Wells Fargo & Company
Description
Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The Consumer Banking and Lending segment offers diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses. Its financial products and services include checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services. The Commercial Banking segment provides financial solutions to private, family owned, and certain public companies. Its products and services include banking and credit products across various industry sectors and municipalities, secured lending and lease products, and treasury management services. The Corporate and Investment Banking segment offers a suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services, such as corporate banking, investment banking, treasury management, commercial real estate lending and servicing, equity, and fixed income solutions, as well as sales, trading, and research capabilities services to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients. The Wealth and Investment Management segment provides personalized wealth management, brokerage, financial planning, lending, private banking, and trust and fiduciary products and services to affluent, high-net worth, and ultra-high-net worth clients. It also operates through financial advisors in brokerage and wealth offices, consumer bank branches, independent offices, and digitally through WellsTrade and Intuitive Investor. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About
Earnings
Date | Estimate EPS | Actual EPS | Difference | % Surprise |
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Jan 15, 2026 | — | — | — | — |
Oct 15, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Jul 15, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Apr 11, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Jan 15, 2025 | 1.35 | 1.58 | 0.23 | 17.04% |
Earnings estimate
Current Quarter
(Mar 2025)
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Next Quarter
(Jun 2025)
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Current Year
(Dec 2025)
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Next Year
(Dec 2026)
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Number of analysts | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
Average estimate | 1.24 | 1.47 | 5.83 | 6.88 |
Low estimate | 1.10 | 1.32 | 5.32 | 6.10 |
High estimate | 1.35 | 1.58 | 6.10 | 7.85 |
Last year EPS | 1.20 | 1.33 | 5.37 | 5.83 |
Growth estimates
Analyst Ratings
Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
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Jan 16, 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad
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Maintains | Market Perform | ▲ Raises $81 → $86 |
Jan 16, 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $84 → $88 |
Jan 16, 2025 |
Truist Securities
John McDonald
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $82 → $85 |
Jan 16, 2025 |
Barclays
Jason Goldberg
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $90 → $92 |
Jan 7, 2025 |
Truist Securities
John McDonald
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Initiates | Buy | Announces $82 |
Jan 6, 2025 |
Barclays
Jason Goldberg
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $75 → $90 |
Dec 10, 2024 |
UBS
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Maintains | Buy | — |
Dec 10, 2024 |
Compass Point
David Rochester
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $60 → $83 |
Dec 9, 2024 |
UBS
Erika Najarian
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $69 → $85 |
Dec 6, 2024 |
Goldman Sachs
Richard Ramsden
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $72 → $82 |
Dec 3, 2024 |
Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $62 → $75 |
Dec 3, 2024 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad
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Maintains | Market Perform | ▲ Raises $61 → $79 |
Nov 19, 2024 |
Citigroup
Keith Horowitz
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $67 → $82 |
Oct 30, 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $71 → $77 |
Oct 15, 2024 |
Phillip Securities
Glenn Thum
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Upgrade | Accumulate | ▲ Raises $60.83 → $65 |
Oct 15, 2024 |
Compass Point
