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Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2025
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award | The following table summarizes information on PSUs granted to our officers that have not vested as of September 26, 2025:
| Aggregate Shares Granted |  | Potential Shares at Vest Date (at 200% of Target)
December 15, 2022 | 90,613 |  |  | 181,226 |
December 15, 2023 | 77,283 |  |  | 154,566 |
December 16, 2024 | 92,971 |  |  | 185,942 |
Summary Of Restricted Stock Units Issued To Officers, Directors And Employees Under 2005 Stock Incentive Plan | The following table summarizes information about RSUs, including PSUs, issued under our 2020 Stock Plan:
| Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
| (in thousands) |
Non-vested as of September 27, 2024 | 3,846 |  | $ | 80.33 |
Granted | 1,937 |  | 74.56 |
Vested | (1,373) |  | 82.14 |
Forfeitures | (280) |  | 79.60 |
Non-vested as of September 26, 2025 | 4,130 |  | $ | 77.07 |
Schedule of Share-Based Payment Fair Value by Vesting Date | The fair value of vested RSUs (measured as of the vesting date) was as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Restricted stock units - vest date fair value | $ | 108,069 |  | $ | 113,909 |  | $ | 92,843 |
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Stock-Based Awards Estimated Using Weighted-Average Assumptions | The weighted-average assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of our stock options were as follows:
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  |  |  | September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Expected term (in years) |  |  |  | 4.89 | 4.86 | 4.82
Risk-free interest rate |  |  |  | 4.3 | % | 3.9 | % | 3.6 | %
Expected stock price volatility |  |  |  | 29.5 | % | 29.3 | % | 29.4 | %
Dividend yield |  |  |  | 1.7 | % | 1.4 | % | 1.6 | %
Summary Of Weighted-Average Fair Value Of Stock Options Granted And Total Intrinsic Value Of Stock Options Exercised | The weighted-average assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of our stock options were as follows:
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  |  |  | September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Expected term (in years) |  |  |  | 4.89 | 4.86 | 4.82
Risk-free interest rate |  |  |  | 4.3 | % | 3.9 | % | 3.6 | %
Expected stock price volatility |  |  |  | 29.5 | % | 29.3 | % | 29.4 | %
Dividend yield |  |  |  | 1.7 | % | 1.4 | % | 1.6 | %
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Stock options granted - weighted-average grant date fair value | $ | 21.61 |  | $ | 24.12 |  | $ | 19.15 |
Stock options exercised - intrinsic value | 13,129 |  | 14,224 |  | 22,736 |
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Plan | The following two tables separately present stock-based compensation expense both by award type and classification in our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands): Expense - By Award Type
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  |  |  | September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  |  | $ | 6,841 |  | $ | 6,726 |  | $ | 8,486 |
Restricted stock units (1) (2) |  |  |  | 117,803 |  | 109,031 |  | 105,915 |
Employee stock purchase plan |  |  |  | 3,870 |  | 4,068 |  | 4,085 |
Total stock-based compensation |  |  |  | 128,514 |  | 119,825 |  | 118,486 |
Estimated benefit from income taxes |  |  |  | (19,847) |  | (17,290) |  | (17,844) |
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax |  |  |  | $ | 108,667 |  | $ | 102,535 |  | $ | 100,642 |
(1)Stock-based compensation expense incurred by restricted stock units includes expense from PSUs. (2)Excludes $0.3 million, $0.6 million and $1.2 million of capitalized stock-based compensation related to internal-use software in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024, and fiscal 2023, respectively.
