Values in US Thousands
  12-2019 12-2018 12-2017 12-2016
Sales $ 4,200,819 $ 3,807,183 $ 3,369,045 $ 3,049,393
Cost of Goods 1,682,234 1,511,808 1,231,355 1,107,393
Gross Profit 2,518,585 2,295,375 2,137,690 1,942,000
Operating Expenses 1,115,880 1,012,564 939,258 857,055
Operating Income 1,402,939 1,283,619 1,198,787 1,085,338
Other Income/Expenses 13,023 9,653 2,836 -5,653
Pre-tax Income 1,415,962 1,293,272 1,201,623 1,079,685
Income Taxes 308,127 300,268 380,945 367,000
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,107,835 993,004 820,678 712,685
Total Net Income $ 1,107,835 $ 993,004 $ 820,678 $ 712,685
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 1.02 0.89 0.72 0.61
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 1.02 0.89 0.73 0.61
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 1.01 0.88 0.71 0.59
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 1.02 0.88 0.71 0.60
EBITDA 1,463,666 1,340,598 1,247,674 1,126,183