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Leases
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

Note 13 – Leases

Lessor

Equipment on operating leases is reported net of accumulated depreciation of $133.2 million and $123.0 million as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively. Depreciation expense was $9.6 million and $28.4 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2026, respectively, and $8.9 million and $27.0 million for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2025, respectively. In addition, certain railcar equipment leased-in by the Company on operating leases is subleased to customers under non-cancelable operating leases with lease terms ranging from one to approximately 10 years. Operating lease rental revenues included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2026 was $34.3 million and $106.0 million, which included $4.0 million and $14.1 million, respectively, of revenue as a result of daily, monthly or car hire utilization arrangements. Operating lease rental revenues included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2025 was $35.5 million and $103.1 million, which included $6.1 million and $16.6 million, respectively, of revenue as a result of daily, monthly or car hire utilization arrangements.

Aggregate minimum future amounts receivable under all non-cancelable operating leases and subleases at May 31, 2026, will mature as follows:

(in millions)

 

 

 

Remaining three months of 2026

 

$

34.9

 

2027

 

 

113.9

 

2028

 

 

92.3

 

2029

 

 

68.8

 

2030

 

 

48.3

 

Thereafter

 

 

79.9

 

 

$

438.1

 

Lessee

The Company leases railcars, real estate, and certain equipment under operating and, to a lesser extent, finance lease arrangements. As of and for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2026 and 2025, finance leases were not a material component of the Company's lease portfolio. The Company’s real estate and equipment leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to 72 years, with some including options to extend up to 9 years. The Company recognizes a lease liability and corresponding right-of-use (ROU) asset based on the present value of lease payments. To determine the present value of lease payments, as most of its leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is used to discount the lease payments based on information available at each lease commencement date. The Company considers its recent debt issuances as well as publicly available data for instruments with similar characteristics when estimating its incremental borrowing rate.

The components of operating lease costs were as follows:

 

 

Three months ended
May 31,

 

 

Nine months ended
May 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

5.8

 

 

$

5.2

 

 

$

16.1

 

 

$

14.5

 

Short-term lease expense

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

4.5

 

Total

 

$

6.9

 

 

$

6.6

 

 

$

18.7

 

 

$

19.0

 

Aggregate minimum future amounts payable under operating leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable terms at May 31, 2026, will mature as follows:

(in millions)

 

 

 

Remaining three months of 2026

 

$

4.6

 

2027

 

 

15.6

 

2028

 

 

14.5

 

2029

 

 

12.8

 

2030

 

 

9.6

 

Thereafter

 

 

30.1

 

Total lease payments

 

$

87.2

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

(13.4

)

Total lease obligations

 

$

73.8

 

The table below presents additional information related to the Company’s operating leases:

 

 

May 31,
2026

 

 

August 31,
2025

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

 

10.8

 

 

 

10.6

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

4.5

%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows:

 

 

Nine months ended
May 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2026

 

2025

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

15.1

 

 

$

13.7

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

$

1.3

 

 

$

33.9