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs | Expense - By Income Statement Line Item Classification
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  |  |  | September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of products and services |  |  |  | $ | 1,747 |  | $ | 1,501 |  | $ | 1,697 |
Research and development |  |  |  | 38,500 |  | 38,214 |  | 39,472 |
Sales and marketing |  |  |  | 44,480 |  | 40,128 |  | 40,038 |
General and administrative |  |  |  | 43,787 |  | 39,982 |  | 37,279 |
Total stock-based compensation |  |  |  | 128,514 |  | 119,825 |  | 118,486 |
Estimated benefit from income taxes |  |  |  | (19,847) |  | (17,290) |  | (17,844) |
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax |  |  |  | $ | 108,667 |  | $ | 102,535 |  | $ | 100,642 |
Schedule of Tax Benefit from Exercise of Options | Expense - By Income Statement Line Item Classification
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  |  |  | September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of products and services |  |  |  | $ | 1,747 |  | $ | 1,501 |  | $ | 1,697 |
Research and development |  |  |  | 38,500 |  | 38,214 |  | 39,472 |
Sales and marketing |  |  |  | 44,480 |  | 40,128 |  | 40,038 |
General and administrative |  |  |  | 43,787 |  | 39,982 |  | 37,279 |
Total stock-based compensation |  |  |  | 128,514 |  | 119,825 |  | 118,486 |
Estimated benefit from income taxes |  |  |  | (19,847) |  | (17,290) |  | (17,844) |
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax |  |  |  | $ | 108,667 |  | $ | 102,535 |  | $ | 100,642 |
The tax benefit that we recognize from shares issued under our ESPP is excluded from the tables above. The tax benefit recognized was not material in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024, and fiscal 2023.
Schedule of Treasury Stock Authorizations | The following table summarizes the initial amount of authorized repurchases as well as additional repurchases approved by our Board of Directors as of September 26, 2025 (in thousands):
Date of Authorization | Authorization Amount
Fiscal 2010: November 2009 | $ | 250,000 |
Fiscal 2010: July 2010 | 300,000 |
Fiscal 2011: July 2011 | 250,000 |
Fiscal 2012: February 2012 | 100,000 |
Fiscal 2015: October 2014 | 200,000 |
Fiscal 2017: January 2017 | 200,000 |
Fiscal 2018: July 2018 | 350,000 |
Fiscal 2019: July 2019 | 350,000 |
Fiscal 2021: July 2021 | 350,000 |
Fiscal 2022: February 2022 | 250,000 |
Fiscal 2022: August 2022 | 350,000 |
Fiscal 2024: August 2024 | 350,000 |
Total | $ | 3,300,000 |
Schedule of Stock Repurchase Activity | The following table provides information regarding share repurchase activity under the program during fiscal 2025:
Quarterly Repurchase Activity | Shares Repurchased | Cost (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share (2)
|  | (in thousands) |
Q1 - Quarter ended December 27, 2024 | 186,322 |  | $ | 15,000 |  | $ | 80.51 |
Q2 - Quarter ended March 28, 2025 | 428,565 |  | 34,999 |  | 81.67 |
Q3 - Quarter ended June 27, 2025 | 526,033 |  | 39,991 |  | 76.02 |
Q4 - Quarter ended September 26, 2025 | 479,361 |  | 35,002 |  | 73.01 |
Total | 1,620,281 |  | $ | 124,992 |  |
(1)Cost of share repurchases includes the price paid per share, and excludes commission costs. (2)Average price paid per share excludes commission costs.
Dividends Declared | The following table summarizes dividends declared under the program during fiscal 2025:
Fiscal Period | Announcement Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Cash Dividend Per Common Share | Dividend Payment
Q1 - Quarter ended December 27, 2024 | November 19, 2024 | December 3, 2024 | December 10, 2024 | $ | 0.33 |  | $31.5 million |  |
Q2 - Quarter ended March 28, 2025 | January 29, 2025 | February 11, 2025 | February 19, 2025 | $ | 0.33 |  | $31.8 million |  |
Q3 - Quarter ended June 27, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | $ | 0.33 |  | $31.6 million |  |
Q4 - Quarter ended September 26, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | August 12, 2025 | August 20, 2025 | $ | 0.33 |  | $31.6 million |  |

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