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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock Based Compensation Expense
Information regarding stock-based compensation expense appears in the table below:
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Millions2025202420252024
Stock-based compensation, before tax:
Stock options$6 $$19 $13 
Retention awards30 23 78 58 
ESPP [a]3 13 16 
Total stock-based compensation, before tax$39 $33 $110 $87 
Excess income tax benefits from equity compensation plans$3 $$11 $13 
[a]Effective with the June 10, 2025, purchase (for employee services rendered in May 2025), the Company match was changed from 40% to 20% of amounts contributed by the employee up to a maximum employee contribution of 5% of monthly salary (limited to $15,000 annually).
Schedule of Annual Weighted Average Assumptions
The table below shows the annual weighted-average assumptions used for Black-Scholes valuation purposes:
Weighted-average assumptions20252024
Risk-free interest rate4.3%4.2%
Dividend yield2.2%2.1%
Expected life (years)4.34.4
Volatility22.4%28.7%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted$48.70 $61.75 
Schedule of Stock Option Activity
A summary of stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, is presented below:
Options (thous.)Weighted-average
exercise price
Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in yrs.)Aggregate intrinsic value (millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 20251,981 $195.81 5.8$74 
Granted423 243.51 N/AN/A
Exercised(261)162.09 N/AN/A
Forfeited or expired(21)238.93 N/AN/A
Outstanding at September 30, 20252,122 $209.04 5.8$67 
Vested or expected to vest at September 30, 20252,102 $208.75 5.8$67 
Options exercisable at September 30, 20251,428 $194.51 4.5$63 
Schedule of Additional Information Regarding Stock Option Exercises Additional information regarding stock option exercises appears in the following table:
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Millions2025202420252024
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised$2 $15 $23 $31 
Cash received from option exercises1 16 47 40 
Treasury shares repurchased for employee payroll taxes- (2)(7)(7)
Income tax benefit realized from option exercises- 3 
Aggregate grant-date fair value of stock options vested- 16 15 
Schedule of Changes in Retention Awards
Changes in our retention awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, were as follows:
Shares (thous.)Weighted-average
grant-date fair value
Nonvested at January 1, 2025915 $222.50 
Granted229 243.48 
Vested(230)205.15 
Forfeited(32)230.39 
Nonvested at September 30, 2025882 $232.19 
Schedule of Changes in Performance Stock Unit Awards
Changes in our performance stock unit awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, were as follows:
Shares (thous.)Weighted-average
grant-date fair value
Nonvested at January 1, 2025607 $219.08 
Granted254 243.51 
Vested(72)244.95 
Unearned(83)244.35 
Forfeited(85)218.45 
Nonvested at September 30, 2025621 $222.78