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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
The Company’s income before income taxes consisted of the following:
 Years Ended
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024September 30, 2023
Domestic$381.1 $609.4 $861.4 
Foreign300.1 255.7 (185.3)
$681.2 $865.1 $676.1 
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes contained the following components:
 Years Ended
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024September 30, 2023
Federal:
Current$182.6 $91.6 $250.6 
Deferred(95.7)(50.9)(72.1)
86.9 40.7 178.5 
State:
Current34.8 14.2 45.9 
Deferred(19.4)(7.5)(9.4)
15.4 6.7 36.5 
Foreign:
Current39.7 41.9 32.7 
Deferred(26.5)(13.7)(27.6)
13.2 28.2 5.1 
$115.5 $75.6 $220.1 
Reconciliation of Income Tax (Benefit) at U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate
The income tax provision differed from the tax provision computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate due to the following:
 Years Ended
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024September 30, 2023
Income tax provision at federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal benefit2.2 2.5 4.1 
U.S. tax on foreign earnings0.8 0.5 (1.0)
Tax credits(1.8)(1.6)(1.1)
Unrecognized tax benefits1.5 3.9 3.5 
Compensation1.0 1.0 0.8 
Foreign rate differential(9.0)(6.8)(4.8)
Assets held-for-sale charge— — 1.5 
Change in valuation allowance(4.0)2.7 8.2 
Return to provision1.8 (1.2)(1.9)
Expiration of tax loss carryforwards3.7 — — 
Worthless stock deduction— (12.4)— 
Other(0.2)(0.9)2.3 
17.0 %8.7 %32.6 %
Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s significant deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards$129.2 $137.1 
Capitalized research and development134.2 96.8 
Non-deductible accruals37.9 41.0 
Non-deductible reserves43.3 37.8 
Stock-based compensation21.7 21.9 
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan17.3 15.9 
Lease liability27.5 26.2 
Other temporary differences31.6 21.0 
442.7 397.7 
Less: valuation allowance(121.7)(143.1)
$321.0 $254.6 
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation and amortization$(99.8)$(161.8)
Right of use asset(24.8)(23.4)
$(124.6)$(185.2)
$196.4 $69.4 
Activity of the Company's Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits
The Company’s unrecognized income tax benefits activity for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:
202520242023
Balance at beginning of fiscal year$273.2 $256.5 $247.6 
Tax positions related to current year:
Additions6.7 7.8 6.8 
Tax positions related to prior years:
Additions related to change in estimate10.5 11.8 4.5 
Reductions(0.6)(2.1)— 
Lapses in statutes of limitations and settlements(25.3)(0.8)(2.4)
Acquired tax positions:
Additions related to reserves acquired from acquisitions1.9 — — 
Balance as of the end of the fiscal year$266.4 $273.2 $256.5