Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Business Combination [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

2024 Acquisitions

In October 2023, we acquired Clearpath Robotics, Inc., including its industrial division OTTO Motors (Clearpath), a company that specializes in autonomous robotics for industrial applications, headquartered in Ontario, Canada. We recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with this acquisition based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date of October 2, 2023. The aggregate purchase price allocation is as follows (in millions):

	Purchase Price Allocation
Receivables	$	8
Inventory	22
Goodwill	283
Intangible assets	313
All other assets	11
Total assets acquired	637
Less: Deferred tax liability	(9)
Less: Liabilities assumed	(19)
Net assets acquired	$	609
	Purchase Consideration
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$	566
Contingent consideration	43
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	609

Intangible assets identified include $270 million of technology, $41 million of trademarks, and $2 million of customer relationships. We assigned the full amount of goodwill and all other assets acquired to our Intelligent Devices segment. The goodwill recorded represents intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. This goodwill arises because the purchase price for Clearpath reflects a number of factors including the future earnings and cash flow potential for the business and resulting synergies from the business portfolio and industry expertise. We do not expect the goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets were valued using an income approach, specifically the relief from royalty method and multi-period excess earnings method. The relief from royalty method calculates value based on hypothetical payments that would be saved by owning an asset rather than licensing it. The multi-period excess earnings method is the isolation of cash flows from a single intangible asset and measures fair value by discounting them to present value. These values are considered level 3 measurements under the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 1 for further information regarding levels in the fair value hierarchy. The key assumption requiring the use of judgement in the valuation of the technology asset was the obsolescence factor, where we estimated a phase out over 12 years; other assumptions included forecasted revenue growth rates and margin and the discount rate. The key assumption requiring the use of judgement in the valuation of the trademarks asset was the weighted average royalty rate of 2.05 percent; other assumptions included forecasted revenue growth rates and the discount rate.

The purchase price included up to $50 million in contingent consideration that can be earned by sellers if Clearpath achieves revenue targets that it had established prior to the acquisition in two performance periods ending February 29, 2024, and February 28, 2025. We developed various risk-based scenarios and a probability outcome model to measure the fair value of the contingent consideration. We determined the fair value to be $43 million as of the acquisition date, which is considered a level 3 measurement under the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy. We updated the fair value measures quarterly during the performance periods to reflect actual contingent consideration earned.

The following table presents the fair value of the contingent consideration in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (in millions):

	Period ended February 29, 2024		Period ended February 28, 2025		Total
Contingent consideration as of December 31, 2023	$	17	$	26	$	43
Adjustment for earnout achieved for first performance period	(7)		—		(7)
Adjustment to fair value	—		(21)		(21)
Payment of earnout achieved for first performance period	(10)		—		(10)
Contingent consideration as of September 30, 2024	$	—	$	5	$	5
Adjustment for earnout forfeited for second performance period	—		(5)		(5)
Contingent consideration as of September 30, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	—

No consideration was earned or paid for the second performance period. The consideration for the amount earned for the first performance period was paid during the third quarter of 2024.

In November 2023, we acquired Verve Industrial Protection (Verve), a cybersecurity software and services company that focuses specifically on industrial environments. We recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with this acquisition based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date of November 1, 2023. The aggregate purchase price allocation is as follows (in millions):

	Purchase Price Allocation
Receivables	$	8
Goodwill	133
Intangible assets	47
All other assets	1
Total assets acquired	189
Less: Liabilities assumed	(6)
Net assets acquired	$	183
	Purchase Consideration
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	183

We assigned the full amount of goodwill to our Lifecycle Services segment. We expect the goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recorded represents intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition.

Pro forma consolidated sales for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, were $8.3 billion and $9.1 billion, respectively, and the impact on earnings was not material. The preceding pro forma consolidated financial results of operations are as if the preceding 2024 acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2022. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the transaction occurred as of that time.

Total sales from all of the above 2024 acquisitions in the year ended September 30, 2024, were $84 million. Total acquisition-related costs from all of the above 2024 acquisitions in the year ended September 30, 2024, were not material. Net losses from all of the above 2024 acquisitions in the year ended September 30, 2024, were $53 million.

2023 Acquisitions

In October 2022, we acquired CUBIC, a company that specializes in modular systems for the construction of electrical panels, headquartered in Bronderslev, Denmark. We assigned the full amount of goodwill related to this acquisition to our Intelligent Devices segment.

In February 2023, we acquired Knowledge Lens, a services and solutions provider headquartered in Bengaluru, India. We assigned the full amount of goodwill related to this acquisition to our Lifecycle Services segment.

We recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with these acquisitions based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition dates of October 31, 2022, and February 28, 2023, respectively. The aggregate purchase price allocation is as follows (in millions):

	Purchase Price Allocation
Accounts receivable	$	24
Inventories	18
Property	28
Goodwill	111
Other intangible assets	54
All other assets acquired	21
Total assets acquired	256
Less: Other liabilities assumed	(13)
Less: Deferred income taxes	(57)
Net assets acquired, excluding cash	$	186
	Purchase Consideration
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	186

Pro forma consolidated sales for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, were approximately $9.1 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively, and the impact on earnings is not material. The preceding pro forma consolidated financial results of operations are as if the preceding fiscal 2023 acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2021. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the transaction occurred as of that time. Acquisition-related costs recorded as expenses in the year ended September 30, 2023, were not material.

Total sales in 2023 from the 2023 acquisitions were $88 million, and the impact on earnings was not material. Total acquisition costs from the 2023 acquisitions were not material.