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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income $ 2,462 $ 2,059 $ 1,608
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 480 431 373
Stock-based compensation 232 220 193
Deferred income taxes (17) (62) (38)
Non-cash restructuring and abandonment-related charges 9 32 35
Provision for credit losses on accounts receivable 12 15 22
Gain on previously held/sold investments in non-consolidated affiliates 0 (7) (4)
Gain on divestiture of business (23) 0 0
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (203) (187) (12)
Other current assets (76) (36) 119
Other assets 36 (17) (69)
Lease obligations (33) (33) (26)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (55) 225 76
Deferred revenue 148 154 24
Unrecognized tax positions and other non-current tax liabilities (57) 18 (129)
Other liabilities (14) 26 (21)
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,901 2,838 2,151
Cash flows from investing activities      
Capital additions (326) (317) (271)
Purchases of investments (188) (651) (143)
Sales and maturities of investments 690 135 162
Purchases of investments in non-consolidated affiliates (19) (4) (5)
Sales of/distributions from investments in non-consolidated affiliates 0 2 13
Cash received upon divestiture of business, net of cash transferred to purchaser 40 0 0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (227) (221) (3)
Receipts from settlements of net investment hedges 32 0 0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 2 (1,056) (247)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Issuance of notes 0 496 0
Repayment of notes (700) 0 (500)
Proceeds from stock-based compensation plans 49 73 50
Repurchase of shares related to stock-based compensation (99) (91) (71)
Treasury shares (1,607) (1,292) (490)
Dividends (701) (620) (564)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests (5) (7) (9)
Debt issuance costs, extinguishment costs and related fees 0 (5) 0
Net cash used in financing activities (3,063) (1,446) (1,584)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 136 (58) 41
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (24) 278 361
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2,408 2,130 1,769
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 2,384 $ 2,408 $ 2,130