INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 4 — INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate was 21.1% and 19.6% for the three months ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in the Company's effective tax rate was primarily due to decreased benefits from stock-based compensation.

On July 4, 2025, the U.S. government enacted The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 which includes, among other provisions, changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system including the allowance of immediate expensing of qualifying research and development expenses and permanent extensions of certain provisions within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Certain provisions were effective for NIKE beginning June 1, 2025. Based on the Company's current analysis of the provisions, the Company does not expect these tax law changes to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements; however, the Company will continue to evaluate their impact as further information becomes available.

As of August 31, 2025, total gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties, were $1,021 million, $748 million of which would affect the Company's effective tax rate if recognized in future periods. The majority of total gross unrecognized tax benefits are long-term in nature and included within Deferred income taxes and other liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of May 31, 2025, total gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties, were $1,026 million. As of August 31, 2025 and May 31, 2025, accrued interest and penalties

related to uncertain tax positions were $392 million and $376 million, respectively, (excluding federal benefit) and included within Deferred income taxes and other liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S., as well as various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is currently under audit by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for fiscal years 2017 through 2023. The Company has closed all U.S. federal income tax matters through fiscal year 2016, with the exception of certain transfer pricing adjustments. In certain major foreign jurisdictions, tax years after 2014 remain subject to examination.

Although the timing of resolution of audits is not certain, the Company evaluates all domestic and foreign audit issues in the aggregate, along with the expiration of applicable statutes of limitations, and estimates that it is reasonably possible the total gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by up to $228 million within the next 12 months primarily as a result of the expected resolution with the IRS of certain U.S. federal income tax matters for fiscal years 2017 through 2019 related to transfer pricing adjustments, research and development credits and other items.

In January 2019, the European Commission opened a formal investigation to examine whether the Netherlands has breached State Aid rules when granting certain tax rulings to the Company. The Company believes the investigation is without merit. If this matter is adversely resolved, the Netherlands may be required to assess additional amounts with respect to prior periods, and the Company's income taxes related to prior periods in the Netherlands could increase.