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Summary of Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). All intercompany transactions and accounts within Embecta have been eliminated.
Revenue Recognition and Measurement of Revenues
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from product sales and considers performance obligations satisfied when the customer obtains control of the product, which is generally upon shipment or delivery, depending on the delivery terms specified in the sales agreement. The Company acts as the principal in its customer arrangements and therefore records revenue on a gross basis. When arrangements include multiple performance obligations, the total transaction price of the contract is allocated to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised goods or services underlying each performance obligation. The point in time upon which shipment or delivery occurs is the most faithful depiction of when control of the goods transfers to the customer. Variable consideration such as rebates, chargebacks, sales discounts, and sales returns are estimated and treated as a reduction of revenue in the same period the related revenue is recognized. These estimates are based on contractual terms, historical practices and current trends, and are adjusted as new information becomes available. Revenues exclude any taxes that the Company collects from customers and remits to tax authorities.
Measurement of Revenues
Payment terms extended to the Company’s customers are based upon commercially reasonable terms for the markets in which the Company’s products are sold. Because the Company generally expects to receive payment within one year or less from when control of a product is transferred to the customer, the Company does not generally adjust its revenues for the effects of a financing component.
The Company’s gross revenues are subject to a variety of gross-to-net deductions which are recorded in the same period that the underlying revenues are recognized. Such variable consideration includes rebates, chargebacks, sales discounts, and sales returns. Because these deductions represent estimates of the related obligations, judgment is required when determining the impact of these revenue deductions on gross revenues for a reporting period. Rebates provided by the Company are based upon prices determined under the Company’s agreements primarily with its end-user customers. Additional factors considered in the estimate of the Company’s variable consideration liability include the quantification of inventory that is either in stock at or in transit to the Company’s distributors, as well as the estimated lag time between the sale of product and the payment of corresponding variable consideration.
Cash and Equivalents
Cash and Equivalents
Cash and equivalents include all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition. Interest income on Cash and equivalents is recorded as earned, which is further discussed in Note 16.
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash consists of cash not readily available for use in the Company's operating activities and is primarily pledged as collateral for bank guarantees related to certain customer performance guarantees and property leases internationally, which are further discussed in Note 16.
Trade Receivables
Trade Receivables
The Company grants credit to customers in the normal course of business and the resulting trade receivables are stated at their net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the Company’s estimate of probable credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of its trade receivables and is determined based on historical loss experiences, current conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts such as country or regional risks that are not captured in the historical loss information, and other specific account data such as customer specific credit risk. Amounts are written off against the allowances for doubtful accounts when the Company determines that a customer account is uncollectible. The allowance for doubtful accounts for trade receivables is not material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Inventories
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of approximate cost or net realizable value determined on the first-in, first-out basis.
Cloud Computing Arrangements
Cloud Computing Arrangements
The Company capitalizes costs incurred to implement cloud computing arrangements that are service contracts within Prepaid expenses and other and Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the expected period that amortization will be recognized. Implementation costs associated with cloud computing arrangements are capitalized when incurred during the application development phase. Once the implementation of a cloud
computing arrangement is complete and ready for its intended use, the Company amortizes the costs over the expected term of the hosting arrangement using the straight-line method to the same income statement line as the associated cloud operating expenses.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is principally provided on the straight-line basis over estimated useful lives, which range from 20 to 45 years for buildings, 4 to 13 years for machinery and equipment and 1 to 20 years for leasehold improvements. Depreciation expense was $38.1 million in 2025, $34.9 million in 2024, and $31.5 million in 2023.
Property, plant and equipment are periodically reviewed when impairment indicators are present to assess recoverability or a decision has been made to abandon efforts associated with construction in progress assets. Recoverability is determined by comparing the carrying values of the assets or asset groups to the undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use and eventual disposition of such assets or asset groups. If the asset’s or asset group’s carrying value exceeds such undiscounted cash flows, the assets or asset groups are not recoverable and an impairment loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value of the asset or asset group exceeds its calculated fair value.
