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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense

The following table presents the components of our consolidated income taxes for continuing operations for years ended September 26, 2025, September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 (in thousands):

			For the Years Ended
			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024						September 29, 2023
Current income tax expense from continuing operations:
Federal			$	135,862					$	102,702					$	13,852
State			40,445						46,881						16,825
Foreign			138,015						100,421						142,177
Total current tax expense from continuing operations			$	314,322					$	250,004					$	172,854
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations:
Federal			$	(71,540)					$	(99,686)					$	(28,779)
State			(21,809)						(32,068)						4,534
Foreign			(5,418)						13,243						(47,273)
Total deferred tax benefit from continuing operations			$	(98,767)					$	(118,511)					$	(71,518)
Consolidated income tax expense from continuing operations			$	215,555					$	131,493					$	101,336

Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets

The following table presents the components of our net deferred tax (liabilities) assets at September 26, 2025 and September 27, 2024 (in thousands):

			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024 (1)
Deferred tax assets:
Other employee benefit plans			$	112,906					$	110,377
Net operating losses			207,377						259,335
Foreign tax credit			38,989						42,394
Lease liability			78,386						93,488
Capitalized research costs			184,394						112,652
Unrealized foreign exchange loss			11,244						11,891
Other			32,693						10,178
Valuation allowance			(193,050)						(217,397)
Gross deferred tax assets			472,939						422,918
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization			(211,627)						(243,234)
Lease right of use asset			(37,078)						(41,817)
Defined benefit pension plans			(16,102)						(4,540)
Hedge investments			(12,259)						(13,862)
Unrealized foreign exchange gain			(947)						(12,598)
Other			(20,933)						(28,116)
Gross deferred tax liabilities			(298,946)						(344,167)
Net deferred tax assets			$	173,993					$	78,751

    (1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation

Schedule of Income Tax Expense in Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The following table reconciles total income tax expense from continuing operations using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the consolidated income tax expense for continuing operations shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended September 26, 2025, September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

			For the Years Ended
			September 26, 2025						%						September 27, 2024						%						September 29, 2023						%
Statutory amount			$	114,130					21.0		%				$	163,230					21.0		%				$	109,405					21.0		%
State taxes, net of the federal benefit			15,852						2.9		%				21,615						2.8		%				13,938						2.7		%
Exclusion of tax on non-controlling interests			(880)						(0.2)		%				(5,230)						(0.7)		%				(5,461)						(1.0)		%
Foreign:
Difference in tax rates of foreign operations			11,458						2.1		%				17,891						2.3		%				4,583						0.9		%
Expense/(Benefit) from foreign valuation allowance change			415						0.1		%				(27,780)						(3.6)		%				(1,305)						(0.3)		%
U.S. tax cost of foreign operations			76,014						14.0		%				72,887						9.4		%				68,662						13.2		%
Derecognition of deferred tax liabilities related to investment in Australian partnership			—						—		%				(61,614)						(7.9)		%				—						—		%
Other Includable Income			1,344						0.2		%				25,952						3.3		%				—						—		%
Tax differential on foreign earnings			89,231						16.4		%				27,336						3.5		%				71,940						13.8		%
Foreign tax credits			(48,885)						(9.0)		%				(33,402)						(4.3)		%				(36,180)						(6.9)		%
Tax Rate Change			98						—		%				(147)						—		%				(9,913)						(1.9)		%
Valuation allowance			988						0.2		%				12,339						1.6		%				(7,169)						(1.4)		%
Uncertain tax positions			11,153						2.1		%				(1,153)						(0.1)		%				(38,844)						(7.5)		%
Other items:
Disallowed officer compensation			5,157						0.9		%				5,394						0.7		%				7,081						1.4		%
Research and Development Credit			(35,637)						(6.6)		%				(17,110)						(2.2)		%				(2,133)						(0.4)		%
Non-Deductible Incentive Compensation			18,376						3.4		%				3,296						0.4		%				162						—		%
Transaction Costs			675						0.1		%				8,500						1.1		%				4						—		%
Non-taxable mark-to-market Adjustment for Amentum investment			51,989						9.6		%				(39,255)						(5.1)		%				—						—		%
Other items – net			(6,692)						(1.2)		%				(13,920)						(1.8)		%				(1,494)						(0.3)		%
Total other items			33,868						6.2		%				(53,095)						(6.8)		%				3,620						0.7		%
Income taxes from continuing operations			$	215,555					39.7		%				$	131,493					16.9		%				$	101,336					19.5		%

Schedule of Components of our Consolidated Earnings Before Taxes

The following table presents the components of our consolidated earnings from continuing operations before taxes for the years ended September 26, 2025, September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 (in thousands):

			For the Years Ended
			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024						September 29, 2023
United States earnings			$	129,611					$	333,902					$	115,509
Foreign earnings			413,866						443,384						405,466
			$	543,477					$	777,286					$	520,975

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, for continuing operations, for the years ended September 26, 2025, September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 (in thousands):

			For the Years Ended
			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024						September 29, 2023
Balance, beginning of year			$	32,886					$	32,319					$	82,446
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			8,966						6,572						1,190
Additions for tax positions of prior years			14,910						5,750						2,537
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(2,941)						(272)						(52,046)
Lapse in statute of limitations			(1,471)						(11,483)						(1,808)
Settlements			—						—						—
Balance, end of year			$	52,350					$	32,886					$	32,319

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