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Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
May 01, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 1—Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Overview
Science Applications International Corporation (collectively, with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company") is a leading provider of technical, engineering, and information technology ("IT") services primarily to the U.S. government. The Company integrates emerging technology securely and in real-time into mission critical operations that modernize and enable national imperatives. The Company provides these services for large, complex projects with a targeted emphasis on higher-end, differentiated technology services and solutions that accelerate and transform secure and resilient digital environments through system development, modernization, integration, and sustainment to drive enterprise and mission outcomes.
Effective January 31, 2026, the first day of fiscal 2027, the Company completed a business reorganization that consolidated its five previous business groups into three. The reorganization was designed to simplify the Company's organization structure and optimize operations and customer focus for growth. The consolidated business groups will be led by three Executive Vice Presidents. The three business groups will continue to report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The reorganization did not have an impact on the Company's reportable segments.
The Company now has three customer facing business groups which are also its operating segments. They are aggregated into two reportable segments for financial reporting purposes given the similarity in economic and qualitative characteristics, and based on the nature of the customers they serve. The Company’s two reportable segments are the Defense and Intelligence segment and the Civilian segment.
The Defense and Intelligence segment provides a diverse portfolio of national security solutions to the Department of War ("DoW", formerly referred to as the Department of Defense) and the Intelligence Community of the United States Government, supporting a variety of missions across land, sea, air, and space.
The Civilian segment provides solutions to the civilian markets, encompassing federal, state, and local governments. This includes integrating solutions into a spectrum of public service missions that impact travel, security, trade, health and the economy.
The offerings of both reportable segments entail the integration of emerging technologies into mission critical operations that modernize and enable national imperatives. These services include end-to-end solutions spanning the design, development, integration, deployment, management, operation, sustainment, and security of customer hardware and software platforms.
The Company's Solutions and Technology Group ("STG") supports the operating segments by developing enterprise-class solutions to meet complex customer needs and accelerate digital transformation. These capabilities are delivered to the Company's customers as stand-alone solutions, or integrated with the Company's product offerings through the operations of the business. The STG includes teams focused on artificial intelligence, application development, network services, platforms and cloud, engineering, and cybersecurity. It uses a highly automated, cloud-hosted tool set to rapidly build, test, deploy, and continuously enhance solutions.
Costs associated with corporate functions that are not allocable to the reportable segments are presented as Corporate activities. See Note 10—Business Segments Information for additional information.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
References to “financial statements” refer to the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company, which include the statements of income and comprehensive income, balance sheets, statements of equity and statements of cash flows. These financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). All intercompany transactions and account balances within the Company have been eliminated.
The results reported in these financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year and should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2026.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the financial statements may include, but are not limited to, estimated profitability of long-term contracts, income taxes, fair value measurements, fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets, pension and defined benefit plan obligations, and contingencies. Estimates have been prepared by management on the basis of the most current and best available information at the time of estimation and actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reporting Periods
The Company utilizes a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to January 31, with fiscal quarters typically consisting of 13 weeks. Fiscal 2027 began on January 31, 2026 and ends on January 29, 2027, while fiscal 2026 began on February 1, 2025 and ended on January 30, 2026.
Operating Cycle
The Company’s operating cycle may be greater than one year and is measured by the average time intervening between the inception and the completion of contracts.
Investments in Equity Securities
The Company invests in certain companies that advance or develop new technologies applicable to its business. Each investment is evaluated for consolidation under the variable interest entities model and/or the voting interest model. As of May 1, 2026, none of the Company's investments in equity securities were consolidated.
On April 20, 2026, the Company sold all of its equity in one of its investments, which resulted in a gain of $12 million recognized within "Other operating (income) expense" on the condensed consolidated statements of income and $15 million in cash proceeds, recognized within "Proceeds from sales of investments" on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to amounts reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:
 May 1,
2026
January 30,
2026
 (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$109 $182 
Restricted cash included in other current assets
3 
Restricted cash included in other assets5 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$117 $190 
Accounting Standards Updates
Accounting Standards Updates Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The standard includes new disclosure requirements relating to specified categories of expenses (purchases of inventory,
employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization) that are included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments can be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. In January 2025, the FASB clarified the effective date of the standard by issuing ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on its financial statement disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The standard modernizes the accounting for internal-use software costs by removing all references to project stages and defining a probable-to-complete threshold to begin capitalizing costs. The standard also clarifies the disclosure requirements for capitalized internal-use software costs. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2027. The amendment can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or on a modified transition approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.