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Operating health49
Growth27
Profitability22
Cash generation9
Balance sheet88
Dilution control100
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-10-03)32.0%Revenue growth (FY)5.7%Revenue CAGR (3y)-7.8%Gross margin11.9%Operating margin—Net margin5.4%Free cash flow margin-0.6%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue0.4%Net debt / operating cash flow1.48xCurrent ratio2.94Diluted share count change-3.1%
Fiscal year endingFY 2021-12FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$36.5B$41.5B$34.7B$30.7B$32.5B
Gross profit$11.0B$12.5B$7.8B$4.1B$3.9B
Net income$6.8B$7.6B$4.5B$2.0B$1.7B
Operating cash flow$6.2B$10.1B$7.1B$4.0B$3.2B
Capital expenditure$1.6B$1.9B$2.2B$3.2B$3.4B
Free cash flow$4.6B$8.1B$4.9B$806M-$188M
Stock-based comp$136M$137M$130M$132M$133M
Buybacks$3.3B$2.8B$1.6B$2.2B$700M
Dividends$483M$534M$515M$522M$512M
Cash$2.4B$4.3B$6.4B$3.6B$2.3B
Total debt$5.1B$6.7B$6.8B$5.9B$7.0B
Equity$14.0B$18.4B$20.9B$20.3B$20.9B

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