At the end of fiscal years 2025 and 2024, property, plant and equipment at cost and accumulated depreciation were:
(Dollars in Millions)20252024
Land and land improvements$701718
Buildings and building equipment13,42912,317
Machinery and equipment32,87329,444
Construction in progress7,3616,289
Total property, plant and equipment, gross$54,36448,768
Less accumulated depreciation31,19528,250
Total property, plant and equipment, net$23,16920,518

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 11, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 13, 2025
2023Feb 16, 2023
2022Feb 17, 2022
2021Feb 22, 2021
2019Feb 18, 2020
2018Feb 20, 2019
2017Feb 27, 2017
2016Feb 24, 2016

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.