Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2026

The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:


(in millions, except per share amounts)	Year Ended August 31,
	2026		2025		2024
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	89.7	$	92.7	$	82.2
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	—		—		3.5
Net earnings	$	89.7	$	92.7	$	85.7
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	51.8		54.0		54.3
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	0.4		0.5		0.6
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	52.2		54.5		54.9

Earnings per share from continuing operations
Basic	$	1.73	$	1.72	$	1.51
Diluted	$	1.72	$	1.70	$	1.50

Earnings per share from discontinued operations
Basic	$	—	$	—	$	0.07
Diluted	$	—	$	—	$	0.06

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.73	$	1.72	$	1.58
Diluted	$	1.72	$	1.70	$	1.56

Anti-dilutive securities- stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	0.1		0.1		0.1