shares); each year as reported in the latest 10-K that includes it. Concepts: buybacks = PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock; dividends = PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock; sbc = ShareBasedCompensation; issuance = ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised.