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LEASES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES LEASES
The Company leases manufacturing facilities, offices, land, equipment and vehicles. Such leases, some of which are noncancellable and, in many cases, include renewals, expire at various dates. Such options to renew are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. The Company’s lease agreements typically do not contain any significant residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants, and payments within certain lease agreements are adjusted periodically for changes in an index or rate.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The discount rate implicit in the Company’s leases is generally not determinable, and therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, which is determined based on the lease term and the currency in which lease payments are made. The lease term includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise those options.
Leases are classified as either operating or finance leases based on the criteria in ASC 842. Operating lease cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Finance lease right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the underlying asset, and interest on finance lease liabilities is recognized using the effective interest method. Where the lease transfers ownership or the Company is reasonably certain to exercise a purchase option, the asset is amortized over its useful life. The Company has made an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets or liabilities for leases with a term of twelve months or less. The Company has also elected, for all classes of underlying assets, not to separate non-lease components, such as related services, from lease components, and accounts for them as a single lease component.
The components of lease expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2026, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
Classification202620252024
Operating lease costCost of sales or selling and administrative expenses$34 $23 $22 
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assetsCost of sales18 15 12 
Interest on lease liabilitiesInterest expense-net22 19 16 
Total lease cost$74 $57 $50 
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2026, 2025 and 2024 is as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
202620252024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases$33 $23 $21 
Operating cash outflows from finance leases17 16 14 
Financing cash outflows from finance leases8 7 6 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases$55 $25 $21 
Finance leases49 25 83 
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows (in millions):
ClassificationSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 2025
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOther non-current assets$92 $65 
Current operating lease liabilitiesAccrued and other current liabilities22 15 
Long-term operating lease liabilitiesOther non-current liabilities74 51 
Total operating lease liabilities$96 $66 
Finance Leases
Finance lease right-of-use assets, netProperty, plant and equipment-net$307 $264 
Current finance lease liabilitiesCurrent portion of long-term debt12 8 
Long-term finance lease liabilitiesLong-term debt332 276 
Total finance lease liabilities$344 $284 
As of September 30, 2026 and 2025 the Company has the following remaining lease term and weighted average discount rates:
September 30, 2026September 30, 2025
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases5.2 years6.4 years
Finance leases20.0 years19.8 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases6.0%5.7%
Finance leases6.9%7.0%
    Future maturities of lease liabilities are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ended September 30,Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2027$27 $29 
202821 30 
202917 31 
203012 31 
20319 32 
Thereafter35 509 
Total future minimum lease payments121 662 
Less: imputed interest25 318 
Total lease liabilities$96 $344