Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2026

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments

Financial information relating to the Company's business segments is presented in the tables below.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2026						March 28, 2026
	Pet		Garden		Total		Pet		Garden		Total
	(in thousands)
Net sales	$	476,842	$	429,310	$	906,152	$	892,654	$	630,871	$	1,523,525
Cost of goods sold	296,931		309,657				565,286		468,067
Selling, general and administrative expenses	102,089		53,685				199,746		106,515
Segment operating income (loss)	$	77,822	$	65,968	$	143,790	$	127,622	$	56,289	$	183,911
Unallocated corporate items					(29,854)						(53,442)
Interest expense					(14,068)						(28,579)
Interest income					4,984						11,728
Other expense					(351)						(169)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest					$	104,501					$	113,449

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2025						March 29, 2025
	Pet		Garden		Total		Pet		Garden		Total
	(in thousands)
Net sales	$	453,710	$	379,827	$	833,537	$	881,172	$	608,801	$	1,489,973
Cost of goods sold	290,674		269,780				569,569		451,622
Selling, general and administrative expenses	102,422		51,316				199,732		96,025
Segment operating income	$	60,614	$	58,731	$	119,345	$	111,871	$	61,154	$	173,025
Unallocated corporate items					(26,021)						(51,709)
Interest expense					(14,510)						(28,980)
Interest income					5,152						11,892
Other income (expense)					744						(973)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest					$	84,710					$	103,255

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2026		March 29, 2025		March 28, 2026		March 29, 2025
	(in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment	$	10,462	$	9,498	$	20,599	$	19,578
Garden segment	9,991		10,443		20,265		21,574
Total reportable segments	20,453		19,941		40,864		41,152
Corporate	231		705		480		1,428
Total depreciation and amortization	$	20,684	$	20,646	$	41,344	$	42,580

	March 28, 2026		March 29, 2025		September 27, 2025
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Pet segment	$	992,989	$	1,025,398	$	941,122
Garden segment	1,463,289		1,516,181		1,232,088
Total reportable segments	2,456,278		2,541,579		2,173,210
Corporate	1,289,250		1,088,038		1,452,433
Total assets	$	3,745,528	$	3,629,617	$	3,625,643
Goodwill (included in corporate assets above):
Pet segment	$	285,323	$	285,323	$	285,323
Garden segment	269,369		269,369		269,369
Total goodwill	$	554,692	$	554,692	$	554,692

The tables below present the Company's disaggregated revenues by segment:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2026						March 28, 2026
	Pet		Garden		Total		Pet		Garden		Total
	(in millions)
Other pet products	$	164.0	$	—	$	164.0	$	282.7	$	—	$	282.7
Dog and cat products	157.4		—		157.4		314.4		—		314.4
Other manufacturers' products	104.4		64.1		168.5		206.8		99.7		306.5
Wild bird products	51.0		84.3		135.3		88.7		140.5		229.2
Other garden supplies	—		280.9		280.9		—		390.7		390.7
Total	$	476.8	$	429.3	$	906.1	$	892.6	$	630.9	$	1,523.5

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2025						March 29, 2025
	Pet		Garden		Total		Pet		Garden		Total
	(in millions)
Other pet products	$	152.9	$	—	$	152.9	$	277.8	$	—	$	277.8
Dog and cat products	137.4		—		137.4		298.1		—		298.1
Other manufacturers' products	110.3		60.9		171.2		215.3		103.2		318.5
Wild bird products	53.1		81.7		134.8		90		135.3		225.3
Other garden supplies	—		237.2		237.2		—		370.3		370.3
Total	$	453.7	$	379.8	$	833.5	$	881.2	$	608.8	$	1,490.0