Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Business Combination [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Note 3 Acquisitions

Acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase method, and accordingly, the results of operations were included in the Company's financial statements from the date of acquisition. The acquisitions did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

Effective January 30, 2025, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Hadronex, Inc, a Delaware Corporation d/b/a SmartCover® Systems (SmartCover), headquartered in Escondido California. SmartCover is a provider of sewer line and lift station monitoring solutions.

The total purchase consideration for SmartCover, net of cash acquired, was $184.0 million, following the net working capital adjustment of $0.9 million. The Company's allocation of the purchase price at December 31, 2025 included $6.6 million of receivables, $4.5 million of inventories, $4.8 million of other assets, $59.6 million of developed technology intangible assets, $26.0 million of other intangible assets and $118.3 million of goodwill that is not deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets acquired are primarily developed technology, customer relationships and trademarks with estimated average useful lives of 12 to 20 years. The Company also assumed $1.6 million of payables, $18.3 million of net deferred income tax liabilities, $12.2 million of deferred revenue and $3.7 million of other liabilities as part of the acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired was based upon the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. As of December 31, 2025, the Company completed its analysis for estimating the fair value of the assets acquired. Revenue associated with SmartCover for the eleven months ended December 31, 2025 was $39.7 million. SmartCover is reported within the utility water product line and the Company will continue to operate under a single segment.

Effective January 1, 2024, the Company acquired select remote water monitoring hardware and software, inclusive of the Telog® product line and Unity Remote Monitoring software as a service (the Telog/Unity Assets). The total purchase consideration for the Telog/Unity Assets was $3.0 million in cash. The allocation of purchase price to the assets acquired was based upon the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had completed its analysis for estimating the fair value of the assets acquired.