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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components Of Income Before Provision For Income Taxes | The following two tables present the components of our income before provision for income taxes by geographic region and the portion of our provision for income taxes classified as current and deferred (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
United States | $ | 102,907 |  | $ | 89,505 |  | $ | 44,136 |
Foreign | 200,578 |  | 222,974 |  | 205,917 |
Total income before income taxes | $ | 303,485 |  | $ | 312,479 |  | $ | 250,053 |
Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes |
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Current: |  |  |
Federal | $ | (35,095) |  | $ | 702 |  | $ | (1,053) |
State | 581 |  | 1,124 |  | 1,023 |
Foreign | 76,520 |  | 68,013 |  | 66,776 |
Total current | 42,006 |  | 69,839 |  | 66,746 |
Deferred: |  |  |
Federal | 4,369 |  | (21,357) |  | (16,949) |
State | (25) |  | 43 |  | (356) |
Foreign | 643 |  | (362) |  | (1,032) |
Total deferred | 4,987 |  | (21,676) |  | (18,337) |
Provision for income taxes | $ | 46,993 |  | $ | 48,163 |  | $ | 48,409 |
Summary Of Tax Effects Of The Temporary Differences Between Carrying Amounts And Amounts Used For Tax | A summary of the tax effects of the temporary differences were as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024
Deferred income tax assets: |  |
Investments | $ | 5,435 |  | $ | 7,410 |
Inventories | 3,195 |  | 5,359 |
Net operating loss | 1,426 |  | 2,294 |
Accrued expenses | 14,427 |  | 13,245 |
Stock-based compensation | 17,483 |  | 17,223 |
Revenue recognition | 3,000 |  | 4,394 |
Depreciation and amortization | 142,408 |  | 139,228 |
Lease liability | 7,675 |  | 15,657 |
Research and development credits | 42,488 |  | 47,830 |
Foreign tax credits | 20,565 |  | 28,777 |
Deemed repatriated earnings tax benefit | 14,587 |  | 9,881 |
Other | 3,648 |  | 6,067 |
Total gross deferred income tax assets | 276,337 |  | 297,365 |
Less: valuation allowance | (51,015) |  | (56,922) |
Total deferred income tax assets | 225,322 |  | 240,443 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |
Right of use asset | (4,981) |  | (15,889) |
Intangible assets | (5,980) |  | (4,796) |
Deferred income tax assets, net | $ | 214,361 |  | $ | 219,758 |
Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Tax Rate To Our Effective Tax Rate | A reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Federal statutory rate | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal effect | 0.2 |  | 0.2 |  | 0.3 |
Stock-based compensation | 3.5 |  | 1.1 |  | 1.2 |
Research and development tax credits | (5.1) |  | (2.7) |  | (2.7) |
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction | (1.4) |  | (1.3) |  | (2.3) |
U.S. tax on foreign entities | 1.3 |  | 1.3 |  | 1.3 |
Foreign rate differential | (1.2) |  | (2.1) |  | (1.9) |
Increase (decrease) unrecognized tax benefit | (2.7) |  | 0.6 |  | 1.9 |
Tax Act of 2017 | — |  | (3.2) |  | — |
Other | (0.1) |  | 0.5 |  | 0.6 |
Effective tax rate | 15.5 | % | 15.4 | % | 19.4 | %
Aggregate Changes In Balance Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest And Penalties | Aggregate changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, were as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | September 29, 2023
Beginning Balance | $ | 81,615 |  | $ | 76,304 |  | $ | 69,682 |
Gross increases - tax positions taken during prior years | 15,687 |  | 2,346 |  | 219 |
Gross decreases - tax positions taken during prior years | (1,946) |  | — |  | (1,143) |
Gross increases - tax positions taken during current year | 7,514 |  | 10,626 |  | 7,546 |
Gross decreases - settlements with tax authorities during current year | (116) |  | (343) |  | — |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (19,088) |  | (7,318) |  | — |
Ending Balance | $ | 83,666 |  | $ | 81,615 |  | $ | 76,304 |
Schedule of Accrued Interest and Penalties on Unrecognized Tax Benefits | Our accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as of September 26, 2025 and September 27, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 26, 2025 | September 27, 2024
Accrued interest | $ | 1,428 |  | $ | 13,597 |
Accrued penalties | 98 |  | 225 |
Total | $ | 1,526 |  | $ | 13,822 |

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