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Shareholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity
The following tables present a reconciliation of changes in stockholders' equity for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
 Common stockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
Retained
Earnings
Total
Number of
Shares
Stated
Value
 (In thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance, September 30, 2023
148,492,783 $742 $6,684,120 $518,528 $3,666,674 $10,870,064 
Net income— — — — 311,292 311,292 
Other comprehensive loss— — — (49,936)— (49,936)
Cash dividends ($0.805 per share)
— — — — (119,898)(119,898)
Common stock issued:
Public and other stock offerings2,177,864 11 257,757 — — 257,768 
Stock-based compensation plans163,750 3,918 — — 3,919 
Balance, December 31, 2023150,834,397 $754 $6,945,795 $468,592 $3,858,068 $11,273,209 
 Common stockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
Retained
Earnings
Total
Number of
Shares
Stated
Value
 (In thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance, September 30, 2022
140,896,598 $704 $5,838,118 $369,112 $3,211,157 $9,419,091 
Net income— — — — 271,860 271,860 
Other comprehensive income— — — 22,218 — 22,218 
Cash dividends ($0.74 per share)
— — — — (104,552)(104,552)
Common stock issued:
Public and other stock offerings2,147,210 11 223,768 — — 223,779 
Stock-based compensation plans111,953 3,877 — — 3,878 
Balance, December 31, 2022143,155,761 $716 $6,065,763 $391,330 $3,378,465 $9,836,274 
Shelf Registration, At-the-Market Equity Sales Program and Equity Issuances
We have a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that allows us to issue up to $5.0 billion in common stock and/or debt securities, which expires March 31, 2026. At December 31, 2023, $3.1 billion of securities were available for issuance under this shelf registration statement.
We have an at-the-market (ATM) equity sales program under which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock up to an aggregate offering price of $1.0 billion through March 31, 2026 (including shares of common stock that may be sold pursuant to forward sale agreements entered into concurrently with the ATM equity sales program).
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we executed forward sales under our ATM equity sales program with various forward sellers who borrowed and sold 2,284,076 shares of our common stock at an aggregate price of $261.4 million. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we also settled forward sale agreements with respect to 2,144,558 shares that had been borrowed and sold by various forward sellers under the ATM program for net proceeds of $254.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, $499.1 million of equity was available for issuance under our existing ATM program. Additionally, we had $473.5 million in available proceeds from outstanding forward sale agreements, as detailed below.
MaturityShares AvailableNet Proceeds Available
(In thousands)
Forward Price
September 30, 2024861,655 $101,376 $117.65 
December 31, 20242,176,974 250,866 $115.24 
June 30, 20251,061,914 121,230 $114.16 
Total4,100,543 $473,472 $115.47 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
We record deferred gains (losses) in AOCI related to available-for-sale debt securities and interest rate agreement cash flow hedges. Deferred gains (losses) for our available-for-sale debt securities are recognized in earnings upon settlement, while deferred gains (losses) related to our interest rate agreement cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings on a straight-line basis over the life of the related financing. The following tables provide the components of our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) balances, net of the related tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss).
Available-
for-Sale
Securities
Interest Rate
Agreement
Cash Flow
Hedges
Total
 (In thousands)
September 30, 2023$(369)$518,897 $518,528 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications296 (47,741)(47,445)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— (2,491)(2,491)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)296 (50,232)(49,936)
December 31, 2023$(73)$468,665 $468,592 
 
Available-
for-Sale
Securities
Interest Rate
Agreement
Cash Flow
Hedges
Total
 (In thousands)
September 30, 2022$(495)$369,607 $369,112 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications87 22,661 22,748 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— (530)(530)
Net current-period other comprehensive income87 22,131 22,218 
December 31, 2022$(408)$391,738 $391,330