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PRE-TAX INCOME AND INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

United States

$

(1,912.5)

$

1,047.1

$

538.4

Foreign

88.1

109.1

71.8

$

(1,824.4)

$

1,156.2

$

610.2

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Current

Federal

$

141.1

$

171.7

$

281.2

State

32.3

28.1

46.1

Foreign

27.4

28.0

28.3

200.8

227.8

355.6

Deferred

Federal

(61.7)

(207.5)

(66.7)

State

(12.3)

(14.7)

(17.6)

Foreign

(35.0)

(1.9)

(8.8)

(109.0)

(224.1)

(93.1)

$

91.8

$

3.7

$

262.5

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

  ​ ​ ​

2026

2025

2024

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

U.S. federal statutory income tax rate

$

(383.1)

21.0%

$

242.8

21.0%

$

128.1

21.0%

Domestic federal

Tax credits

Foreign tax credit

(1.3)

0.1%

(16.0)

(1.4)%

(1.2)

(0.2)%

Other

(9.6)

0.5%

(9.3)

(0.8)%

(5.8)

(0.9)%

Nontaxable and nondeductible items

Goodwill impairments

478.6

(26.2)%

1.7

0.1%

102.1

16.7%

Other

8.4

(0.5)%

(1.9)

(0.2)%

0.8

0.1%

Cross-border tax laws

(2.3)

0.1%

(2.7)

(0.2)%

(3.3)

(0.5)%

Changes in valuation allowances

5.3

(0.3)%

(222.8)

(19.3)%

0.4

0.1%

Other

-

0.0%

1.7

0.1%

2.1

0.3%

Domestic state and local income taxes, net of federal effect

20.0

(1.1)%

11.7

1.0%

24.5

4.0%

Foreign tax effects

Canada

Withholding tax

0.5

(0.0)%

2.0

0.2%

10.8

1.8%

Other

(0.4)

0.0%

4.0

0.3%

2.3

0.3%

Mexico

Statutory income tax rate differential

6.8

(0.4)%

7.2

0.6%

7.9

1.3%

Other

(7.1)

0.4%

(4.9)

(0.4)%

(6.2)

(1.0)%

Puerto Rico

Tax election on joint venture income tax return

(35.2)

1.9%

-

0.0%

-

0.0%

Other

0.2

(0.0)%

0.2

0.0%

1.1

0.2%

Other foreign jurisdictions

0.4

(0.0)%

0.3

0.0%

2.2

0.3%

Worldwide changes in unrecognized tax benefits

10.6

(0.5)%

(10.3)

(0.8)%

(3.3)

(0.5)%

Total

$

91.8

(5.0)%

$

3.7

0.3%

$

262.5

43.0%

Schedule of income tax paid net

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

US federal

$

112.2

$

150.3

$

263.7

US state and local

36.8

31.2

46.8

Foreign

Canada

4.1

23.1

*

Mexico

20.0

22.5

21.4

Other

0.3

0.7

11.4

24.4

46.3

32.8

Total

$

173.4

$

227.8

$

343.3

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

May 31, 2026

May 25, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Assets

  ​ ​ ​

Liabilities

  ​ ​ ​

Assets

  ​ ​ ​

Liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

$

$

307.7

$

$

275.1

Inventory

14.7

14.2

Goodwill, trademarks and other intangible assets

341.3

621.1

378.0

842.8

Right-of-use assets

40.9

51.1

Accrued expenses

15.9

19.1

Compensation related liabilities

30.3

29.7

Pension and other postretirement benefits

55.5

49.0

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

8.0

28.6

Lease liabilities

49.7

59.4

Other liabilities that will give rise to future tax deductions

55.8

65.2

Net capital and operating loss carryforwards

23.3

29.0

Research expenditures

23.3

45.1

Federal credits

22.8

23.8

Other

27.1

36.3

28.7

33.4

604.2

1,069.5

692.2

1,280.0

Less: Valuation allowance

(213.5)

(209.4)

Net deferred taxes

$

390.7

$

1,069.5

$

482.8

$

1,280.0

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward

  ​ ​ ​

May 31, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

May 25, 2025

Beginning balance

$

11.0

$

21.7

Increases from positions established during prior periods

19.5

0.9

Decreases from positions established during prior periods

(6.6)

(0.8)

Increases from positions established during the current period

1.0

0.8

Reductions resulting from lapse of applicable statute of limitation

(3.1)

(2.0)

Decrease from audit settlements

(1.6)

(9.3)

Other adjustments to liability

0.1

(0.3)

Ending balance

$

20.3

$

11.0