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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2026
Financial Instruments  
Financial Instruments

10. Financial Instruments

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

As part of managing the exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, we utilize cross-currency swap contracts and foreign currency forward contracts, a portion of which are designated as cash flow hedges. The objective of these contracts is to minimize impacts to cash flows and profitability due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on intercompany and other cash transactions. We expect that significantly all of the balance in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with the cash flow hedge-designated instruments addressing foreign exchange risks will be reclassified into the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within the next twelve months.

Hedge of Net Investment

We hedge our net investment in certain foreign operations using intercompany loans and external borrowings denominated in the same currencies. The aggregate notional value of these hedges was $3,888 million and $4,212 million at June 26, 2026 and September 26, 2025, respectively.

We also use a cross-currency swap program to hedge our net investment in certain foreign operations. The aggregate notional value of the contracts under this program was $5,755 million and $5,671 million at June 26, 2026 and September 26, 2025, respectively. Under the terms of these contracts, we receive interest in U.S. dollars at a weighted-average rate of 1.8% per annum and pay no interest. Upon the maturity of these contracts at various dates through fiscal 2031, we will pay the notional value of the contracts in the designated foreign currency and receive U.S. dollars from our counterparties. We are not required to provide collateral for these contracts.

These cross-currency swap contracts were recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

June 26,

September 26,

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

(in millions)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

32

$

11

Other assets

 

83

 

23

Accrued and other current liabilities

86

97

Other liabilities

100

193

The impacts of our hedge of net investment programs were as follows:

For the

For the

Quarters Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 26,

June 27,

June 26,

June 27,

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

(in millions)

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses) on intercompany loans and external borrowings(1)

$

30

$

(228)

$

85

$

(189)

Gains (losses) on cross-currency swap contracts designated as hedges of net investment(1)

 

5

 

(336)

 

117

 

(158)

(1)Recorded as currency translation, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and offset by changes attributable to the translation of the net investment.

Commodity Hedges

As part of managing the exposure to certain commodity price fluctuations, we utilize commodity swap contracts. The objective of these contracts is to minimize impacts to cash flows and profitability due to changes in prices of commodities used in production. These contracts had an aggregate notional value of $770 million and $569 million at June 26, 2026 and September 26, 2025, respectively, and were designated as cash flow hedges. These commodity swap contracts were recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

June 26,

September 26,

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

(in millions)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

70

$

73

Other assets

 

1

 

7

Accrued and other current liabilities

37

Other liabilities

14

The impacts of our commodity swap contracts were as follows:

For the

For the

Quarters Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 26,

June 27,

June 26,

June 27,

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

(in millions)

Gains (losses) recorded in other comprehensive income (loss)

$

(20)

$

7

$

114

  ​ ​ ​

$

59

Gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into cost of sales

56

16

158

38

We expect that significantly all of the balance in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with commodity hedges will be reclassified into the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within the next twelve months.