v3.25.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Taxes  
Schedule of provision for income taxes

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Current:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Federal

$

14,859

$

(8,586)

$

33,832

State

 

4,837

 

3,352

 

16,108

International

 

164,720

 

200,912

 

299,031

$

184,416

$

195,678

$

348,971

Deferred:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Federal

$

(22,831)

$

(50,305)

$

(59,342)

State

 

655

 

(8,348)

 

(11,960)

International

 

(14,006)

 

(41,213)

 

(22,678)

 

(36,182)

 

(99,866)

 

(93,980)

$

148,234

$

95,812

$

254,991

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

United States

$

(68,852)

$

(234,972)

$

(38,848)

International

 

786,780

 

724,291

 

1,203,202

Income before income taxes

$

717,928

$

489,319

$

1,164,354

2025

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Percent

U.S. Federal statutory tax rate

 

$

150,765

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect*

4,306

0.6

%

Foreign tax effects

Germany

Foreign exchange difference

(11,536)

(1.6)

%

Other

3,809

0.5

%

Cayman Islands

Statutory tax rate difference between Cayman Islands and United States

(12,170)

(1.7)

%

Taiwan

Foreign exchange difference

(7,930)

(1.1)

%

Other

807

0.1

%

Other foreign jurisdictions

11,743

1.6

%

Effect of cross-border tax laws

13,281

1.8

%

Tax credits

Research and development tax credits

(9,635)

(1.3)

%

Changes in valuation allowances

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

1,358

0.2

%

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

1,452

0.2

%

Other adjustments

1,984

0.3

%

Effective tax rate

$

148,234

20.6

%

* State taxes in Ohio, California, District of Columbia, New York, Minnesota, and Virginia made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

Year Ended December 31,

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

United States

$

(234,972)

$

(38,848)

International

724,291

1,203,202

Income before income taxes

$

489,319

$

1,164,354

Provision at statutory tax rate

$

102,757

$

244,514

State taxes, net of federal benefit

(3,279)

2,379

International effective tax rate differential

8,958

27,993

Change in valuation allowance

333

(7,755)

Other non-deductible expenses

(585)

2,993

Changes in tax accruals

(9,419)

1,153

Tax credits

(10,786)

(7,666)

U.S. tax (benefit) on foreign earnings

6,801

(10,075)

Other

1,032

1,455

Provision for income taxes

$

95,812

$

254,991

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Balance at beginning of year

$

63,953

$

82,808

$

75,666

Additions based on tax positions taken during a prior period

 

7,710

 

4,537

 

7,466

Reductions based on tax positions taken during a prior period

 

(10,242)

 

(20,245)

 

(4,448)

Additions based on tax positions taken during the current period

 

5,930

 

7,943

 

5,505

Reductions based on tax positions taken during the current period

 

(1,575)

 

 

Reductions related to settlement of tax matters

 

(15,265)

 

(11,090)

 

Reductions related to a lapse of applicable statute of limitations

 

 

 

(1,381)

Balance at end of year

$

50,511

$

63,953

$

82,808

Schedule of open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction

United States - Federal

  ​ ​ ​

2016 - present

United States - States

 

2015 - present

China and Hong Kong

 

2018 - present

Germany (a)

 

2020 - present

Italy (a)

 

2013 - present

Netherlands

 

2019 - present

Sweden

 

2020 - present

Taiwan

 

2020 - present

United Kingdom

 

2021 - present

(a)Includes national as well as local jurisdictions.
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Deferred tax assets:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Net operating loss carryforwards

$

35,971

$

16,567

Inventory adjustments

 

119,898

 

110,370

Allowance for credit losses

 

24,918

 

20,475

Accrued expenses

 

100,853

 

81,951

Interest carryforward

 

4,612

 

21,923

Foreign tax credit carryforward

9,194

Intangibles

10,499

4,939

Stock-based compensation awards

 

6,345

 

5,490

Lease liability

 

65,130

 

65,718

Research and experimentation costs (a)

 

83,305

 

73,971

Other

 

1,921

 

1,066

 

462,646

 

402,470

Valuation allowance

(16,011)

(16,165)

Total deferred tax assets

$

446,635

$

386,305

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Goodwill

$

(165,985)

$

(157,786)

Depreciation

 

(42,175)

 

(42,540)

Lease right-of-use assets

 

(61,493)

 

(61,685)

Other comprehensive income items

 

(20,328)

 

(15,615)

Total deferred tax liabilities

$

(289,981)

$

(277,626)

Total net deferred tax assets

$

156,654

$

108,679

(a)At December 31, 2025, and 2024, the company recorded deferred tax asset of $83.3 million and $74.0 million, respectively, related to capitalized U.S. based research and experimental (“R&E”) costs, pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 174, as amended by the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Schedule Of income tax paid, net

Income taxes paid, net of income taxes refunded, for the year ended December 31 were:

(thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

U.S. federal

 

$

12,354

U.S. state and local

5,287

17,641

Foreign

Spain

16,184

Italy

15,581

Canada

14,937

United Kingdom

11,116

France

11,045

China

10,087

Other

98,609

Total Foreign

177,559

Total

$

195,200