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Latest: FY2025 · Thesis page →
Revenue$34.0B+3.0% YoY
Net income$6.9B+5.1% YoY
Free cash flow$5.1B+3.3% YoY
Gross margin—

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$12.2B$24.5B$36.7BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
10%16%22%28%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

+8%-2%+0%+3%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$30.8B$33.4B$32.9B$33.0B$34.0B
YoY—+8.3%-1.5%+0.5%+3.0%
Cost of goods sold—————
YoY—————
Gross profit—————
YoY—————
Research & development$143.0M$143.0M$146.0M$150.0M$147.0M
YoY—+0.0%+2.1%+2.7%-2.0%
Selling, general & administrative$3.2B$3.1B$3.3B$3.3B$3.4B
YoY—-2.6%+6.1%+1.3%+2.9%
Operating income$5.0B$5.4B$8.0B$8.6B$8.9B
YoY—+7.7%+49.5%+7.6%+3.3%
Pretax income—————
YoY—————
Income tax$1.3B$1.4B$1.8B$2.0B$2.0B
YoY—+13.6%+26.5%+10.4%-0.6%
Net income$3.8B$4.1B$6.2B$6.6B$6.9B
YoY—+8.4%+49.5%+5.9%+5.1%
EPS — basic$7.40$8.30$12.70$13.71$14.69
YoY—+12.2%+53.0%+8.0%+7.1%
EPS — diluted$7.33$8.23$12.59$13.62$14.61
YoY—+12.3%+53.0%+8.2%+7.3%
Weighted shares — basic516.9M499.7M488.2M478.8M469.5M
Weighted shares — diluted521.9M504.0M492.3M482.1M472.2M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash & equivalents$2.8B$5.4B$4.7B$4.8B$5.1B
YoY—+92.6%-14.2%+4.0%+4.2%
Marketable securities (current)—————
YoY—————
Accounts receivable$4.5B$4.6B$4.7B$4.6B$5.0B
YoY—+1.3%+3.5%-2.0%+7.4%
Inventory$1.7B$2.0B$2.1B$1.9B$2.1B
YoY—+14.1%+6.9%-8.0%+5.6%
Total current assets$10.2B$13.0B$12.6B$12.9B$13.3B
YoY—+28.4%-3.3%+2.6%+2.9%
Total assets$81.6B$79.7B$80.8B$80.1B$86.8B
YoY—-2.4%+1.4%-0.8%+8.3%
Total current liabilities$13.6B$16.5B$15.7B$14.5B$15.2B
YoY—+20.8%-4.6%-7.5%+4.5%
Total liabilities$36.2B$38.3B$39.7B$40.7B$47.1B
YoY—+5.8%+3.8%+2.4%+15.8%
Total equity$44.0B$40.0B$39.7B$38.1B$38.2B
YoY—-9.1%-0.8%-4.1%+0.4%
Shares outstanding—————
YoY—————

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Operating cash flow$9.7B$8.9B$9.3B$9.4B$10.3B
YoY—-8.9%+5.0%+1.3%+9.8%
Capital expenditures$3.1B$3.2B$3.8B$4.5B$5.3B
YoY—+2.8%+19.4%+18.7%+17.0%
Free cash flow$6.6B$5.7B$5.5B$4.9B$5.1B
YoY—-14.3%-3.0%-10.7%+3.3%
Dividends paid—————
YoY—————
Share repurchases$4.6B$5.2B$4.0B$4.5B$4.6B
YoY—+12.1%-23.4%+13.2%+2.7%

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Gross margin—————
Operating margin16.2%16.1%24.4%26.2%26.3%
Net margin12.4%12.4%18.9%19.9%20.3%
Free cash flow margin21.6%17.1%16.8%14.9%15.0%
Effective tax rate—————
Current ratio0.74x0.79x0.80x0.89x0.88x
Total liabilities / equity0.82x0.96x1.00x1.07x1.23x

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Materials), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
LIN FY25 · this stock$34.0B+3.0%—26.3%20.3%15.0%
DOW FY25$40.0B-7.0%————
NUE FY25$32.5B+5.7%——5.4%-0.6%
FCX FY25$25.9B+1.8%—25.2%——
SHW FY25$23.6B+2.1%48.8%—10.9%—
NEM FY25$22.7B+21.3%——31.3%—
STLD FY25$18.2B+3.6%13.2%8.1%6.5%2.8%
CTVA FY25$17.4B+2.9%——6.3%—
ECL FY25$16.1B+2.2%—17.0%12.9%11.8%
PPG FY25$15.9B+0.2%——9.9%7.3%
MOS FY25$12.1B+8.4%15.8%6.8%4.5%-4.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.