David Rochester
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $57 → $60 |
Oct 14, 2024 |
Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $60 → $62 |
Oct 14, 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $68 → $71 |
Oct 14, 2024 |
RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy
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Reiterates | Sector Perform | Maintains $61 |
Oct 8, 2024 |
Wolfe Research
Steven Chubak
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Upgrade | Outperform | Announces $65 |
Oct 2, 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $65 → $68 |
Sep 30, 2024 |
Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck
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Maintains | Overweight | ▼ Lowers $68 → $67 |
Sep 11, 2024 |
Goldman Sachs
Richard Ramsden
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Maintains | Buy | ▼ Lowers $68 → $65 |
Sep 6, 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari
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Maintains | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $67 → $65 |
Sep 3, 2024 |
Deutsche Bank
Matt O'Connor
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Upgrade | Buy | Announces $65 |
Jul 30, 2024 |
Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $64 → $68 |
Jul 15, 2024 |
BMO Capital
James Fotheringham
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Maintains | Market Perform | ▲ Raises $57 → $59 |
Jul 15, 2024 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad
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Maintains | Market Perform | ▼ Lowers $62 → $61 |
Jul 15, 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari
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Reiterates | Outperform | ▼ Lowers $70 → $67 |
Jul 3, 2024 |
Jefferies
Ken Usdin
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Maintains | Hold | ▲ Raises $62 → $64 |
Income statement
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
Total reported revenue | 82.60B | 74.37B | 79.17B | 74.26B | 86.83B |
Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
Operating expense | |||||
Research & development | — | — | — | — | — |
Selling general and admin | 36.64B | 34.85B | 36.14B | 35.41B | 36.20B |
Other operating expenses | — | — | — | — | — |
Operating income | — | — | — | — | — |
Non operating interest income | |||||
Income | — | — | — | — | — |
Expense | — | — | — | — | — |
Other income expense | — | — | — | — | — |
Pretax income | 21.64B | 15.63B | 29.56B | 2.51B | 25.97B |
Tax provision | 2.61B | 2.25B | 5.76B | -1.16B | 5.76B |
Net income | 19.03B | 13.38B | 23.80B | 3.66B | 20.21B |
Basic EPS | 4.88 | 3.30 | 5.13 | 0.43 | 4.12 |
Diluted EPS | 4.83 | 3.27 | 5.08 | 0.43 | 4.09 |
Basic average shares | 3.69B | 3.81B | 4.06B | 4.12B | 4.39B |
Diluted average shares | 3.69B | 3.81B | 4.06B | 4.12B | 4.39B |
EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
Net income from continuing op. | 19.03B | 13.38B | 23.80B | 3.66B | 20.21B |
Minority interests | 113.00M | 299.00M | -1.69B | -285.00M | -491.00M |
Preferred stock dividends | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
Total assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Current assets | |||||
Cash | 33.03B | 34.60B | 24.62B | 28.24B | 21.76B |
Cash equivalents | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash and cash equivalents | 237.22B | 159.16B | 234.23B | 264.61B | 141.25B |
Other short term investments | 125.53B | 113.59B | 177.24B | 220.39B | 263.46B |
Accounts receivable | 34.47B | 27.12B | 22.78B | 40.95B | 32.24B |
Other receivables | 19.25B | 17.25B | 16.52B | 17.87B | 22.32B |
Inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
Prepaid assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Restricted cash | — | — | — | — | — |
Assets held for sale | — | — | — | — | — |
Hedging assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Other current assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Non current assets | |||||
Properties | 18.24B | 17.98B | 18.56B | 11.73B | 12.98B |
Land and improvements | — | — | 1.76B | 1.81B | 1.86B |
Machinery furniture equipment | — | — | 7.42B | 7.45B | 7.19B |
Construction in progress | — | — | — | — | — |
Leases | — | — | 2.60B | 2.60B | 2.60B |
