Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 12-2022 12-2021 12-2020
Sales $ 15,895,440 $ 14,955,710 $ 18,369,220 $ 15,610,500
Cost of Goods 12,272,730 11,821,670 14,743,290 12,348,380
Gross Profit 3,622,712 3,134,037 3,625,923 3,262,117
Operating Expenses 2,341,150 2,236,160 2,750,210 2,364,400
Operating Income 1,282,291 898,546 876,003 898,098
Interest Expense 3,230 3,517 2,269 10,323
Other Income/Expenses 138,889 275,105 54,549 192,590
Pre-tax Income 1,417,950 1,170,134 928,283 1,080,365
Income Taxes 262,821 255,003 191,869 173,183
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,155,129 915,131 736,414 907,182
Minority Interest 11,926 1,888 1,852 1,900
Total Net Income $ 1,143,203 $ 913,243 $ 734,562 $ 905,282
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 2.09 1.44 1.08 1.34
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 2.07 1.44 1.08 1.34
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 2.05 1.43 1.06 1.31
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 2.03 1.43 1.06 1.31
EBITDA 1,496,446 1,103,469 1,073,652 1,072,702