Financial Summary (All financials)
| In millions, except per share items | Aug-31-23 | Aug-31-22 | Aug-31-21 | Aug-31-20 | Aug-31-19 | Aug-31-18 | Aug-31-17 | Aug-31-16 |
| Revenues | 3,952.2 | 4,006.1 | 3,461.0 | 3,326.3 | 3,672.7 | 3,680.1 | 3,505.1 | 3,291.3 |
| Revenue growth | -1.3% | 15.7% | 4.0% | -9.4% | -0.2% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 21.6% |
| Cost of goods sold | 2,239.0 | 2,333.4 | 1,986.0 | 1,923.9 | 2,193.0 | 2,194.7 | 2,024.0 | 1,855.1 |
| Gross profit | 1,713.2 | 1,672.7 | 1,475.0 | 1,402.4 | 1,479.7 | 1,485.4 | 1,481.1 | 1,436.2 |
| Gross margin | 43.3% | 41.8% | 42.6% | 42.2% | 40.3% | 40.4% | 42.3% | 43.6% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,212.9 | 1,163.0 | 1,044.1 | 1,028.5 | 1,015.0 | 1,019.0 | 942.3 | 946.0 |
| EBITA | 473.4 | 509.7 | 471.6 | 415.6 | 495.5 | 494.9 | 566.8 | 511.6 |
| EBITA margin | 12.0% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 15.5% |
| Amortization of intangibles | | | 40.7 | 41.7 | 30.8 | 28.5 | 28.0 | 21.4 |
| EBIT | 473.4 | 509.7 | 430.9 | 373.9 | 464.7 | 466.4 | 538.8 | 490.2 |
| EBIT margin | 12.0% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 15.4% | 14.9% |
| Pre-tax income | 446.7 | 493.9 | 396.2 | 324.7 | 424.9 | 425.9 | 492.6 | 444.6 |
| Income taxes | 100.7 | 109.9 | 89.9 | 76.4 | 94.5 | 76.3 | 170.9 | 153.8 |
| Tax rate | 22.5% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 22.2% | 17.9% | 34.7% | 34.6% |
| Net income | 346.0 | 384.0 | 306.3 | 248.3 | 330.4 | 349.6 | 321.7 | 290.8 |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
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| Diluted EPS | $10.76 | $11.08 | $8.37 | $6.27 | $8.30 | $8.53 | $7.43 | $6.64 |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) | 32.2 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 39.6 | 39.8 | 41.0 | 43.3 | 43.8 |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |
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