Accumulated depreciation | — | — | -12.68B | -12.50B | -11.87B |
Goodwill | 58.86B | 60.83B | 58.76B | 60.55B | 66.15B |
Investment properties | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Intangible assets | 8.51B | 10.48B | 8.40B | 7.77B | 13.37B |
Investments and advances | 480.20B | 534.29B | 597.11B | 561.22B | 565.37B |
Other non current assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Current liabilities | |||||
Accounts payable | — | — | — | — | — |
Accrued expenses | — | 69.06B | 70.96B | 74.36B | 75.16B |
Short term debt | 11.88B | 20.52B | 13.22B | 12.64B | 12.11B |
Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
Tax payable | — | — | — | — | — |
Pensions | — | — | — | — | — |
Other current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Non current liabilities | |||||
Long term debt | 207.59B | 174.87B | 160.69B | 212.95B | 228.19B |
Provision for risks and charges | — | — | — | — | — |
Deferred liabilities | — | — | 2.79B | 4.69B | — |
Derivative product liabilities | 18.50B | 20.07B | 9.42B | 16.51B | 9.08B |
Other non current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Shareholders equity | |||||
Common stock | 9.14B | 9.14B | 9.14B | 9.14B | 9.14B |
Retained earnings | 201.14B | 187.97B | 180.32B | 162.68B | 166.70B |
Other shareholders equity | -11.58B | -13.36B | -1.70B | 194.00M | -1.31B |
Total shareholders equity | 187.44B | 182.21B | 190.11B | 185.71B | 187.98B |
Additional paid in capital | 60.56B | 60.32B | 60.20B | 60.20B | 61.05B |
Treasury stock | 92.96B | 82.85B | 79.76B | 67.79B | 68.83B |
Minority interest | 1.71B | 1.99B | 2.50B | 1.03B | 838.00M |
Cash flow statement
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | 19.03B | 13.38B | 23.80B | 3.66B | 20.21B | 22.88B | 22.46B | 22.05B | 23.28B | 23.61B | 22.22B | 19.37B | 16.21B | 12.66B | 12.67B | 2.70B | 8.27B | 8.42B | 7.67B | 7.01B | 6.20B | 5.43B | 3.42B | 4.03B | 4.01B | 1.95B | 2.50B | 2.23B | 956.00M | 800.40M | 653.60M | 518.40M | 398.50M | 280.60M | 237.00M |
Depreciation | 6.27B | 6.83B | 7.89B | 8.22B | 6.57B | 5.59B | 5.41B | 4.97B | 3.29B | 2.52B | 3.29B | 2.81B | 2.21B | 1.92B | 2.84B | 1.67B | 1.53B | 3.22B | 4.16B | 3.45B | 4.31B | 4.30B | 3.86B | 1.79B | 1.97B | 2.17B | 1.73B | 1.46B | 311.80M | 232.20M | 194.80M | 310.70M | 149.10M | 94.70M | 59.20M |
Deferred Taxes | -50.00M | 1.24B | -1.11B | -3.29B | -3.19B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.64B | -31.00M | 593.00M | 813.00M | 432.00M | 1.70B | 305.00M | -596.00M | 873.00M | 1.61B | -129.00M | 173.00M | 467.00M | -70.40M | 312.70M | 4.50M | -86.00M | 28.10M | -16.20M | -33.40M |
Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | 1.77B | 2.27B | 2.26B | 2.05B | 1.95B | 1.96B | 1.91B | 1.92B | 1.70B | 1.49B | 1.23B | 351.00M | 628.00M | 547.00M | 489.00M | 307.00M | 265.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Non-Cash Items | 3.58B | -24.02B | -69.82B | -52.35B | -48.39B | -42.33B | -47.80B | -84.16B | -51.59B | -31.42B | -14.72B | -64.48B | -43.20B | -29.10B | -30.99B | -23.70B | -4.50B | 5.50B | -25.61B | -4.77B | 26.00B | -17.98B | -18.69B | 3.97B | 8.60B | -8.00B | -1.97B | 42.00M | -2.43B | 3.96B | -1.18B | -20.86B | -843.10M | -431.40M | -561.90M |
Accounts Receivable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -623.00M | -372.00M | -13.00M | 293.00M | -401.00M | 1.05B | -293.00M | -2.68B | -407.00M | -291.00M | -796.00M | -196.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Accounts Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160.00M | 119.00M | -32.00M | -84.00M | -362.00M | -268.00M | -1.03B | 1.63B | -87.00M | 455.00M | 311.00M | 47.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Assets & Liabilities | 666.00M | 30.27B | 32.33B | 25.42B | 22.44B | 44.37B | 27.27B | 51.17B | 40.24B | 9.02B | 48.33B | 107.50B | 23.62B | 9.37B | 22.40B | -29.31B | -3.39B | 5.27B | -1.91B | -81.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Operating Cash Flow | 29.49B | 27.70B | -6.91B | -16.57B | -97.00M | 32.77B | 9.38B | -4.03B | 16.71B | 5.38B | 61.00B | 67.11B | -433.00M | -3.13B | 5.95B | -50.70B | 1.93B | 23.66B | -15.05B | 6.16B | 38.20B | -7.94B | -11.99B | 10.66B | 16.20B | -4.01B | 2.44B | 4.20B | -1.23B | 5.31B | -325.60M | -20.12B | -267.40M | -72.30M | -299.10M |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.44B | 3.76B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -95.00M | -286.00M | -67.00M | -288.70M | -208.00M | -266.00M | -211.30M | -174.40M | -78.10M | -92.00M | -85.10M |
