v3.25.4

Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Earnings Before Income Taxes | Earnings before income taxes were as follows:
(In thousands) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
United States |  | $ | 66,358 |  |  | $ | 57,318 |  |  | $ | 45,900 |
Foreign |  |  | 111,189 |  |  |  | 105,480 |  |  |  | 83,951 |
Total |  | $ | 177,547 |  |  | $ | 162,798 |  |  | $ | 129,851 |
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes was as follows:
(In thousands) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Current income tax expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 13,395 |  |  | $ | 20,307 |  |  | $ | 11,153 |
State |  |  | 1,936 |  |  |  | 3,375 |  |  |  | 2,814 |
Foreign |  |  | 30,432 |  |  |  | 33,048 |  |  |  | 27,590 |
|  |  | 45,763 |  |  |  | 56,730 |  |  |  | 41,557 |
Deferred expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | (12,743 | ) |  |  | (4,656 | )
State |  |  | (1,338 | ) |  |  | (581 | ) |  |  | (813 | )
Foreign |  |  | (1,413 | ) |  |  | (5,274 | ) |  |  | 369 |
|  |  | (2,705 | ) |  |  | (18,598 | ) |  |  | (5,100 | )
Income taxes |  | $ | 43,058 |  |  | $ | 38,132 |  |  | $ | 36,457 |
Income Taxes Payments | Payments of income taxes were as follows:
(In thousands) |  | 2025 |
Federal |  | $ | 13,686 |
State |  |  | 3,211 |
Germany |  |  | 7,389 |
Thailand |  |  | 4,904 |
Mexico |  |  | 3,846 |
China |  |  | 3,141 |
France |  |  | 2,408 |
Foreign - Other |  |  | 10,221 |
Total |  | $ | 48,806 |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The company adopted ASU 2023-09 prospectively in 2025. The 2025 reconciliation between the U.S. Federal tax rate and the actual effective tax rate under ASU 2023-09 is below. The reconciliation for 2024 and 2023 under the prior guidance follows.
|  | 2025 |
|  | Amount |  |  | Percent |
Taxes at statutory rate |  | $ | 37,285 |  |  |  | 21.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wisconsin1 |  |  | (1,053 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | )
Other state income taxes1 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
Tax credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and Development tax credits |  |  | (3,674 | ) |  |  | (2.1 | )
Foreign tax effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign statutory tax rate difference |  |  | (1,622 | ) |  |  | (0.9 | )
Enacted change in tax rate impact on deferred items |  |  | (1,726 | ) |  |  | (1.0 | )
Local taxes |  |  | 4,039 |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Other foreign jurisdictions |  |  | 6,823 |  |  |  | 3.9 |
Effect of cross-border taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global intangible low-taxed income |  |  | 474 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Foreign derived intangible income |  |  | (2,175 | ) |  |  | (1.2 | )
Other effects of cross-border taxes |  |  | 733 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Nontaxable or nondeductible items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nondeductible compensation |  |  | 2,452 |  |  |  | 1.4 |
Other nontaxable or nondeductible items |  |  | (155 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Changes in unrecognized benefits |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 319 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Effective taxes and tax rate |  | $ | 43,058 |  |  |  | 24.3 | %
1 W isconsin had a release of a valuation allowance related to its net operating loss. The states that make up the majority of the Other state income taxes category are California and Illinois.
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Taxes at statutory rate |  |  | 21.0 | % |  |  | 21.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Tax credits |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | (1.9 | )
Taxes on foreign earnings |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
Foreign Derived Intangible Income |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  |  | (1.3 | )
Resolution of prior years’ tax matters |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Valuation allowance adjustments |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | 2.8 |
Nondeductible compensation |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 1.2 |
Other, net |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | )
Effective tax rate |  |  | 23.4 | % |  |  | 28.1 | %
Tax Effects of Temporary Differences - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
(In thousands) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit plans |  | $ | 10,859 |  |  | $ | 8,123 |
Liabilities and reserves |  |  | 20,886 |  |  |  | 20,322 |
Operating loss and credit carryovers |  |  | 58,598 |  |  |  | 59,834 |
Capitalized research and development costs |  |  | 22,745 |  |  |  | 18,666 |
Other |  |  | 20,788 |  |  |  | 5,355 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 133,876 |  |  |  | 112,300 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (29,053 | ) |  |  | (29,743 | )
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 104,823 |  |  |  | 82,557 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  | (28,265 | ) |  |  | (26,092 | )
Goodwill |  |  | (19,005 | ) |  |  | (20,685 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (47,270 | ) |  |  | (46,777 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 57,553 |  |  | $ | 35,780 |
Reconciliation of Change in Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits for 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
(In thousands) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 4,391 |  |  | $ | 4,251 |
Increases for tax positions taken in the current year |  |  | 840 |  |  |  | 865 |
Increases for tax positions taken in prior years |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 422 |
Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities |  |  | (736 | ) |  |  | - |
Decreases as a result of lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations |  |  | (952 | ) |  |  | (765 | )
Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  |  | 457 |  |  |  | (382 | )
Balance at the end of year |  | $ | 4,130 |  |  | $ | 4,391 |

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