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billion, and we delivered a return on investedcapital of nearly 14%, putting Delta's returns in the top half of the S&P 500. Our industry-leading performance continues to demonstrate the strength of Delta's differentiated brand and returns-focused strategy. Debt reduction remains a top priority.
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We remain focused on driving efficiencies across the business, which enables us to invest to support the strong growth we're seeing in AWS, including generative AI, which brings us to capitalinvestments. In 2023, overall capitalinvestments were $48.4 We create capacity very carefully for our customers.
So, you mentioned in the prepared remarks that with your current debt levels, you have more flexibility for M&A going forward. Those four platforms, we do have significant capitalinvestment coming online. And you called out having refinanced some debt at a higher rate. Thank you for taking our questions.
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Our strong balance sheet underscored by A3 A- credit ratings and deep access to capital globally continue to represent significant competitive advantages, fueling the opportunity to grow earnings through multiple channels. Our leverage, as measured by net debt to annualized pro forma adjusted EBITDA was a healthy 5.4 Jonathan W.
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The work is delivering exceptional results, driving industry-leading returns on investments and growth in earnings and cash flow. And, Kathy, last quarter, you mentioned that you were comfortable holding the larger balance because of the net positive spread in interest rates versus your debt cost. It includes our LCS business.
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