| Cash Flow | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2022-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 484,474 | 467,284 | 487,493 | 513,103 |
| Depreciation | 71,259 | 59,203 | 52,179 | 49,098 |
| Amortization | 79,264 | 76,972 | 59,719 | 50,825 |
| Provision for losses on receivables | 768 | 619 | 283 | 1,259 |
| Deferred income taxes | -12,611 | -18,557 | -16,116 | -10,732 |
| Non-cash stock compensation | 18,944 | 18,957 | 22,710 | 30,748 |
| Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment | -3,024 | -1,468 | -1,092 | 581 |
| Divestiture and related charges | 12,545 | - | - | 0 |
| Pension settlement charge for u.s. plans | - | 0 | 0 | -41,221 |
| Other non-cash | -4,681 | -3,396 | -8,136 | -1,259 |
| Receivables | -3,747 | -13,988 | -18,185 | 72,907 |
| Inventories | -34,630 | -46,615 | -22,418 | 69,132 |
| Prepaid expenses | 4,214 | 4,543 | 14,677 | 1,708 |
| Accounts payable | 21,292 | -38,591 | -15,820 | 10,671 |
| Income taxes payable | -6,870 | -19,385 | 17,722 | 6,155 |
| Accrued liabilities | 11,708 | 8,187 | -28,620 | 925 |
| Customer advance payments | -3,147 | -48,425 | -2,779 | 18,682 |
| Other | -319 | -10,995 | 29,357 | -55,755 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 719,175 | 556,193 | 641,282 | 513,131 |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | 58,060 | 64,410 | 34,583 | 51,428 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 309 | 75 | 101 | 280 |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | - | 789,996 | 1,422,780 | 171,613 |
| Proceeds from sales of business, affiliate and productive assets | 28,107 | - | - | - |
| Other | -2,954 | -9,933 | -20,383 | 0 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -26,690 | -844,398 | -1,436,879 | -222,761 |
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 25,615 | 783,039 | 2,178,596 | 63,067 |
| Repayment of debt | 249,756 | 318,686 | 1,202,553 | 96,975 |
| Repayment of capital lease obligations | 5,868 | 6,148 | 6,840 | 5,439 |
| Issuance of common shares | 9,014 | 31,067 | 21,373 | 12,124 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 306,367 | 33,339 | 89,708 | 262,869 |
| Dividends paid | 179,069 | 161,438 | 150,356 | 125,914 |
| Net cash provided (used) in financing activities | -706,431 | 294,495 | 750,512 | -416,006 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 6,436 | -6,017 | -2,693 | -10,879 |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | -7,510 | 273 | -47,778 | -136,515 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | - | 115,679 | 163,457 | 299,972 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 108,442 | 115,952 | 115,679 | 163,457 |
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