Capitalized Interest
Capitalized Interest
The interest cost on capital projects is capitalized and included in the cost of the project. Capitalization commences with the first expenditure for the project and continues until the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. When no debt is incurred specifically for a project, interest is capitalized on project expenditures using the weighted average cost of the Company's outstanding borrowings. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 the Company capitalized $2.8 million, $3.7 million and $4.6 million of interest expense, respectively, into Property, Plant and Equipment, Net. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company capitalized $0.1 million and $0.9 million of interest expense into Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets, respectively. No interest expense was capitalized into Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
Advertising Costs
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in Selling and administrative expense.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. The Company has one reporting unit. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment as of July 1 each year, or more frequently if impairment indicators exist, by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that fair value is less than carrying value. If the Company concludes it is more likely than not that fair value is less than carrying value, a quantitative fair value test is performed. If carrying value is greater than fair value, a goodwill impairment charge will be recorded for the difference (up to the carrying value of goodwill). The Company completed the annual goodwill impairment test as of July 1, 2025 and concluded that no impairment to goodwill was necessary as the fair value of the Company's one reporting unit was significantly in excess of the carrying value.
No goodwill impairments were identified during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024, or 2023. As of September 30, 2025 there are no accumulated impairment losses related to goodwill.
Amortized intangible assets primarily consist of patents and customer relationships. Patents are generally amortized over 20 years using the straight-line method. Customer relationship assets are generally amortized over periods ranging from 10 to 15 years, using the straight-line method. Other intangibles with finite useful lives are amortized over periods principally ranging from 1 to 40 years, using the straight-line method. Finite-lived intangible assets are periodically reviewed when impairment indicators are present to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. The carrying values of these finite-lived assets are compared to the undiscounted cash flows they are expected to generate and an impairment loss is recognized in operating results to the extent any finite-lived intangible asset’s carrying value exceeds its calculated fair value.
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency and Derivative Financial Instruments
Assets and liabilities denominated in their functional currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The United States dollar results that arise from such translation are included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage market risks associated with fluctuations in certain foreign currency exchange rates. The Company utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to protect against market risks arising in the normal course of business.
At the end of the reporting period, foreign-currency-denominated assets and liabilities are remeasured into the functional currencies of the reporting entities at current market rates. The change in value from this remeasurement is reported as a foreign exchange gain or loss for that period in Other income (expense), net.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company considers its shipping and handling costs to be contract fulfillment costs and records them within selling and administrative expense.
Contingencies
Contingencies
The Company establishes accruals for future losses which are both probable and can be reasonably estimated (and in the case of environmental matters, without considering possible third-party recoveries).
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation
Effective April 1, 2022, the Company established the 2022 Employee and Director Equity Based Compensation Plan, as amended on February 7, 2024 (the "Plan"). The Plan provides for the grant of various types of awards, including restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards, stock appreciation rights, stock options, performance-based awards and cash awards. Under the Plan, the exercise price of awards, if any, is set on the grant date and generally may not be less than the fair market value per share on that date. The Company measures stock-based compensation for equity awards at fair value on the date of grant and records stock-based compensation as a charge to earnings net of the estimated impact of forfeited awards. For awards that ultimately settle in cash, we treat them as liability awards and mark the award to market each reporting period and recognize any adjustment in our Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost only for those stock-based awards that are estimated to ultimately vest over their requisite service period, based on the vesting provisions of the individual grants. The cumulative effect on current and prior periods of a change in the estimated forfeiture rate is recognized as compensation cost in earnings in the period of the change (see Note 9).
Benefit Plans
Benefit Plans
For certain defined benefit plans, the over funded or underfunded status of the Plan was recognized as an asset or liability in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. Embecta sponsors certain non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans (See Note 19).
Research and Development
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities at the applicable tax rates.
The Company maintains valuation allowances where it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances are included in the tax provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, the Company evaluates factors such as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset.
From time to time, the Company engages in transactions in which tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. The Company conducts business and files tax returns in numerous jurisdictions based on its interpretation of tax laws and regulations. In evaluating the Company’s tax provision, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain tax positions unless such positions are determined to be more likely than not of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits. The Company’s policy is to recognize, when applicable, interest and penalties related to income taxes as part of income tax expense.
While the Company believes it has identified all reasonable exposures and the reserve it has established is appropriate under the circumstances, it is possible that additional exposures exist and that exposures may be settled at amounts
different than the amounts reserved. It is also possible that changes in facts and circumstances could cause the Company to either materially increase or reduce the carrying amount of its tax reserve.
The Company accounts for the tax effects of global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) in the income tax provision in the period the tax arises.
