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LEASES
6 Months Ended
Apr. 27, 2025
LEASES  
LEASES

(6) LEASES

We lease John Deere equipment and a limited amount of non-John Deere equipment to retail customers through sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases. Sales-type and direct financing leases are reported in “Financing leases” and operating leases are reported in “Equipment on operating leases – net.”

Lease revenues earned by us were as follows:

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

April 27

April 28

April 27

April 28

2025

2024

2025

2024

Sales-type and direct financing lease revenues

$

27.8

$

26.3

$

56.0

$

53.3

Operating lease revenues

256.8

235.7

510.9

469.9

Variable lease revenues

 

4.8

 

4.1

 

8.9

 

8.1

Total lease revenues

$

289.4

$

266.1

$

575.8

$

531.3

Variable lease revenues reported above primarily relate to separately invoiced property taxes on leased equipment in certain markets, late fees, and excess use and damage fees. Excess use and damage fees are reported in “Other income” and were $1.0 and $1.6 for the second quarter and the six months ended April 27, 2025, respectively, compared with $.7 and $1.1 for the same periods last year, respectively.

The cost of equipment on operating leases by market was as follows:

April 27

October 27

April 28

2025

2024

2024

Agriculture and turf

$

5,792.3

$

5,765.0

$

5,336.2

Construction and forestry

919.0

 

963.7

997.8

Total

6,711.3

6,728.7

6,334.0

Accumulated depreciation

 

(1,358.3)

(1,301.0)

(1,266.6)

Equipment on operating leases – net

$

5,353.0

$

5,427.7

$

5,067.4

Total operating lease residual values at April 27, 2025, October 27, 2024, and April 28, 2024 were $3,785.4, $3,786.2, and $3,564.5, respectively. John Deere dealers generally provide a first-loss residual value guarantee on operating lease originations. Total residual value guarantees were $714.9, $698.7, and $617.0 at April 27, 2025, October 27, 2024, and April 28, 2024, respectively.

We discuss options to purchase the equipment or extend the lease prior to operating lease maturity with lessees and dealers. We remarket equipment returned to us upon termination of leases. The matured operating lease inventory balances at April 27, 2025, October 27, 2024, and April 28, 2024 were $21.4, $26.6, and $19.9, respectively. Matured operating lease inventory is reported in “Other assets.”