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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations and Income Tax Expense
Significant components of income before income taxes and income tax expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2023
Components of income before income taxes:
United States$(42,814)$545,826 $817,853 
Non-U.S24,224 41,411 32,437 
(Loss) Income before income taxes$(18,590)$587,237 $850,290 
Income tax expense:
Current:
United States:
Federal$26,763 $82,125 $110,714 
State9,115 16,012 25,556 
Non-U.S:8,745 12,859 11,261 
Current income tax expense$44,623 $110,996 $147,531 
Deferred:
United States:
Federal$(40,278)$4,100 $12,670 
State(6,240)351 1,274 
Non-U.S:(1,520)(1,082)(1,085)
Deferred income (benefit) tax expense(48,038)3,369 12,860 
Income tax expense$(3,415)$114,365 $160,391 
Schedule of Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Differences between the statutory federal income tax rate and effective income tax rate are summarized below:
(in thousands)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2023
Statutory federal tax21 %21 %21 %
Adjustments to reconcile to the effective income tax rate:
State income taxes%%%
Stock-based compensation(5)%(2)%(1)%
Foreign rate differential(8)%— %— %
Disallowed loss on sale of business(23)%— %— %
Solar tax credits— %— %(5)%
General business credits%— %— %
Nondeductible executive compensation(11)%%— %
Nondeductible goodwill(16)%— %— %
Pillar 2 Income Taxes(1)%— %— %
Foreign-derived intangible income%— %— %
Non-deductible meals & entertainment(2)%— %— %
Changes in valuation allowances%— %— %
Changes in reserves for uncertain tax positions(7)%— %— %
Nontaxable solar tax credits66 %(3)%— %
Return to provision(2)%— %— %
Other(2)%— %%
Effective income tax rate18 %19 %19 %
Schedule of Components of Net Deferred Income Tax Assets The components of the net deferred income tax assets are as follows:
(in thousands)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued liabilities and reserves$38,820 $39,232 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards20,506 20,436 
Capitalized research and development10,854 8,446 
Inventory17,089 14,274 
Lease obligations42,544 46,179 
Other1,939 1,121 
$131,752 $129,688 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment$(31,773)$(40,373)
Intangible assets(11,961)(43,487)
Right-of-use assets, net(38,932)(44,722)
Other(5,820)(6,609)
$(88,486)$(135,191)
Net deferred tax liability before valuation allowance43,266 (5,503)
Valuation allowance(20,854)(20,517)
Net deferred tax liability$22,412 $(26,020)
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest and Penalties
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefit, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:
(in thousands)For the period from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2025
Balance as of September 30, 2022$985 
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years(75)
Additions based on tax positions related to current year1,792 
Settlements(121)
Balance as of September 30, 20232,581 
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years84 
Additions based on tax positions related to current year1,287 
Settlements(585)
Balance as of September 30, 20243,367 
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years578 
Additions based on tax positions related to current year754 
Expiration of statute of limitations(182)
Balance as of September 30, 2025$4,517 
Schedule of Tax Years Subject to Examination
The following tax years remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions as follows:

JurisdictionYears Open to Audit
United States2022, 2023 and 2024