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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company participates in and/or sponsors various pension, savings and postretirement benefit plans. Pension plans and postretirement benefit plans are closed to new participants with the exception of a small group covered by collective bargaining agreements. The Company has a legally enforceable obligation to contribute to some plans and is not required to contribute to others. The plans include both defined benefit pension plans and employee non-contributory and employee contributory accumulation plans covering all eligible employees. The Company makes contributions in accordance with applicable laws or contract terms.
Pension and postretirement plans that are sponsored by the Company are accounted for as defined benefit pension plans. Accordingly, the funded and unfunded position of each plan is recorded in the Balance Sheets. Actuarial gains and losses that have not yet been recognized through income are recorded in
Accumulated other comprehensive loss net of taxes, and they are systematically amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. The Company’s benefit obligation for the plans is calculated using assumptions which the Company reviews on a regular basis. The funded status of the plans can change from year to year, but the assets of the funded plans have been sufficient to pay all benefits that came due in each of fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023.
The Company uses a June 30 measurement date for all pension and postretirement benefit plans. The following table sets forth the change in the projected benefit obligation, change in the fair value of plan assets and funded status for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans:
Pension benefits Postretirement benefits
As of June 30,
2025202420252024
(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of the year$1,119 $1,172 $45 $47 
Service cost23 27 1 — 
Interest cost57 61 2 2 
Benefits paid(44)(43)(3)(3)
Settlements(a)
(37)(50)— — 
Actuarial losses (gains)(b)
37 (48)(1)(1)
Projected benefit obligation, end of the year1,155 1,119 44 45 
Change in the fair value of plan assets for the Company’s benefit plans:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of the year891 853 — — 
Actual return on plan assets54 45 — — 
Employer contributions40 86 3 3 
Benefits paid(44)(43)(3)(3)
Settlements(a)
(37)(50)— — 
Fair value of plan assets, end of the year904 891 — — 
Funded status(c)
$(251)$(228)$(44)$(45)
Grantor Trust assets(c)
$265 $266 $— $— 
(a)
Represents the full settlement of former employees’ deferred pension benefit obligations through lump sum payments.
(b)
Actuarial losses for June 30, 2025 and actuarial gains for June 30, 2024 were primarily due to a change in the mortality assumption and higher interest rates, respectively, utilized in measuring the plan obligations.
(c)
The Company has established an irrevocable grantor trust (the “Grantor Trust”), administered by an independent trustee, with the intention of making cash contributions to the Trust to fund certain future pension benefit obligations of the Company. The assets in the Grantor Trust are unsecured funds of the Company and can be used to satisfy the Company’s obligations in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency.
Amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets consist of:
Pension benefits Postretirement benefits
As of June 30,
2025202420252024
(in millions)
Pension assets$10 $36 $— $— 
Accrued pension liabilities(261)(264)(44)(45)
Net amounts recognized$(251)$(228)$(44)$(45)
Amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax, consist of:
Pension benefitsPostretirement benefits
As of June 30,
2025202420252024
(in millions)
Actuarial losses (gains)$197 $169 $(27)$(30)
Accumulated pension benefit obligations as of June 30, 2025 and 2024 were $1.05 billion and $1.01 billion, respectively. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, the fair value of plan assets exceeds the projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation for each funded plan. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, the projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation exceeds the fair value of plan assets for each unfunded plan. Information about funded and unfunded pension plans is presented below:
Funded plansUnfunded plans
As of June 30,
2025202420252024
(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation$894 $855 $261 $264 
Accumulated benefit obligation794 747 256 260 
Fair value of plan assets904 891 — 
(a)
— 
(a)
(a)
The fair value of the assets in the Grantor Trust as of June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $265 million and $266 million, respectively.
The components of net periodic benefit costs were as follows:
Pension benefits Postretirement benefits
For the years ended June 30,
202520242023202520242023
(in millions)
Service cost$23 $27 $30 $1 $— $1 
Interest cost57 61 52 2 2 2 
Expected return on plan assets(50)(45)(40)— — — 
Amortization of deferred losses (gains)5 12 23 (4)(4)(4)
Net periodic benefit costs$35 $55 $65 $(1)$(2)$(1)
The components of net periodic benefit costs other than the service cost component are included in Non- operating other, net in the Statements of Operations.
Pension benefitsPostretirement benefits
For the years ended June 30,
202520242023202520242023
Additional information
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate5.5 %5.5 %5.3 %5.3 %5.4 %5.3 %
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs
Discount rate for service cost5.5 %5.3 %4.8 %5.5 %5.3 %4.8 %
Discount rate for interest cost5.3 %5.4 %4.5 %5.3 %5.4 %4.5 %
Expected return on plan assets5.6 %5.3 %5.0 %N/AN/AN/A
N/A – not applicable.
