Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 12-2022 12-2021 12-2020
Sales $ 6,177,800 $ 5,371,800 $ 4,833,800 $ 4,022,400
Cost of Goods 1,870,600 1,619,000 1,426,200 1,194,100
Gross Profit 4,307,200 3,752,800 3,407,600 2,828,300
Operating Expenses 2,562,600 2,228,300 2,166,600 1,745,500
Operating Income 1,745,200 1,524,500 1,241,200 1,082,900
Interest Expense 164,700 192,400 233,900 218,500
Other Income/Expenses 162,600 -50,100 24,600 -3,100
Pre-tax Income 1,743,100 1,282,000 1,031,900 861,300
Income Taxes 374,700 296,400 226,600 187,500
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,368,400 985,600 805,300 673,800
Net Income from Discont. Operations 15,800 3,559,100 347,300 275,900
Total Net Income $ 1,384,200 $ 4,544,700 $ 1,152,600 $ 949,700
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 12.83 9.31 7.65 6.44
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations 0.15 33.61 3.30 2.64
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 12.98 42.92 10.95 9.08
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 12.74 9.23 7.56 6.37
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations 0.15 33.32 3.26 2.61
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 12.89 42.55 10.82 8.98
EBITDA 2,510,300 2,186,400 1,965,000 1,585,400