Financial Summary (All financials)
| In millions, except per share items | Aug-31-14 | Aug-31-13 | Aug-31-12 | Aug-31-11 | Aug-31-10 | Aug-31-09 | Aug-31-08 | Aug-31-07 |
| Revenues | 76,392.0 | 72,217.0 | 71,633.0 | 72,184.0 | 67,420.0 | 63,335.0 | 59,034.0 | 53,762.0 |
| Revenue growth | 5.8% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 13.4% |
| Cost of goods sold | 54,823.0 | 51,098.0 | 51,291.0 | 51,692.0 | 48,444.0 | 45,722.0 | 42,391.0 | 38,518.0 |
| Gross profit | 21,569.0 | 21,119.0 | 20,342.0 | 20,492.0 | 18,976.0 | 17,613.0 | 16,643.0 | 15,244.0 |
| Gross margin | 28.2% | 29.2% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 27.8% | 28.2% | 28.4% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 17,992.0 | 17,543.0 | 16,878.0 | 16,561.0 | 15,518.0 | 14,366.0 | 13,202.0 | 12,093.0 |
| EBITA | 4,068.0 | 3,905.0 | 3,719.0 | 5,018.0 | 3,706.0 | 3,411.0 | 3,441.0 | 3,151.0 |
| EBITA margin | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Amortization of intangibles | 282.0 | 289.0 | 255.0 | 219.0 | 182.0 | 148.0 | | |
| EBIT | 3,786.0 | 3,616.0 | 3,464.0 | 4,799.0 | 3,524.0 | 3,263.0 | 3,441.0 | 3,151.0 |
| EBIT margin | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Pre-tax income | 3,557.0 | 3,895.0 | 3,376.0 | 4,294.0 | 3,373.0 | 3,164.0 | 3,430.0 | 3,189.0 |
| Income taxes | 1,526.0 | 1,445.0 | 1,249.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,282.0 | 1,158.0 | 1,273.0 | 1,148.0 |
| Tax rate | 42.9% | 37.1% | 37.0% | 36.8% | 38.0% | 36.6% | 37.1% | 36.0% |
| Net income | 2,130.0 | 2,450.0 | 2,127.0 | 2,714.0 | 2,091.0 | 2,006.0 | 2,157.0 | 2,041.0 |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
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| Diluted EPS | $2.21 | $2.56 | $2.42 | $2.94 | $2.12 | $2.02 | $2.17 | $2.03 |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) | 965.2 | 955.2 | 880.1 | 924.5 | 987.9 | 991.3 | 995.5 | 1,006.3 |
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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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