INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Pretax Earnings from Continuing Operations

Pretax earnings from continuing operations consist of the following:

	2023		2024	2025
United States	$	1,529	712	1,118
Non-U.S.	1,374		1,308	1,816
Total pretax earnings	$	2,903	2,020	2,934

Schedule of Principal Components of Income Tax Expense

The principal components of income tax expense follow:

	2023		2024	2025
Current:
U.S. federal	$	463	325	463
State and local	47		34	56
Non-U.S.	369		452	481
Deferred:
U.S. federal	(159)		(284)	(212)
State and local	(17)		(18)	11
Non-U.S.	(61)		(94)	(103)
Income tax expense	$	642	415	696

Schedule of Reconciliations of U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate

Reconciliations of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate follow.

	2023		2024		2025
U.S. federal statutory rate	21.0	%	21.0	%	21.0	%
State and local taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit	0.8		0.6		1.8
Non-U.S. rate differential	0.8		2.0		1.2
Non-U.S. tax holidays	(0.8)		(1.7)		(1.3)
Research and development credits	(0.5)		(1.2)		(0.9)
Foreign derived intangible income	(2.6)		(3.8)		(2.0)
U.S. taxation of Non-U.S. Earnings	1.3		2.1		1.7
Subsidiary restructuring	—		(2.9)		(0.2)
Test & Measurement purchase accounting	—		1.7		—
Other	2.1		2.8		2.4
Effective income tax rate	22.1	%	20.6	%	23.7	%

Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	2024		2025
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning	$	235	291
Additions for current year tax positions	59		24
Additions for prior year tax positions	18		12
Reductions for prior year tax positions	(22)		(26)
Acquisitions and divestitures	13		—
Reductions for settlements with tax authorities	(7)		(8)
Reductions for expiration of statutes of limitations	(5)		(5)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending	$	291	288

Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities

The principal items that gave rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities follow:

	2024		2025
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses, capital losses and tax credits	$	283	276
Accrued liabilities	149		149
Postretirement and postemployment benefits	17		13
Employee compensation and benefits	121		122
Other	176		249
Total	$	746	809
Valuation allowances	$	(256)	(251)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles	$	(2,161)	(1,871)
Pensions	(193)		(195)
Property, plant and equipment	(121)		(149)
Undistributed non-U.S. earnings	(36)		(34)
Other	(53)		(51)
Total	$	(2,564)	(2,300)
Net deferred income tax liability	$	(2,074)	(1,742)