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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2026
Jun. 28, 2025
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net income before noncontrolling interest $ 274,878 $ 214,287
Adjustments to reconcile net income before noncontrolling interest to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Depreciation and intangibles amortization 134,817 89,813
Stock-based compensation expense 72,502 47,163
Deferred income taxes 54,976 6,990
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment 49,000 0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 72,000 0
Gain on sale of investment (4,710) 0
Other, net 4,846 (5,242)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable 699,074 (43,171)
Contract assets (96,421) (27,630)
Inventories 78,971 (144,798)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (220,260) 2,874
Accounts payable (11,395) (27,580)
Deferred revenue and customer advances (168,185) 309,591
Accrued liabilities and other (238,116) (719)
Cash provided by operating activities 701,977 421,578
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (244,441) (84,890)
Cash paid for business acquisition, net of cash acquired (1,114,152) 0
Payments to Acquire Investments 0 (14,700)
Proceeds from sale of investments 8,710 49,309
Other, net 245 4,718
Cash used in investing activities (1,349,638) (45,563)
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Repayments of borrowings (301,875) (13,125)
Proceeds from long-term debt 2,200,000 0
Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings 94,925 512,700
Repayments of revolving credit facility borrowings (94,925) (512,700)
Debt issuance costs (29,341) 0
Repurchases of common stock (239,244) (113,944)
Payments for tax withholding on stock-based compensation (59,602) (38,547)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,569,938 (165,616)
Effect of exchange rate changes (1,278) 1,461
Increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 920,999 211,860
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period 966,220 625,860
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period 1,887,219 837,720
Cash paid during the period for:    
Interest, net of capitalized interest 72,114 12,678
Income taxes, net of refunds 87,134 67,426
Unpaid purchases of property, plant and equipment at the end of period 65,528 34,805
Issuance of common stock for the acquisition of ZT Systems $ 155,346 $ 0