Annual Data
Quarterly Data
The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
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US$ in thousands
3 months ended:
Aug 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
Feb 28, 2026
Nov 30, 2025
Aug 31, 2025
May 31, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Nov 30, 2024
Aug 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
Nov 30, 2023
Aug 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
Nov 30, 2022
Aug 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
Feb 28, 2022
Nov 30, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
May 31, 2021
Feb 28, 2021
Nov 30, 2020
Net income
2,033,705)
2,387,893)
1,859,388)
2,241,896)
1,449,806)
2,243,963)
1,822,441)
2,316,190)
1,718,666)
1,981,348)
1,709,202)
2,009,981)
1,408,212)
2,048,335)
1,550,683)
1,996,300)
1,692,385)
1,819,316)
1,657,529)
1,819,730)
1,437,423)
1,569,572)
1,461,493)
1,522,057)
Depreciation, amortization and other
603,412)
584,579)
585,500)
581,791)
758,932)
568,452)
544,870)
569,340)
596,405)
521,305)
528,928)
521,400)
641,281)
601,099)
532,476)
506,229)
534,905)
524,186)
528,260)
500,865)
486,281)
478,986)
457,775)
468,200)
Share-based compensation expense
455,915)
462,140)
713,386)
468,992)
439,547)
497,792)
686,114)
470,425)
402,788)
473,931)
641,871)
423,000)
383,017)
472,695)
631,870)
425,469)
360,234)
407,257)
546,607)
365,691)
275,700)
331,038)
424,892)
311,321)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
(122,195)
95,735)
97,675)
53,856)
75,540)
88,453)
134,133)
59,222)
(171,731)
111,883)
(9,769)
(24,371)
(132,716)
(43,942)
(37,758)
(54,537)
(185,510)
(12,114)
14,521)
(30,191)
120,643)
(64,219)
23,602)
(19,096)
Other, net
29,887)
(22,075)
23,816)
(74,083)
(82,403)
(45,547)
(52,620)
(19,903)
79,283)
(57,106)
(173,892)
6,795)
9,840)
(286,256)
103,274)
(45,940)
(95,996)
10,479)
(39,976)
(70,482)
(51,753)
(30,874)
(156,416)
(103,806)
Receivables and contract assets, current and non-current
(202,311)
(422,983)
441,968)
(1,098,877)
208,134)
(307,226)
303,007)
(1,225,106)
(14,720)
60,120)
188,896)
(836,231)
497,883)
(51,695)
250,914)
(609,433)
182,829)
(794,219)
(446,150)
(1,354,195)
(159,629)
(625,060)
(92,449)
(594,475)
Other current and non-current assets
6,523)
80,254)
(453,763)
(285,276)
30,791)
(211,068)
(445,907)
(441,514)
40,706)
(266,345)
31,084)
(658,647)
62,730)
(53,685)
(227,313)
(307,960)
(3,278)
(102,939)
(390,171)
(220,522)
(221,948)
(30,508)
(321,251)
(18,129)
Accounts payable
(174,836)
60,592)
92,546)
291,909)
(6,936)
(23,244)
44,025)
(124,399)
394,655)
(34,202)
(362,669)
48,728)
71,416)
(90,895)
50,444)
(202,182)
232,063)
187,761)
13,086)
(58,561)
303,385)
157,581)
216,011)
148,495)
Deferred revenues, current and non-current
(399,183)
183,583)
1,105,186)
(369,028)
7,130)
253,660)
759,192)
(313,397)
(284,481)
(119,967)
943,240)
(510,391)
(221,302)
(38,192)
690,301)
(270,988)
63,009)
14,939)
721,243)
(150,685)
77,714)
30,812)
597,660)
(151,356)
Accrued payroll and related benefits
529,753)
967,463)
(245,305)
(74,333)
1,042,409)
646,609)
(477,339)
(307,357)
496,119)
429,909)
(1,267,036)
(273,763)
802,664)
648,891)
(941,725)
(771,743)
782,256)
1,031,217)
(264,509)
(276,965)
529,603)
564,848)
302,174)
48,385)
Income taxes payable, current and non-current
212,216)
(146,028)
(138,814)
26,415)
(80,679)
74,743)
(345,206)
50,891)
205,547)
217,732)
(394,345)
85,142)
55,506)
168,573)
(226,015)
115,187)
113,051)
104,865)
66,425)
188,972)
(80,567)
212,340)
(54,733)
34,755)
Other current and non-current liabilities
122,513)
(444,941)
(263,945)
(99,165)
71,876)
(102,221)
(119,310)
(11,906)
(73,806)
(176,606)
265,533)
(293,092)
(169,143)
(85,557)
(47,040)
(285,004)
114,162)
(126,093)
(251,372)
(182,786)
(280,420)
(193,366)
(324,037)
(43,506)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
