Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 12-2022 12-2021 12-2020
Sales $ 7,140,027 $ 6,311,050 $ 5,541,352 $ 4,598,638
Cost of Goods 3,345,821 3,136,483 2,432,839 1,874,758
Gross Profit 3,794,206 3,174,567 3,108,513 2,723,880
Operating Expenses 1,841,672 1,590,329 1,311,885 1,091,485
Operating Income 1,953,355 1,584,721 1,797,467 1,633,153
Other Income/Expenses 115,127 -12,757 3,952 -6,996
Pre-tax Income 2,068,482 1,571,964 1,801,419 1,626,157
Income Taxes 437,494 380,340 423,944 216,563
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,630,988 1,191,624 1,377,475 1,409,594
Total Net Income $ 1,630,988 $ 1,191,624 $ 1,377,475 $ 1,409,594
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 1.56 1.13 1.30 1.33
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 1.56 1.13 1.30 1.33
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 1.54 1.12 1.29 1.32
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 1.54 1.12 1.29 1.32
EBITDA 2,022,253 1,645,962 1,847,622 1,690,183