OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2025

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment [Table Text Block]

Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for each of the last three fiscal years ended October 31 is as follows (in thousands):


	Segment		Corporate (1)	Intersegment (2)	Consolidated Totals
	FSG	ETG
Year ended October 31, 2025:
Net sales to external customers	$3,115,616	$1,369,428	$—	$—
Intersegment net sales	1,661	43,692	—	(45,353)
Net sales	3,117,277	1,413,120	—	(45,353)	4,485,044
Cost of sales	1,928,042	812,850	—	(42,312)
Other segment items (3)	438,840	275,318	—	—
Operating income	750,395	324,952	(53,308)	(3,041)	1,018,998

Capital expenditures	32,342	25,078	15,466	—	72,886
Depreciation (4)	26,901	25,536	1,978	—	54,415
Amortization (4)	83,799	56,293	1,569	—	141,661

Year ended October 31, 2024:
Net sales to external customers	$2,638,893	$1,218,776	$—	$—
Intersegment net sales	461	44,850	—	(45,311)
Net sales	2,639,354	1,263,626	—	(45,311)	3,857,669
Cost of sales	1,671,596	726,618	—	(42,271)
Other segment items (3)	374,684	248,815	—	—
Operating income	593,074	288,193	(53,772)	(3,040)	824,455

Capital expenditures	27,498	29,864	899	—	58,261
Depreciation (4)	25,153	22,731	1,244	—	49,128
Amortization (4)	73,640	50,994	1,569	—	126,203

Year ended October 31, 2023:
Net sales to external customers	$1,769,985	$1,198,120	$—	$—
Intersegment net sales	200	27,102	—	(27,302)
Net sales	1,770,185	1,225,222	—	(27,302)	2,968,105
Cost of sales	1,130,703	710,896	—	(26,982)
Other segment items (3)	252,185	229,273	—	—
Operating income	387,297	285,053	(46,691)	(320)	625,339



Capital expenditures	22,775	26,493	166	—	49,434
Depreciation (4)	18,699	20,478	1,101	—	40,278
Amortization (4)	36,957	51,296	1,512	—	89,765

(1) Corporate activity consists of unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses.

(2) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.

(3) Represents SG&A expenses.

(4) Depreciation and amortization expense disclosed by reportable segment are included within cost of sales and other segment items.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):


			Other, Primarily Corporate	Consolidated Totals
	Segment
As of October 31,	FSG	ETG
2025	$4,571,887	$3,437,221	$491,326	$8,500,434
2024	4,264,360	2,981,326	347,136	7,592,822

Schedule of Revenue and Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The Company markets its products and services in approximately 130 countries. The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales to customers located in the United States and to those in other countries for each of the last three fiscal years ended October 31 (in thousands). Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the customer. Net sales to any one customer or attributed to any one foreign country did not account for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated net sales during any of the last three fiscal years. The following table also summarizes the Company’s long-lived assets held within and outside of the United States as of October 31 for each of the last three fiscal years (in thousands). Long-lived assets consist of net property, plant and equipment and operating lease ROU assets.


	2025	2024	2023
Net sales:
United States of America	$2,776,103	$2,420,892	$1,963,451
Other countries	1,708,941	1,436,777	1,004,654
Total net sales	$4,485,044	$3,857,669	$2,968,105

Long-lived assets:
United States of America	$447,581	$357,303	$349,085
Other countries (1)	119,110	113,567	94,136
Total long-lived assets	$566,691	$470,870	$443,221

(1) France was the only foreign country where long-lived assets exceeded 10% of the Company's total long-lived assets for certain fiscal periods presented. Long-lived assets held in France totaled $54.2 million and $53.3 million as of October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.