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Restructuring, Severance and Related Charges
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring, Severance and Related Charges Restructuring, Severance and Related Charges
The following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring, severance and related charges (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
2026(1)
2025(2)
2024(3)
Employee severance and benefit costs$44 $58 $177 
Lease costs4 6 2 
Asset write-off costs35 53 79 
Other costs14 64 38 
Total restructuring, severance and related charges(4)
$97 $181 $296 
(1)Primarily relates to targeted restructuring activities to optimize our cost structure and improve operational efficiencies.
(2)Primarily related to the 2025 Restructuring Plan.
(3)Primarily related to the 2024 Restructuring Plan.
(4)Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring, severance and related charges are cash costs.
The following table presents the Company’s restructuring, severance, and related charges disaggregated by segment (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
202620252024
Total restructuring, severance and related charges:
Regulated Industries$57 $80 $75 
Intelligent Infrastructure10 34 69 
Connected Living and Digital Commerce30 21 84 
Non-allocated charges— 46 68 
Total$97 $181 $296 
The table below summarizes the Company’s liability activity during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026 (in millions):
Employee Severance
and Benefit Costs
Lease CostsAsset Write-off CostsOther Related CostsTotal
Balance as of August 31, 2025
$16 $— $— $17 $33 
Restructuring related charges44 4 35 14 97 
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity— — (35)(12)(47)
Cash payments(50)(4)— (15)(69)
Balance as of August 31, 2026
$10 $— $— $4 $14 
2025 Restructuring Plan
On September 24, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan to align our support infrastructure to further optimize organizational effectiveness. This action includes headcount reductions across our Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”) and manufacturing cost base and capacity realignment (the “2025 Restructuring Plan”).
The 2025 Restructuring Plan, totaling approximately $200 million in pre-tax restructuring and other related costs, was substantially complete as of August 31, 2026.
2024 Restructuring Plan
On September 26, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan to (i) realign the Company’s cost base for stranded costs associated with the Company’s sale and realignment of the Mobility Business and (ii) optimize the Company’s global footprint. This action includes headcount reductions across our SG&A cost base and capacity realignment (the “2024 Restructuring Plan”).
The 2024 Restructuring Plan, totaling approximately $300 million in pre-tax restructuring and other related costs, was substantially complete as of August 31, 2024.