Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 12-2022 12-2021 12-2020
Sales $ 6,596,950 $ 6,150,530 $ 5,546,514 $ 4,540,029
Cost of Goods 4,212,485 4,005,261 3,633,900 2,996,515
Gross Profit 2,384,465 2,145,269 1,912,614 1,543,514
Operating Expenses 677,491 644,838 604,844 516,145
Operating Income 1,707,459 1,500,692 1,308,670 1,027,884
Interest Expense 81,795 83,186 80,381 86,062
Other Income/Expenses -19,252 11,186 -5,119 140,487
Pre-tax Income 1,606,412 1,428,692 1,223,170 1,082,309
Income Taxes 293,224 269,150 233,117 209,870
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,313,188 1,159,542 990,053 872,439
Total Net Income $ 1,313,188 $ 1,159,542 $ 990,053 $ 872,439
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 5.70 5.04 4.29 3.80
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 5.70 5.04 4.29 3.80
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 5.67 5.01 4.25 3.77
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 5.67 5.01 4.25 3.77
EBITDA 2,045,095 1,820,119 1,600,782 1,283,159