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Investments | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Investments | Investments Non-current investments consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Equity and fixed income mutual funds | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 839 |
Life insurance policies | 5,115 |  |  | 5,493 |
Equity-method investments | — |  |  | 349 |
Other (primarily cost-method) investments | 16,310 |  |  | 16,395 |
| $ | 22,275 |  |  | $ | 23,076 |
During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company completed the disposal of its investment in Liquid X Printed Metals Inc. (“Liquid X”), a private company specializing in ink technologies. The Company's investment in Liquid X was previously written-down in fiscal 2024, and had a net carrying value of zero at the time of the disposal transaction. The President and CEO of Liquid X is a former executive officer of the Company and a former member of Matthews' Board of Directors.

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