Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

		August 31, 2025
($ in thousands)	Irrigation			Infrastructure		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	568,000	(1)	$	108,368	$	676,368
Cost of operating revenues		402,126			63,462		465,588
Gross profit		165,874			44,906		210,780
Operating expenses		68,911			18,568		87,479
Segment operating income	$	96,963		$	26,338	$	123,301
Unallocated corporate expenses							35,177
Operating income						$	88,124
(1) includes domestic revenues of $273,839 and international revenues of $294,161

		August 31, 2024
($ in thousands)	Irrigation			Infrastructure		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	513,896	(1)	$	93,178	$	607,074
Cost of operating revenues		358,390			57,629		416,019
Gross profit		155,506			35,549		191,055
Operating expenses		67,959			16,554		84,513
Segment operating income	$	87,547		$	18,995	$	106,542
Unallocated corporate expenses							29,934
Operating income						$	76,608
(1) includes domestic revenues of $302,148 and international revenues of $211,748

		August 31, 2023
($ in thousands)	Irrigation			Infrastructure		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	586,031	(1)	$	88,053	$	674,084
Cost of operating revenues		401,427			59,642		461,069
Gross profit		184,604			28,411		213,015
Operating expenses		62,635			16,344		78,979
Segment operating income	$	121,969		$	12,067	$	134,036
Unallocated corporate expenses							31,852
Operating income						$	102,184
(1) includes domestic revenues of $309,538 and international revenues of $276,493

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2025		2024		2023
Total capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	38,026	$	24,720	$	13,043
Infrastructure		4,147		4,207		5,287
Corporate		323		52		445
	$	42,496	$	28,979	$	18,775
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	14,198	$	14,480	$	12,834
Infrastructure		4,417		4,396		4,023
Corporate		2,281		2,324		2,425
	$	20,896	$	21,200	$	19,282

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

		For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)		2025			2024			2023
		Revenues	% of total		Revenues	% of total		Revenues	% of total
United States	$	350,229	52	$	338,429	56	$	347,238	52
International		326,139	48		268,645	44		326,846	48
Total revenues	$	676,368	100	$	607,074	100	$	674,084	100

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2025				2024				2023
	Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total
United States	$	116,771		82	$	89,175		79	$	76,428		77
International		25,536		18		23,640		21		23,253		23
Total long-lived assets	$	142,307		100	$	112,815		100	$	99,681		100