Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 27,

 

 

September 28,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Land and improvements

 

$

199,862

 

 

$

195,601

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

141,211

 

 

 

133,019

 

Transportation equipment

 

 

32,800

 

 

 

26,306

 

Storage facilities

 

 

125,441

 

 

 

122,308

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

78,457

 

 

 

77,841

 

Tanks and cylinders

 

 

1,000,002

 

 

 

965,187

 

Computer software

 

 

58,009

 

 

 

54,988

 

Construction in progress

 

 

61,964

 

 

 

30,806

 

 

 

 

1,697,746

 

 

 

1,606,056

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(1,006,471

)

 

 

(952,071

)

 

 

$

691,275

 

 

$

653,985

 

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.