CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 134,136	$ 150,667
Accounts receivable, net	529,148	426,642
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	41,881	40,104
Total current assets	705,165	617,413
Marketable securities	54,625	45,289
Property and equipment, net	67,713	38,465
Operating lease right-of-use assets	26,213	29,580
Goodwill	783,340	782,752
Deferred income taxes	118,553	86,513
Other assets	112,524	117,872
Total assets	1,868,133	1,717,884
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	32,315	22,473
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	115,369	106,103
Other accrued liabilities	114,618	79,812
Deferred revenue	187,372	156,897
Current maturities on debt	399,541	15,000
Total current liabilities	849,215	380,285
Long-term debt	2,656,150	2,194,021
Operating lease liabilities	19,187	21,963
Other liabilities	89,365	84,294
Total liabilities	3,613,917	2,680,563
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding)	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 88,857 shares issued and 23,764 and 24,392 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively)	238	244
Additional paid-in-capital	1,331,120	1,366,572
Treasury stock, at cost (65,093 and 64,465 shares at September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively)	(7,537,908)	(6,138,736)
Retained earnings	4,552,816	3,900,870
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(92,050)	(91,629)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(1,745,784)	(962,679)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,868,133	$ 1,717,884