Major classes of property, plant and equipment, including finance lease assets, are summarized in the table below as of August 31, 2025 and 2024.
20252024
 (Dollars in thousands)
Land and land improvements$490,418 $404,465 
Buildings1,505,368 1,394,911 
Machinery and equipment8,750,348 8,223,650 
Computer software, office equipment and other570,834 548,368 
Construction in progress853,263 859,039 
Gross property, plant and equipment12,170,231 11,430,433 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization6,668,937 6,253,078 
Total property, plant and equipment $5,501,294 $5,177,355 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Nov 5, 2025Showing above
2024Nov 6, 2024
2023Nov 8, 2023
2022Nov 2, 2022
2021Nov 4, 2021
2020Nov 5, 2020
2019Nov 6, 2019
2018Dec 3, 2018
2017Nov 9, 2017
2016Nov 3, 2016
2015Nov 23, 2015

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.