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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Share Repurchase Program | The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the following programs to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock:
Name of program |  | Date of Board of Director approval |  | Number of shares of Company common stock approved for repurchase |  | Number of shares remaining available for repurchase as of September 26, 2025
2013 Repurchase Program |  | July 16, 2013 |  | 20,000,000 |  |  | — |
2024 Repurchase Program |  | July 22, 2024 |  | 20,000,000 |  |  | 2,000,000 |
2025 Repurchase Program |  | September 9, 2025 |  | 35,000,000 |  |  | 35,000,000 |
Summary of Share Activity | The following table summarizes the Company’s share activity (shares in millions):
| Three-Month Period Ended |  | Nine-Month Period Ended
| September 26, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024 |  | September 26, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024
Common stock - shares issued: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 885.9 |  |  | 883.2 |  |  | 884.3 |  |  | 880.5 |
Common stock-based compensation awards | 0.4 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 3.4 |
Balance, end of period | 886.3 |  |  | 883.9 |  |  | 886.3 |  |  | 883.9 |
Components of Stock-Based Compensation Program | The following summarizes the components of the Company’s stock-based compensation expense ($ in millions):
| Three-Month Period Ended |  | Nine-Month Period Ended
| September 26, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024 |  | September 26, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024
RSUs/PSUs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax compensation expense | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 127 |
Income tax benefit | (10) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (28) |  |  | (27) |
RSU/PSU expense, net of income taxes | 39 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 100 |
Stock options: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax compensation expense | 34 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 104 |
Income tax benefit | (7) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (20) |  |  | (21) |
Stock option expense, net of income taxes | 27 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 83 |
Total stock-based compensation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax compensation expense | 83 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 235 |  |  | 231 |
Income tax benefit | (17) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (48) |  |  | (48) |
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of income taxes | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  | $ | 183 |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The changes in accumulated OCI by component are summarized below ($ in millions).
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Pension and Postretirement Plan Benefit Adjustments |  |  |  | Cash Flow Hedge Adjustments |  | Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Three-Month Period Ended September 26, 2025: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, June 27, 2025 | $ | (427) |  |  | $ | (297) |  |  |  |  | $ | 155 |  |  | $ | (569) |
OCI before reclassifications: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | (65) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 49 |  |  | (16) |
Income tax impact | (6) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |
OCI before reclassifications, net of income taxes | (71) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 49 |  |  | (22) |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | — |  |  | 2 |  | (a) |  |  | — |  | (b) | 2 |
Income tax impact | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Reclassification adjustments, net of income taxes | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1 |
Net OCI, net of income taxes | (71) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  | (21) |
Balance, September 26, 2025 | $ | (498) |  |  | $ | (295) |  |  |  |  | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | (590) |
For the Three-Month Period Ended September 27, 2024: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, June 28, 2024 | $ | (2,273) |  |  | $ | (397) |  |  |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | (2,591) |
OCI before reclassifications: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | 1,193 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (77) |  |  | 1,116 |
Income tax impact | 23 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
OCI before reclassifications, net of income taxes | 1,216 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (77) |  |  | 1,139 |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | — |  |  | 3 |  | (a) |  |  | 140 |  | (b) | 143 |
Income tax impact | — |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Reclassification adjustments, net of income taxes | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 140 |  |  | 142 |
Net OCI, net of income taxes | 1,216 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 63 |  |  | 1,281 |
Balance, September 27, 2024 | $ | (1,057) |  |  | $ | (395) |  |  |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | (1,310) |
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Pension and Postretirement Plan Benefit Adjustments |  |  |  | Cash Flow Hedge Adjustments |  | Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 26, 2025: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | $ | (2,904) |  |  | $ | (300) |  |  |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | (3,218) |
OCI before reclassifications: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | 2,350 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (112) |  |  | 2,238 |
Income tax impact | 56 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |
OCI before reclassifications, net of income taxes | 2,406 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (112) |  |  | 2,294 |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | — |  |  | 6 |  | (a) |  |  | 330 |  | (b) | 336 |
Income tax impact | — |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |
Reclassification adjustments, net of income taxes | — |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 329 |  |  | 334 |
Net OCI, net of income taxes | 2,406 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 217 |  |  | 2,628 |
Balance, September 26, 2025 | $ | (498) |  |  | $ | (295) |  |  |  |  | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | (590) |
For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 27, 2024: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2023 | $ | (1,446) |  |  | $ | (401) |  |  |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | (1,748) |
OCI before reclassifications: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | 391 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 392 |
Income tax impact | (2) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |
OCI before reclassifications, net of income taxes | 389 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 390 |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) | — |  |  | 8 |  | (a) |  |  | 43 |  | (b) | 51 |
Income tax impact | — |  |  | (2) |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |
Reclassification adjustments, net of income taxes | — |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 42 |  |  | 48 |
Net OCI, net of income taxes | 389 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 43 |  |  | 438 |
Balance, September 27, 2024 | $ | (1,057) |  |  | $ | (395) |  |  |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | (1,310) |
(a) This accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (refer to Note 7 for additional details). (b) Reflects reclassification to earnings related to cash flow hedges of certain long-term debt (refer to Note 11 for additional details).

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