The Company utilizes a full yield curve approach in the estimation of the service and interest components of net periodic benefit costs for pension and postretirement benefits by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the benefit obligation to their underlying projected cash flows. The Company utilizes the latest mortality table released by the Society of Actuaries with adjustments to reflect plan specific characteristics.
The following assumed health care cost trend rates were also used in accounting for postretirement benefits:
Postretirement benefits
As of June 30,
20252024
Health care cost trend rate6.4 %6.6 %
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)4.9 %4.9 %
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate20312031
The following table sets forth the estimated benefit payments and estimated settlements for the next five fiscal years and in aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter. These payments are estimated based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company’s benefit obligation at the end of the fiscal year and include benefits attributable to estimated future employee service:
Expected benefit payments
Pension
benefits
Postretirement
benefits
(in millions)
Fiscal year
2026$88 $3 
202787 4 
202889 4 
202996 4 
203098 4 
2031-2035482 19 
The above table presents expected benefit payments for the postretirement benefits net of a nominal amount of U.S. Medicare subsidy receipts per year.
Plan Assets and Grantor Trust
The following tables present Plan assets for the Company’s funded pension plans and Grantor Trust assets to fund certain future unfunded pension benefit obligations of the Company. The assets are classified by level within the fair value hierarchy, as described in Note 6—Fair Value, as of June 30, 2025 and 2024:
As of June 30, 2025
Fair value measurements at reporting date usingAssets measured
TotalLevel 1
at NAV(a)
(in millions)
Pension plan assets
Pooled funds(b)
Money market funds$35 $35 $— 
Domestic equity funds116 116 — 
Domestic fixed income funds(c)
582 582 — 
International equity funds83 83 — 
Balanced funds55 55 — 
Partnership interests33 — 33 
Total fair value of plan assets$904 $871 $33 
Grantor Trust assets
Pooled funds(b)
Money market funds$8 $8 $— 
Domestic fixed income funds(c)
68 68 — 
Balanced funds
60 60 — 
Domestic government obligations(d)
128 128 — 
Other(e)
1 1 — 
Total fair value of Grantor Trust assets$265 $265 $— 
As of June 30, 2024
Fair value measurements at reporting
date using		Assets measured
TotalLevel 1
at NAV(a)
(in millions)
Pension plan assets
Pooled funds(b)
Money market funds$12 $12 $— 
Domestic equity funds156 156 — 
Domestic fixed income funds(c)
488 488 — 
International equity funds118 118 — 
Balanced funds69 69 — 
Partnership interests48 — 48 
Total fair value of plan assets$891 $843 $48 
Grantor Trust assets
Pooled funds(b)
Money market funds$26 $26 $— 
Domestic fixed income funds(c)
66 66 — 
Balanced funds
53 53 — 
Domestic government obligations(d)
120 120 — 
Other(e)
1 1 — 
Total fair value of Grantor Trust assets$266 $266 $— 
(a)
Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient are excluded from the fair value hierarchy disclosure. These investments have monthly liquidity.
(b)
Pooled funds that have a readily determinable fair value are valued at the regularly published NAV.
(c)
Domestic fixed income funds consist primarily of investment grade securities.
(d)
Government obligations consist of investment grade securities whose fair value is based on observable market data obtained from dealers and brokers.
(e)
Includes cash and cash equivalents.
The investment objective for the funded pension plans is to grow assets at a level commensurate with the growth in the liability while minimizing funded status volatility. The asset allocation strategy will change over time by shifting assets from return seeking assets to liability hedging assets upon the achievement of certain funding milestones. Return seeking assets are diversified across equity, fixed income and other investments and liability hedging assets are primarily fixed income investments, which are managed to correlate highly with the pension liabilities to reduce interest rate risk. The target asset allocation on June 30, 2025 is 32% return seeking assets and 68% liability hedging assets which approximates the actual asset allocation as of June 30, 2025. Assets are generally managed by external investment managers. The expected long-term rate of return on asset assumption is determined using the current target asset allocation and applying expected future returns for the various asset classes and correlations amongst the asset classes.
The funded plans weighted-average asset allocation, by asset category, are as follows:
Pension benefits
As of June 30,
20252024
Asset category
Equity investments22 %31 %
Fixed income investments, including cash72 61 
Other6 8 
Total100 %100 %
Required pension plan contributions for the next fiscal year are not expected to be material; however, actual contributions may be affected by pension asset and liability valuation changes during the year. The Company will continue to make voluntary contributions as necessary to improve funded status.
Defined Contribution Plans
The Company has defined contribution plans for the benefit of substantially all employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Employer contributions to such plans were $74 million, $70 million and $68 million for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.