Financial Summary (All financials)
| In millions, except per share items | Apr-30-23 | Apr-30-22 | Apr-30-21 | Apr-30-20 | Apr-30-19 | Apr-30-18 | Apr-30-17 | Apr-30-16 |
| Revenues | 4,228.0 | 3,933.0 | 3,461.0 | 3,363.0 | 3,324.0 | 3,248.0 | 2,994.0 | 3,089.0 |
| Revenue growth | 7.5% | 13.6% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 8.5% | -3.1% | -1.4% |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,734.0 | 1,542.0 | 1,367.0 | 1,236.0 | 1,158.0 | 1,046.0 | 973.0 | 945.0 |
| Gross profit | 2,494.0 | 2,391.0 | 2,094.0 | 2,127.0 | 2,166.0 | 2,202.0 | 2,021.0 | 2,144.0 |
| Gross margin | 59.0% | 60.8% | 60.5% | 63.2% | 65.2% | 67.8% | 67.5% | 69.4% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,248.0 | 1,128.0 | 1,070.0 | 1,025.0 | 1,037.0 | 1,170.0 | 1,029.0 | 1,105.0 |
| Sales and marketing | 506.0 | 438.0 | 399.0 | 383.0 | 396.0 | 405.0 | 372.0 | 417.0 |
| EBIT | 1,127.0 | 1,204.0 | 912.0 | 1,091.0 | 1,144.0 | 1,048.0 | 1,010.0 | 1,048.0 |
| EBIT margin | 26.7% | 30.6% | 26.4% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 32.3% | 33.7% | 33.9% |
| Pre-tax income | 1,017.0 | 1,114.0 | 1,081.0 | 1,009.0 | 1,042.0 | 977.0 | 933.0 | 1,489.0 |
| Income taxes | 234.0 | 276.0 | 178.0 | 182.0 | 207.0 | 260.0 | 264.0 | 422.0 |
| Tax rate | 23.0% | 24.8% | 16.5% | 18.0% | 19.9% | 26.6% | 28.3% | 28.3% |
| Net income | 783.0 | 838.0 | 903.0 | 827.0 | 835.0 | 717.0 | 669.0 | 1,067.0 |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 21.3% | 26.1% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 22.1% | 22.3% | 34.5% |
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| Diluted EPS | $1.63 | $1.74 | $1.88 | $1.72 | $1.73 | $1.48 | $1.37 | $2.09 |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) | 480.5 | 480.6 | 480.7 | 480.4 | 482.1 | 484.2 | 488.1 | 510.7 |
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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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