Property, plant and equipment consist of the following as of December 31 (in thousands):

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Machinery and equipment

 

$

695,398

 

 

$

573,954

 

Building and improvements

 

 

290,544

 

 

 

152,023

 

Forklifts and tractors

 

 

26,942

 

 

 

24,403

 

Computer equipment

 

 

20,705

 

 

 

18,103

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

10,513

 

 

 

9,473

 

Construction in process

 

 

372,287

 

 

 

463,235

 

Land

 

 

31,135

 

 

 

29,976

 

Total property, plant and equipment

 

 

1,447,524

 

 

 

1,271,167

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(397,791

)

 

 

(348,299

)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

1,049,733

 

 

$

922,868

 

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.