Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 164,397	$ 185,094
Accounts receivable, net	795,872	755,112
Contract assets	80,903	92,405
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	193,635	125,605
Total current assets	1,234,807	1,158,216
Property and equipment, net	34,890	32,316
Right-of-use assets, operating leases	182,500	182,319
Goodwill	1,133,303	1,110,412
Intangible assets, net	27,536	29,163
Deferred tax assets	52,009	47,804
Other non-current assets	66,435	62,546
Total assets	2,731,480	2,622,776
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	151,256	147,436
Accrued compensation	184,468	237,669
Contract liabilities	274,118	241,340
Short-term lease liabilities, operating leases	55,809	57,865
Current portion of long-term debt	12,505	12,504
Current contingent earn-out liabilities	33,701	28,797
Other current liabilities	158,758	190,406
Total current liabilities	870,615	916,017
Deferred tax liabilities	32,779	15,161
Long-term debt	234,120	246,250
Long-term lease liabilities, operating leases	148,034	146,285
Non-current contingent earn-out liabilities	35,328	36,769
Other non-current liabilities	86,637	79,157
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Equity:
Preferred stock - authorized, 2,000 shares of $0.01 par value; no shares issued and outstanding at January 1, 2023 and October 2, 2022	0	0
Common stock - authorized, 150,000 shares of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding, 53,226 and 52,981 shares at January 1, 2023 and October 2, 2022, respectively	532	530
Additional paid-in capital	3,281	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(175,126)	(208,144)
Retained earnings	1,495,221	1,390,701
Tetra Tech stockholders’ equity	1,323,908	1,183,087
Noncontrolling interests	59	50
Total stockholders' equity	1,323,967	1,183,137
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,731,480	$ 2,622,776