Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
 
 End of Fiscal Year
 20252024
 (in thousands)
Land$16,362 $14,844 
Buildings and improvements167,800 159,741 
Equipment, furniture and fixtures(1)
592,086 533,314 
Computer software70,042 66,226 
Construction-in-progress(2)
40,134 21,394 
 
 886,424 795,519 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(1)
(576,975)(513,145)
 
Property, plant and equipment, net$309,449 $282,374 

(1) Includes impact of finance lease assets. See Note 10 entitled “Leases” for additional information.
(2) Primarily represents manufacturing equipment not yet placed in service.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 25, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 26, 2025
2023Feb 28, 2024
2022Mar 2, 2022
2021Mar 3, 2021
2019Feb 26, 2020
2018Feb 28, 2019
2017Mar 1, 2018
2016Mar 2, 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.