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| Annual Trend | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Adjustments For Share-Based Payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | $46.0m | $56.0m | $66.0m | $63.0m | |
| Additional Financial Items | |||||||||||
| Adjustments For Current Tax Of Prior Period | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($77.0m) | ($54.0m) | ($24.0m) | |
| General And Administrative Expense | — | — | $1.7b | $1.8b | $1.9b | $1.6b | $1.8b | $1.9b | $1.8b | $1.9b | |
| Goodwill | $6.4b | $6.0b | $6.9b | $6.8b | $7.2b | $7.4b | $8.4b | $8.0b | $8.2b | $7.9b | |
| Increase Decrease In Working Capital | ($72.0m) | ($47.0m) | $69.0m | $51.0m | $114.0m | $148.0m | $74.0m | $115.0m | $146.0m | $63.0m | |
| Interest Received Classified As Operating Activities | $8.0m | $4.0m | $24.0m | $4.0m | $7.0m | $1.0m | $4.0m | $9.0m | $6.0m | $13.0m | |
| Payments Of Lease Liabilities Classified As Financing Activities | — | — | $95.0m | $102.0m | $105.0m | $93.0m | $79.0m | $72.0m | $63.0m | $40.0m | |
| Payments To Acquire Or Redeem Entitys Shares | $700.0m | $700.0m | $700.0m | $600.0m | $150.0m | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds From Borrowings Classified As Financing Activities | $603.0m | $873.0m | $958.0m | $729.0m | $2.3b | $0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds From Issuing Shares | $23.0m | $32.0m | $21.0m | $29.0m | $16.0m | $32.0m | — | — | — | — | |
| Purchase Of Intangible Assets Classified As Investing Activities | $282.0m | $303.0m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Repayments Of Borrowings Classified As Financing Activities | $474.0m | $712.0m | $211.0m | $617.0m | $1.2b | $431.0m | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash generated from operations | $2.2b | $2.4b | $2.6b | $2.7b | $2.3b | $2.5b | $3.1b | $3.4b | $3.5b | $3.7b | |
| Interest received | $8.0m | $4.0m | $24.0m | $4.0m | $7.0m | $1.0m | $4.0m | $9.0m | $6.0m | $13.0m | |
| Acquisitions | ($361.0m) | ($131.0m) | ($935.0m) | ($423.0m) | ($869.0m) | ($254.0m) | ($394.0m) | ($124.0m) | ($170.0m) | ($260.0m) | |
| Expenditure on internally developed intangible assets | ($282.0m) | ($303.0m) | ($306.0m) | ($333.0m) | ($319.0m) | ($309.0m) | ($400.0m) | ($447.0m) | ($464.0m) | ($504.0m) | |
| Payments on business disposals | ($31.0m) | ($50.0m) | ($29.0m) | ($40.0m) | ($25.0m) | ($30.0m) | ($15.0m) | ($9.0m) | ($28.0m) | ($13.0m) | |
| Distributions to non-controlling interests | ($9.0m) | ($10.0m) | ($8.0m) | ($9.0m) | ($6.0m) | ($10.0m) | ($9.0m) | ($7.0m) | ($9.0m) | ($15.0m) | |
| Increase in short-term bank loans, overdrafts and commercial paper | — | — | — | $98.0m | ($436.0m) | ($200.0m) | ($101.0m) | $84.0m | $461.0m | $232.0m | |
| Repayment of leases | ($82.0m) | ($89.0m) | ($95.0m) | ($102.0m) | ($105.0m) | ($93.0m) | ($79.0m) | ($72.0m) | ($63.0m) | ($40.0m) | |
| Receipts in respect of subleases | $8.0m | $11.0m | $14.0m | $16.0m | $15.0m | $17.0m | $1.0m | $2.0m | $2.0m | $2.0m | |
| Acquisition of non-controlling interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.0m) | — | ($1.0m) | ($19.0m) | |
| Repurchase of ordinary shares | ($700.0m) | ($700.0m) | ($700.0m) | ($600.0m) | ($150.0m) | $0 | ($500.0m) | ($800.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($1.5b) | |
| Purchase of shares by Employee Benefit Trust | ($29.0m) | ($39.0m) | ($43.0m) | ($37.0m) | ($37.0m) | ($1.0m) | ($50.0m) | ($50.0m) | ($75.0m) | ($76.0m) | |
| Proceeds on issue of ordinary shares | $23.0m | $32.0m | $21.0m | $29.0m | $16.0m | $32.0m | $26.0m | $41.0m | $47.0m | $42.0m | |
| At start of year | $162.0m | $111.0m | $114.0m | $138.0m | $88.0m | $113.0m | $334.0m | $155.0m | $119.0m | $131.0m | |
| Exchange translation differences | $31.0m | ($6.0m) | $2.0m | ($3.0m) | $1.0m | ($1.0m) | $13.0m | ($10.0m) | ($4.0m) | ($3.0m) | |
| Profit or Loss | $1.2b | $1.7b | $1.4b | $1.5b | $1.2b | $1.5b | $1.6b | $1.8b | $1.9b | $2.1b | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds From Sales Of Property Plant And Equipment Classified As Investing Activities | $1.0m | $1.0m | $4.0m | $2.0m | $0 | $5.0m | — | $7.0m | — | — | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ($51.0m) | ($51.0m) | ($56.0m) | ($47.0m) | ($43.0m) | ($28.0m) | ($36.0m) | ($30.0m) | ($20.0m) | ($21.0m) | |
| Purchase of investments | ($6.0m) | ($10.0m) | ($13.0m) | ($8.0m) | ($2.0m) | ($8.0m) | ($66.0m) | ($8.0m) | ($4.0m) | ($42.0m) | |
| Gross proceeds from business disposals and sale of investments | — | — | — | $82.0m | $54.0m | $220.0m | $19.0m | $21.0m | $74.0m | $30.0m | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Issuance of term debt | $603.0m | $873.0m | $958.0m | $729.0m | $2.3b | $0 | $397.0m | $651.0m | $711.0m | $1.1b | |
| Repayment of term debt | ($474.0m) | ($712.0m) | ($211.0m) | ($617.0m) | ($1.2b) | ($431.0m) | ($35.0m) | ($847.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($621.0m) | |
| Dividends paid | $692 | $772 | $804 | $851 | $886 | $930 | $992 | $1k | $1k | $1k | |
| Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | — | — | — | — | — | $20 | $33 | $21 | $37 | $40 | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders | ($683) | ($762) | ($796) | ($842) | ($880) | ($920) | ($983) | ($1k) | ($1k) | ($1k) | |
| (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | $9.0m | ($45.0m) | $1.0m | $27.0m | ($51.0m) | $26.0m | $208.0m | ($169.0m) | ($32.0m) | $15.0m | |
| Interest Paid Classified As Operating Activities | $160.0m | $152.0m | $179.0m | $175.0m | $179.0m | $119.0m | $169.0m | $303.0m | $257.0m | $274.0m | |
| Income Taxes Paid Refund Classified As Operating Activities | $402.0m | $449.0m | $415.0m | $464.0m | $496.0m | $342.0m | $495.0m | $619.0m | $662.0m | $638.0m |
Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.