Fundamentals · 2026-09-09S&P 500ANNUAL BASIS

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FY 2025-05-31ANNUAL FILINGS
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These are research estimates based on annual filings. Valuation uses a cash-flow proxy and explicit assumptions; prices are not live. Published valuations use annual periods first filed by the price date, with later restatements retained.
Reference share price · USD
$98.33HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

As of · fund-implied per-share value

Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.

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Estimated issuer market cap
$35B

Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-06-30. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.

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Valuation

DCF value

$72.98

Equity cash-flow scenario · SEC outstanding shares at 2026-06-30 · -25.8% versus input cap

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Valuation

Reverse DCF

12.3%

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Valuation

Relative valuation

50.1%

76 sector peers · median 31.7×

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Valuation

Historical multiples

29.9×

7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 21.1× · -29.3% versus history

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Valuation

Free cash flow yield

4.9%

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Quality

ROIC / quality

32.9%

Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy · parent-equity fallback (scope limitation)

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Valuation

Value composite

64/100

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Momentum

12–1 price momentum

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

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Investment

Asset growth

59.5%

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Investment

Net payout yield

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

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Quality

Accrual quality

-1.8%

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Momentum

Fundamental momentum

0.7%

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ANNUAL · USD

Operating cash flow and reinvestment over time

USD · bar maximum 2.6B2021-05-31: cfo $1,260,300,000.002021-05-31: capex $118,400,000.0020212022-05-31: cfo $1,589,700,000.002022-05-31: capex $133,800,000.0020222023-05-31: cfo $1,706,200,000.002023-05-31: capex $143,000,000.0020232024-05-31: cfo $1,897,700,000.002024-05-31: capex $161,400,000.0020242025-05-31: cfo $1,900,900,000.002025-05-31: capex $191,800,000.0020252026-05-31: cfo $2,556,700,000.002026-05-31: capex $234,900,000.002026
Operating cash flowCapital expenditure

Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.

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Personal inputs stay in this browser. Blank fields retain published inputs. Five-year forecast; zero net borrowing. Required return must exceed terminal growth.

How sensitive is the valuation?

DCF per-share sensitivity · includes reviewed preferred and minority-owner claims · rows: required return · columns: growth
Return / Growth3.0%5.0%7.0%
8.0%$91.54$99.88$108.85
10.0%$67.08$72.98$79.32
12.0%$52.92$57.42$62.25

Annual financial history

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Fiscal year-endRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureAssets
2026-05-316.3B1.8B2.6B234.9M16.2B
2025-05-315.4B1.7B1.9B191.8M16.6B
2024-05-315.1B1.7B1.9B161.4M10.4B
2023-05-314.9B1.6B1.7B143M10.5B
2022-05-314.6B1.4B1.6B133.8M9.6B
2021-05-314B1.3B118.4M9.2B
2020-05-314B1.4B127M8.6B
2019-05-313.7B1.3B123.8M8.7B
2018-05-313.3B1.3B154M7.9B

USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.

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MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD
InputValueSEC tag / sourceFiled
revenue5.4BRevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax2026-07-17
netIncome1.7BProfitLoss
Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests.
2026-07-17
Parent/common earnings proxy1.7BNetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic2026-07-17
cfo1.9BNetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities2026-07-17
capex191.8MPaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment2026-07-17
operatingIncome2.2BOperatingIncomeLoss2026-07-17
assets16.6BAssets2026-07-17
equity4.1BStockholdersEquity
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-07-17
Parent book equity proxy4.1BStockholdersEquity2026-07-17
debt4.9BLongTermDebt2026-07-17
shortDebt18.6MShortTermBorrowings2026-07-17
cash1.6BCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue2026-07-17
shares362MWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding2026-07-17
dividends1.4BPaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock2026-07-17
buybacks104.5MPaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2026-07-17
issuanceNot reported under a supported tag