COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2026

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company is a defendant in various litigation matters generally arising out of the ordinary course of business. Based on information currently available, the Company does not believe that any additional matters or proceedings presently pending will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, liquidity or cash flows.

Environmental Liability. The Company has realized commitments attributable to environmental remediation activities primarily associated with former manufacturing sites of the Company's HPC segment. In coordination with local and federal regulatory agencies, we have conducted testing on certain sites, which have resulted in the identification of contamination that has been attributed to historical activities at the properties, resulting in the realization of incremental costs to be assumed by the Company towards the remediation of these properties and the recognition of an environmental remediation liability. We have not conducted invasive testing at all sites and locations and have identified an environmental remediation liability to the extent such remediation requirements have been identified and are considered estimable. The following is a summary of the environmental remediation liability as of March 29, 2026 and September 30, 2025:


(in millions)	March 29, 2026		September 30, 2025
Environmental remediation liability	$	5.2	$	5.4
Reported as:
Other current liabilities	1.8		1.9
Other long-term liabilities	3.4		3.5

Product Liability. The Company may be named as a defendant in lawsuits involving product liability claims and maintains an estimated liability in the amount of management’s estimate for aggregate exposure for such liabilities based upon probable loss from loss reports, individual cases, and losses incurred but not reported. There have been no recent product issues that management believes would have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or operating results. As of March 29, 2026 and September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $2.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in product liability, included in Other Current Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.