“As I mentioned earlier, we expect our business to continue growing this year while delivering strong returns.”

In context

“ar, we launched a significant number of new products and technologies reinforcing our commitment to innovation and long term customer success. Looking ahead, we will we will continue to invest across the portfolio and in technologies that matter the most to our customers. With sustained levels of R&D, and capital investment through the cycle, we are positioning the better that we are positioning the business to help customers reduce inputs improve productivity, and ultimately, drive stronger outcomes in their operations. We also remain committed to disciplined capital allocation. During the quarter, we returned $635 million to shareholders through a combination of share repurchases, and dividends reflecting both the strength of our financial performance and our confidence in the business. As I mentioned earlier, we expect our business to continue growing this year while delivering strong returns. More importantly, we believe we are building a stronger foundation for the future 1 that positions us well not only for the remainder of this year, but for the years ahead. Thank you, Brent. Now let's open the line to questions from our investors. Operator: We are ready to begin the Q and A portion of the call. The operator will instruct you on the polling procedure. In consideration of others, it will allow more of you to participate in the call. Please limit yourself to 1 question. If you have additional questions, we ask that you rejoin the queue. Operator, ready for our first question. Thank you. Our first question comes from Paddy Aidan Bogart from Melius Research. Analyst (Paddy Bogart): Hi, guys. Thanks for the question. This year, obviously, construction has been starting out stro”