94,675) 277,940) 537,873) (1,608,355) 1,272,725) 331,253) (281,538) (2,372,788) 764,020) 110,641) (595,297) (2,438,254) 1,099,754) 497,440) (450,434) (2,332,123) 1,484,092) 315,531) (551,448) (2,054,742) 168,138) 116,647) 323,375) (575,831)
Adjustments to reconcile Net income to Net cash provided by operating activities
1,061,694) 1,398,319) 1,958,250) (577,799) 2,464,341) 1,440,403) 1,030,959) (1,293,704) 1,670,765) 1,160,654) 391,841) (1,511,430) 2,001,176) 1,241,036) 779,428) (1,500,902) 2,097,725) 1,245,339) 497,964) (1,288,859) 999,009) 831,578) 1,073,228) 80,788)
Net cash provided by operating activities
3,095,399) 3,786,212) 3,817,638) 1,664,097) 3,914,147) 3,684,366) 2,853,400) 1,022,486) 3,389,431) 3,142,002) 2,101,043) 498,551) 3,409,388) 3,289,371) 2,330,111) 495,398) 3,790,110) 3,064,655) 2,155,493) 530,871) 2,436,432) 2,401,150) 2,534,721) 1,602,845)
Purchases of property and equipment
(250,257)
(186,224)
(149,685)
(156,582)
(107,915)
(169,107)
(170,812)
(152,205)
(213,636)
(124,117)
(109,823)
(68,933)
(180,294)
(141,500)
(107,548)
(98,830)
(177,051)
(194,616)
(164,660)
(181,671)
(236,295)
(158,212)
(92,510)
(93,115)
Purchases of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired
(1,936,881)
(1,036,238)
(1,593,971)
(373,794)
(681,760)
(297,140)
(250,795)
(241,560)
(1,343,522)
(2,329,700)
(2,121,455)
(788,025)
(1,196,856)
(257,020)
(390,527)
(686,460)
(1,235,164)
(363,614)
(113,746)
(1,735,028)
(2,626,711)
(429,237)
(611,332)
(503,843)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments, net of cash transferred
518)
13,673)
348)
22,633)
14,086)
7,315)
10,163)
5,270)
7,816)
—)
20,905)
—)
6,274)
400,238)
17,279)
596)
440)
(111,660)
3,474)
87)
3,725)
(314)
261,140)
149,002)
Other investing, net
2,237)
2,236)
2,431)
2,868)
4,299)
3,380)
4,160)
2,971)
2,168)
2,851)
2,125)
1,528)
3,786)
3,273)
2,499)
2,620)
3,183)
2,936)
2,430)
4,031)
7,965)
15,075)
3,347)
1,549)
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,184,383) (1,206,553) (1,740,877) (504,875) (771,290) (455,552) (407,284) (385,524) (1,547,174) (2,450,966) (2,208,248) (855,430) (1,367,090) 4,991) (478,297) (782,074) (1,408,592) (666,954) (272,502) (1,912,581) (2,851,316) (572,688) (439,355) (446,407)
Proceeds from issuance of shares
133,248)
452,123)
289,455)
466,199)
156,110)
509,989)
210,287)
477,367)
150,808)
504,516)
285,373)
477,434)
156,432)
537,016)
341,914)
465,707)
149,213)
497,974)
292,747)
409,130)
126,211)
392,478)
208,195)
338,891)
Purchases of shares
(2,327,688)
(1,183,625)
(1,679,059)
(2,330,593)
(473,888)
(1,799,527)
(1,447,818)
(898,264)
(628,430)
(1,383,242)
(1,321,846)
(1,191,128)
(1,004,553)
(788,937)
(1,118,211)
(1,418,702)
(605,487)
(972,171)
(1,693,354)
(845,366)
(914,648)
(834,995)
(1,184,586)
(768,895)
Proceeds from debt
4,979,215)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
5,061,085)
—)
1,599,033)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
Repayments of debt
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
(931,885)
(671,246)
(100,000)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
Proceeds from (repayments of) debt, net (legacy)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
93,622)
44)
1,203)
(1,611)
(4,923)
(2,653)
(5,429)
(3,448)
(6,512)
(562)
(642)
(82)
Cash dividends paid
(974,468)
(995,333)
(1,007,696)
(1,009,816)
(921,725)
(923,894)
(928,992)
(925,558)
(807,869)
(810,976)
(812,578)
(810,056)
(706,063)
(707,742)
(708,022)
(705,567)
(613,730)
(613,785)
(616,583)
(613,208)
(557,930)
(559,070)
(561,042)
(558,052)
Other financing, net
(34,243)
(39,310)
(16,065)
(36,840)
(35,571)
(6,548)
(38,505)
(30,997)
(472,213)
(26,235)
(16,690)
(28,163)
(19,739)
(13,205)
(32,225)
(16,687)
(26,485)
(12,804)
(14,096)
(16,568)
(14,906)
(10,219)
(8,658)
(11,313)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,776,064) (1,766,145) (2,413,365) (2,911,050) (1,275,074) (2,219,980) (2,205,028) 2,751,748) (2,428,950) (216,904) (1,865,741) (1,551,913) (1,480,301) (972,824) (1,515,341) (1,676,860) (1,101,412) (1,103,439) (2,036,715) (1,069,460) (1,367,785) (1,012,368) (1,546,733) (999,451)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(20,854)
