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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
The components of the income tax provision were as follows (in thousands): 
 Year Ended September 30,
 202520242023
Current: 
Federal$40,543 $45,271 $18,129 
State9,052 8,101 4,036 
Foreign8,076 342 107 
 57,671 53,714 22,272 
Deferred: 
Federal(5,083)(11,872)(7,458)
State(1,144)(1,620)(1,499)
Foreign1,359 6,018 1,110 
 (4,868)(7,474)(7,847)
Total income tax provision$52,803 $46,240 $14,425 
Schedule of Income Before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes was as follows (in thousands): 
 Year Ended September 30,
 202520242023
U.S.$193,656 $167,887 $56,923 
Foreign39,894 28,201 12,027 
Income before income taxes$233,550 $196,088 $68,950 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the effective income tax rate, as computed on earnings before income tax provision (benefit) in each of the three years presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:
 Year Ended September 30,
 202520242023
Statutory rate21 %21 %21 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Research and development credit(1)(1)(2)
Foreign rate differential— — 
Valuation allowance— — (3)
Non-deductible expenses
Impact of U.S. global intangible taxes and benefits— 
Stock-based compensation(3)(1)— 
Effective rate23 %24 %21 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of temporary differences between U.S. GAAP accounting and federal income tax accounting, creating deferred income tax assets and liabilities, was as follows (in thousands):
 September 30,
 20252024
Deferred Tax Assets: 
Research and experimental expenditures$18,406 $12,552 
Long-term contracts6,801 7,480 
Deferred compensation3,306 2,868 
Uniform capitalization and inventory2,016 1,511 
Warranty accrual1,447 1,304 
Stock-based compensation1,367 1,269 
Reserve for accrued employee benefits1,189 1,029 
Net operating loss1,086 1,248 
Credit carryforwards797 1,304 
Other671 655 
Deferred tax assets$37,086 $31,220 
Deferred Tax Liabilities: 
Depreciation and amortization$(5,687)$(3,773)
Retention and other(1,597)(1,310)
Deferred tax liabilities$(7,284)$(5,083)
Less: valuation allowance(1,659)(1,599)
Net deferred tax asset$28,143 $24,538 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the unrecognized tax benefits follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended September 30,
 202520242023
Balance at beginning of period$1,739 $1,889 $1,377 
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current period540 460 400 
Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior period185 70 112 
Decreases related to expiration of statute of limitations(316)(680)— 
Decreases related to settlement with taxing authorities— — — 
Balance at end of period$2,148 $1,739 $1,889