Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 12-2022 12-2021 12-2020
Sales $ 14,555,740 $ 14,204,720 $ 12,731,110 $ 10,620,350
Cost of Goods 9,327,522 9,232,513 8,253,952 6,858,803
Gross Profit 5,228,219 4,972,204 4,477,153 3,761,549
Operating Expenses 3,749,830 3,537,770 3,171,410 2,765,424
Operating Income 1,478,912 1,434,943 1,306,698 996,928
Interest Expense 46,510 30,633 26,610 28,781
Pre-tax Income 1,432,402 1,404,310 1,280,088 968,147
Income Taxes 325,176 315,598 282,974 219,189
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,107,226 1,088,712 997,114 748,958
Total Net Income $ 1,107,226 $ 1,088,712 $ 997,114 $ 748,958
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 10.15 9.78 8.69 6.44
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 10.15 9.78 8.69 6.44
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 10.09 9.71 8.61 6.38
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 10.09 9.71 8.61 6.38
EBITDA 1,871,961 1,778,005 1,576,856 1,214,052