(47,452)
86,382)
(77,496)
(20,661)
132,335)
(56,705)
(87,124)
53,945)
(58,022)
(46,788)
4,601)
(52,411)
(24,879)
2,611)
(26,594)
(93,841)
(56,810)
(17,277)
(79,887)
(58,537)
26,708)
23,942)
21,686)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
2,666,226) 766,062) (250,222) (1,829,324) 1,847,122) 1,141,169) 184,383) 3,301,586) (532,748) 416,110) (2,019,734) (1,904,191) 509,586) 2,296,659) 339,084) (1,990,130) 1,186,265) 1,237,452) (171,001) (2,531,057) (1,841,206) 842,802) 572,575) 178,673)
Based on:
10-K (reporting date: 2026-08-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-28) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2025-11-30) ,
10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30) ,
10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30) ,
10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30) ,
10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30) ,
10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28) ,
10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30) .
The financial trajectory of the organization demonstrates a consistent ability to generate substantial cash from operations, which is utilized to fund aggressive inorganic growth and significant shareholder returns. A cyclical pattern is evident in both net income and operating cash flows, with recurring periodic fluctuations that suggest seasonality in project billing and revenue recognition.
Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
Net cash provided by operating activities exhibits a strong upward trend over the analyzed period, frequently exceeding 3 billion US dollars per quarter. While net income remains robust, the operating cash flow is significantly bolstered by non-cash adjustments, specifically depreciation, amortization, and share-based compensation expenses. The latter has shown a general increase, peaking at approximately 713 million US dollars in early 2026. Volatility in working capital, particularly within receivables and contract assets and deferred revenues, frequently creates sharp quarterly swings in the total cash provided by operations.
Investment and Expansion Strategy
Investing activities are characterized by a consistent net outflow, reflecting a strategic commitment to growth through acquisitions. Purchases of businesses and investments represent the primary driver of these outflows, with several quarters seeing expenditures exceeding 1 billion US dollars. Capital expenditures for property and equipment remain relatively stable, typically ranging between 100 million and 250 million US dollars per quarter, indicating a light-asset operating model relative to the scale of business acquisitions.
Financing and Capital Allocation
Financing activities are predominantly negative, driven by a disciplined and aggressive capital return program. Cash dividends have steadily increased, moving from approximately 558 million US dollars per quarter in 2020 to nearly 1 billion US dollars by 2026. Share repurchases are a major component of cash utilization, often exceeding 1 billion US dollars per quarter. To sustain these returns and fund acquisitions, the organization has periodically utilized the debt markets, evidenced by significant proceeds from debt issuance in May 2024, November 2024, and August 2026.
Net Liquidity Position
The net increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents is highly volatile, mirroring the timing of large-scale acquisitions and debt issuance. Despite periodic sharp decreases—often coinciding with peak acquisition phases or intensified share buybacks—the organization maintains a positive liquidity trajectory, supported by the underlying strength of its operating cash generation.
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