Net Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net Acquisitions | — | — | — | — | — | -10.00M | -320.00M | -30.58B | -3.00M | -174.00M | — | -4.32B | -353.00M | -36.00M | -138.00M | 11.20B | -2.81B | -626.00M | 66.00M | -331.00M | -822.00M | -588.00M | -459.00M | 469.00M | -69.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Purchase of Investments | -36.09B | -49.45B | -189.36B | -146.98B | -72.53B | -66.50B | -107.39B | -149.95B | -107.55B | -94.91B | -98.53B | -67.38B | -123.89B | -53.47B | -95.29B | -105.34B | -75.13B | -62.46B | -28.63B | -16.58B | -25.13B | -7.74B | -29.99B | -19.77B | -29.92B | -25.12B | -13.14B | -10.10B | -6.86B | -9.14B | -71.90M | -6.18B | -9.52B | -3.01B | -4.26B |
Sale of Investments | 50.14B | 68.68B | 178.11B | 175.64B | 75.76B | 61.22B | 103.88B | 83.62B | 68.13B | 51.68B | 56.18B | 67.20B | 78.10B | 56.59B | 91.85B | 85.12B | 56.50B | 60.63B | 26.03B | 15.15B | 20.99B | 21.55B | 26.32B | 30.00B | 23.93B | 21.43B | 17.21B | 15.14B | 10.91B | 7.70B | 348.60M | 4.68B | 7.01B | 3.40B | 3.76B |
Investing Cash Flow | 14.44B | 20.04B | -7.47B | 29.45B | 7.36B | -2.48B | 337.00M | -90.11B | -33.85B | -36.60B | -30.34B | 7.14B | -32.73B | 16.71B | 7.49B | -12.74B | -23.38B | -8.09B | -7.36B | -3.26B | -62.98B | -11.48B | -18.75B | -22.57B | -24.02B | -8.00B | 4.12B | 10.43B | 531.80M | -4.68B | 315.60M | -6.11B | -1.45B | -408.00M | -2.24B |
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt Issuance | 49.07B | 53.74B | 1.28B | 38.14B | 53.38B | 47.60B | 43.58B | 90.11B | 43.03B | 42.15B | 53.23B | 27.70B | 11.69B | 3.49B | 8.40B | 35.70B | 29.36B | 20.26B | 26.47B | 29.39B | 30.19B | 22.16B | 16.16B | 15.54B | 13.33B | 7.97B | 4.00B | 6.40B | 7.33B | 3.51B | 4.30B | 1.56B | 1.28B | 262.50M | 659.60M |
Long-Term Debt Payments | -22.89B | -19.59B | -47.13B | -65.35B | -61.00B | -40.57B | -80.80B | -34.46B | -27.33B | -15.83B | -25.42B | -28.09B | -50.56B | -63.32B | -66.26B | -29.86B | -18.25B | -12.61B | -18.58B | -19.64B | -17.93B | -10.90B | -10.63B | -9.85B | -8.98B | -5.64B | -5.39B | -6.29B | -3.27B | -1.27B | -2.01B | -664.20M | -668.80M | -248.80M | -371.40M |
Other Financing Charges | -509.00M | -539.00M | -361.00M | -231.00M | -711.00M | -1.04B | -496.00M | -789.00M | -878.00M | -48.00M | 111.00M | -385.00M | -252.00M | -494.00M | -5.04B | 68.00M | -532.00M | 41.00M | -1.67B | -13.00M | 651.00M | 32.00M | 16.00M | -468.00M | -34.00M | 1.45B | -1.06B | 1.66B | — | 3.00M | 3.20M | 3.00M | -26.90M | 9.50M | -40.10M |
Financing Cash Flow | 46.31B | 38.85B | -89.82B | -83.00B | -45.27B | -22.95B | -40.83B | 40.02B | 36.00B | 21.37B | 17.57B | 1.01B | -47.35B | -49.51B | -139.55B | 21.93B | 40.91B | -7.31B | 2.94B | 2.98B | 1.48B | 4.19B | 12.62B | 130.00M | 14.79B | 5.18B | -584.00M | -1.10B | 2.59B | 3.71B | -855.70M | 3.50B | 92.30M | 386.60M | 1.02B |
Other Cash Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End Cash Position | 236.05B | 159.16B | 234.23B | 264.61B | 141.25B | 173.29B | 215.95B | 221.40B | 19.11B | 19.57B | 19.92B | 21.86B | 19.44B | 16.04B | 27.08B | 23.76B | 14.76B | 15.03B | 15.40B | 12.90B | 15.55B | 17.82B | 16.97B | 16.98B | 14.12B | 12.73B | 13.08B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Income Tax Paid | — | 3.38B | 3.17B | 1.18B | 7.49B | 1.98B | 6.59B | 8.45B | 13.69B | 8.81B | 7.13B | 8.02B | 4.88B | 1.19B | 3.04B | 2.55B | 3.72B | 3.08B | 3.58B | 326.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Interest Paid | 30.43B | 8.29B | 4.38B | 8.41B | 18.83B | 14.37B | 9.10B | 5.57B | 3.82B | 3.91B | 4.32B | 5.25B | 7.01B | 8.31B | 10.98B | 8.12B | 14.29B | 11.83B | 7.77B | 3.86B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Free Cash Flow | 40.36B | 27.05B | -11.53B | 2.05B | 6.73B | 36.07B | 18.62B | 1.01B | 15.90B | 17.53B | 57.64B | 58.54B | 13.67B | 18.77B | 28.61B | -4.79B | 9.29B | 27.98B | -11.99B | 6.49B | 31.20B | -15.46B | -10.11B | 7.37B | 16.28B | -4.48B | 2.41B | 4.15B | -3.75B | 2.64B | 178.10M | 1.97B | -323.00M | -369.10M | -407.20M |