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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 30, 2025
Income Taxes  
Components of Income from Continuing Operations

The components of operating income before income taxes are as follows:

Year Ended

August 30,

August 31,

August 26,

(in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

Domestic

$

2,499,120

$

2,663,148

$

2,621,714

International

 

635,212

 

673,982

 

545,900

$

3,134,332

$

3,337,130

 

$

3,167,614

Provision for Income Tax Expense

The provision for income tax expense consisted of the following:

Year Ended

August 30,

August 31,

August 26,

(in thousands)

    

2025

2024

2023

Current tax provision (benefit):

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

$

610,076

$

846,176

$

491,338

State

 

68,312

 

54,837

 

86,687

International

 

182,148

 

193,794

 

154,907

Purchased tax credits

(250,698)

(368,870)

(68,037)

 

609,838

 

725,937

 

664,895

Deferred tax provision (benefit):

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

 

77,770

 

(163,775)

 

26,858

State

 

(4,463)

 

12,264

 

(21,847)

International

 

(28,217)

 

(10,616)

 

(24,126)

Purchased tax credits

(18,843)

110,893

(6,592)

 

26,247

 

(51,234)

 

(25,707)

Income tax expense

$

636,085

$

674,703

$

639,188

Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:

Year Ended

    

August 30,

August 31,

August 26,

2025

2024

2023

 

Federal tax at statutory U.S. income tax rate

 

21.0

%  

21.0

%  

21.0

%

State income taxes, net

 

1.6

%  

1.6

%  

1.6

%

Share-based compensation

 

(1.5)

%  

(1.9)

%  

(2.3)

%  

U.S. Tax on Non-U.S. Income (Subpart F)

2.0

%  

2.9

%  

2.5

%  

U.S. Tax on Non-U.S. Income (GILTI)

1.0

%  

1.2

%  

0.8

%  

Non-U.S. Permanent Differences

(0.8)

%  

(1.3)

%  

(1.4)

%  

Non-U.S. Rate Differences

1.1

%  

1.1

%  

0.4

%  

Foreign Tax Credits

(2.8)

%  

(2.9)

%  

(2.3)

%  

Other

 

(1.3)

%  

(1.5)

%  

(0.1)

%  

Effective tax rate

 

20.3

%  

20.2

%  

20.2

%

Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

    

August 30,

    

August 31,

(in thousands)

2025

2024

Deferred tax assets:

 

  

 

  

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards

$

44,815

$

47,030

Accrued benefits

 

99,628

 

86,119

Operating lease liabilities

753,928

722,156

Federal credit carryforwards

123,465

131,895

Other

 

79,399

 

102,820

Total deferred tax assets

 

1,101,235

 

1,090,020

Valuation allowances

 

(11,331)

 

(26,922)

Net deferred tax assets

 

1,089,904

 

1,063,098

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Property and equipment

 

(257,900)

 

(228,184)

Inventory

 

(510,242)

 

(499,022)

Operating lease assets

(682,685)

(660,949)

Other

 

(41,154)

 

(38,320)

Deferred tax liabilities

 

(1,491,981)

 

(1,426,475)

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

(402,077)

$

(363,377)

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

    

August 30,

    

August 31,

(in thousands)

2025

2024

Beginning balance

$

37,986

$

49,487

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

4,482

 

5,386

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

3,643

 

5,373

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

(5,118)

 

(8,595)

Reductions due to settlements

 

(13,150)

 

(8,600)

Reductions due to statute of limitations

 

(5,054)

 

(5,065)

Ending balance

$

22,789

$

37,986