Segment Data
Segment Data
The Company operates and reports its financial information as one segment. In making this determination, the Company (i) determines its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), (ii) identifies and analyzes potential business components, (iii) identifies its operating segments and (iv) determines whether there are multiple operating segments requiring presentation as reportable segments. The Company’s decision to report as one segment is based upon the following: (1) its internal organizational structure; (2) the manner in which its operations are managed; and (3) the criteria used by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, its CODM, to evaluate performance of the Company’s business and allocate resources and capital.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements
A fair value hierarchy is applied to prioritize inputs used in measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are detailed below. Additional disclosures regarding the Company’s fair value measurements are provided in Note 16.

Level 1—Inputs to the valuation methodology which represent unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs to the valuation methodology which include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.

Level 3—Inputs to the valuation methodology which are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
Leases
Leases
The Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at inception. If a lease is identified in an arrangement, the Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and liability in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and determines whether the lease should be classified as a finance or operating lease. The Company does not recognize assets or liabilities for leases with lease terms of less than 12 months.
A lease qualifies as a finance lease if any of the following criteria are met at the inception of the lease: (i) there is a transfer of ownership of the leased asset to Embecta by the end of the lease term, (ii) the Company holds an option to purchase the leased asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, (iii) the lease term is for a major part of the remaining economic life of the leased asset, (iv) the present value of the sum of lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the leased asset, or (v) the nature of the leased asset is specialized to the point that it is expected to provide the lessor no alternative use at the end of the lease term. All other leases are recorded as operating leases.
Finance and operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term using the discount rate implicit in the lease. If the implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. Operating lease assets are further adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments. Operating lease payments are expensed using the straight-line method as an operating expense over the lease term. Finance lease assets are amortized to depreciation expense using the straight-line method over the shorter of the useful life of the related asset or the lease term. Finance lease payments are bifurcated into (i) a portion that is recorded as imputed interest expense and (ii) a portion that reduces the finance liability associated with the lease.
For lease arrangements that are recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, the right-of-use asset and lease liability is initially measured at the commencement date based upon the present value of the lease payments due under the lease. These payments represent the combination of the fixed lease and fixed non-lease components that are due under the arrangement. Variable lease payments are expensed as incurred. If a lease includes an option to extend or terminate the lease, the Company reflects the option in the lease term if it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option.
Finance leases are recorded in Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Current finance lease liabilities, and Non Current Finance Lease Liabilities and operating leases are recorded in Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets, Accrued expenses, and Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sales and Transfers of Financial Instruments
Sales and Transfers of Financial Instruments
The Company may discount and sell accounts receivables during the normal course of business. These receivables which are sold to a third party without recourse, are excluded from the amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s continuing involvement is limited to servicing the receivables. The cash proceeds received from such sales are included in operating cash flows. The expenses associated with the sale of receivables are recorded within Other operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Restructuring Costs
Restructuring Costs
The Company records liabilities for costs associated with exit or disposal activities in the period in which the liability is incurred. In accordance with existing benefit arrangements, future employee termination costs to be incurred in conjunction with involuntary separations are accrued when such separations are probable and estimable. When accruing these costs, the Company will recognize the amount that is the best estimate. Costs for one-time termination benefits are recognized at the date the employee is notified, unless the employee is required to render services beyond a minimum retention period, in which case the benefits are expensed ratably over the service period. Liabilities for other costs associated with a restructuring activity are measured at fair value and are recognized when the liability is incurred. Other costs primarily consist of contract termination fees and other costs related to restructuring activities and are expensed when incurred. In connection with exit and disposal activities, the Company also assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets employed in the business.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates or assumptions affect reported assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, depreciable and amortizable lives, sales returns and allowances, rebate accruals, restructuring costs, inventory reserves and taxes on income as reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards and Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which modifies the disclosure and presentation requirements of reportable segments. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning with its fiscal year 2025 reporting and for interim reporting beginning with its fiscal year 2026. The Company adopted this ASU for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2024 on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The adoption of the ASU did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. See Note 8 for more information.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning with its fiscal year 2026 reporting. While this ASU will increase disclosures, it will not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40), to improve disclosures about an entity's expenses including more detailed information about the components of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning with its fiscal year 2028 reporting and for interim reporting beginning with its fiscal year 2029. While this ASU will increase disclosures, it will not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal Use Software. This ASU eliminates accounting consideration of software project development stages and clarifies the threshold applied to begin capitalizing costs. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning with its fiscal 2029 reporting and permits prospective, modified prospective, or retrospective adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this ASU on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.