v3.25.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
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 Wisconsin 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