Values in US Thousands
  12-2019 12-2018 12-2017 12-2016
Sales $ 8,351,931 $ 7,911,046 $ 7,256,382 $ 6,779,579
Cost of Goods 5,480,161 5,208,518 4,764,417 4,454,377
Gross Profit 2,871,770 2,702,528 2,491,965 2,325,202
Operating Expenses 2,128,711 2,001,309 1,806,000 1,631,499
Operating Income 743,220 701,737 686,382 694,080
Interest Expense 19,843 18,352 13,859 5,810
Pre-tax Income 723,377 683,385 672,523 688,270
Income Taxes 161,023 151,028 249,924 251,150
Net Income from Cont. Operations 562,354 532,357 422,599 437,120
Total Net Income $ 562,354 $ 532,357 $ 422,599 $ 437,120
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 4.70 4.34 3.31 3.29
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 4.70 4.34 3.31 3.29
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 4.66 4.31 3.30 3.27
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 4.66 4.31 3.30 3.27
EBITDA 939,198 879,088 852,216 837,038