Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Land

 

$

22.5

 

 

$

18.5

 

Building and equipment

 

 

2,419.8

 

 

 

2,273.1

 

Capitalized software costs

 

 

623.8

 

 

 

575.1

 

Instruments

 

 

3,905.0

 

 

 

3,589.6

 

Construction in progress

 

 

286.3

 

 

 

233.9

 

 

 

7,257.4

 

 

 

6,690.2

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(5,050.3

)

 

 

(4,641.4

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

2,207.1

 

 

$

2,048.8

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 20, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 25, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 25, 2022
2020Feb 22, 2021
2019Feb 21, 2020
2018Feb 26, 2019
2017Feb 27, 2018
2016Mar 1, 2017
2015Feb 29, 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.