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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 651,946 $ 512,811 $ 429,375
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 14,952 13,827 14,638
Share-based compensation 156,667 149,439 123,847
Deferred income taxes (32,486) (27,330) (47,378)
Net gain on marketable securities (5,024) (9,834) (2,908)
Non-cash operating lease costs 9,604 12,423 14,708
Provision of doubtful accounts 1,485 1,675 1,475
Gain on product line asset sale 0 0 (1,941)
Net loss on sales and abandonment of property and equipment 210 438 547
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (100,377) (34,144) (70,117)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 610 (14,034) (11,904)
Accounts payable 9,849 3,316 2,236
Accrued compensation and employee benefits 10,065 3,195 4,631
Other liabilities 31,566 7,216 (7,057)
Deferred revenue 29,740 13,966 18,763
Net cash provided by operating activities 778,807 632,964 468,915
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (8,922) (8,884) (4,237)
Capitalized internal-use software costs (30,485) (16,667) 0
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 2,184 15,930 5,032
Purchases of marketable securities (6,496) (18,372) (10,623)
Cash transferred, net of proceeds, from product line asset sale 0 0 (6,126)
Net cash used in investing activities (43,719) (27,993) (15,954)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from revolving line of credit and term loans 725,000 947,000 407,000
Payments on revolving line of credit and term loans (1,368,750) (602,000) (402,000)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 1,500,000 0 0
Payments on debt issuance costs (17,163) (706) 0
Payments on finance leases (3,144) (1,333) 0
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock under employee stock plans 32,823 25,006 22,198
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (204,593) (139,188) (76,673)
Repurchases of common stock (1,414,502) (821,702) (405,526)
Net cash used in financing activities (750,329) (592,923) (455,001)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1,290) 1,841 5,616
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (16,531) 13,889 3,576
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 150,667 136,778 133,202
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year 134,136 150,667 136,778
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds of $8,649, $859 and $640 during the years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively 162,089 133,716 152,775
Cash paid for interest 103,564 106,388 96,877
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Unsettled repurchases of common stock 18,416 13,391 1,821
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable 47 62 106
Finance lease obligation incurred $ 0 $ 11,740 $ 0