Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Schedule of Reconciliation of Changes in Stockholders Equity

The following tables present a reconciliation of changes in stockholders' equity for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.


	Common stock			Additional 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, 2025	161,568,384	$	808	$	8,221,455	$	475,015	$	4,861,612	$	13,558,890
Net income	—	—		—		—		402,964		402,964
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		(4,805)		—		(4,805)


Cash dividends ($1.00 per share)	—	—		—		—		(160,407)		(160,407)

Common stock issued:
Public and other stock offerings	3,709,647	18		474,625		—		—		474,643
Stock-based compensation plans	156,446	1		11,606		—		—		11,607
Balance, December 31, 2025	165,434,477	$	827	$	8,707,686	$	470,210	$	5,104,169	$	14,282,892


	Common stock			Additional 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, 2024	155,258,845	$	776	$	7,474,559	$	465,715	$	4,216,619	$	12,157,669
Net income	—	—		—		—		351,858		351,858
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—		16,423		—		16,423


Cash dividends ($0.87 per share)	—	—		—		—		(135,453)		(135,453)

Common stock issued:
Public and other stock offerings	3,329,358	17		383,520		—		—		383,537
Stock-based compensation plans	137,862	1		6,446		—		—		6,447
Balance, December 31, 2024	158,726,065	$	794	$	7,864,525	$	482,138	$	4,433,024	$	12,780,481

Schedule of Forward Sales Agreements

Additionally, we had $1.1 billion in available proceeds from outstanding forward sale agreements, as detailed below.



Maturity	Shares Available	Net Proceeds Available (In thousands)		Forward Price
June 30, 2026	1,773,043	$	231,237	$	130.42
December 31, 2026	3,392,352	475,828		$	140.26
March 31, 2027	2,486,880	381,858		$	153.55
Total	7,652,275	$	1,088,923	$	142.30

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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, 2025	$	209	$	474,806	$	475,015
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	1		—		1
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		(4,806)		(4,806)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	1		(4,806)		(4,805)

December 31, 2025	$	210	$	470,000	$	470,210


	Available- for-Sale Securities		Interest Rate Agreement Cash Flow Hedges		Total
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2024	$	213	$	465,502	$	465,715
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(138)		19,719		19,581
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		(3,158)		(3,158)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	(138)		16,561		16,423

December 31, 2024	$	75	$	482,063	$	482,138