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Restructuring
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Restructuring
In fiscal 2025, the Company initiated a restructuring program of its Surgery franchise within the MedTech segment to simplify and focus operations by exiting certain non-strategic product lines and optimize select sites across the network. The pre-tax restructuring expense in the fiscal first quarter of 2026 primarily included costs related to product exits. Total project costs of approximately $0.3 billion have been recorded since the restructuring was announced. The estimated costs of the total program are between $0.9 billion - $1.0 billion and is expected to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2026.
In fiscal 2023, the Company initiated a restructuring program of its Orthopaedics franchise within its MedTech segment to streamline operations by exiting certain markets, product lines and distribution network arrangements. The pre-tax restructuring expense in the fiscal first quarter of 2026 primarily included costs related to market and product exits. The pre-tax restructuring expense in the fiscal first quarter of 2025 primarily included costs related to asset impairments as well as market and product exits. Total project costs of approximately $0.8 billion have been recorded since the restructuring was announced and the program was substantially completed in the fiscal year 2025.
The following table summarizes the restructuring expenses for 2026 and 2025:
(Pre-tax Dollars in Millions)Q1 2026Q1 2025
MedTech Segment Surgery franchise(1)
$55
MedTech Segment Orthopaedics franchise(2)
7
55
Total Programs
$62
55
(1)Included $30 million in Restructuring, $20 million in Cost of products sold and $5 million in Other (Income)/Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings in the fiscal first quarter of 2026.
(2)Included $17 million in Restructuring, $8 million in Cost of products sold and $30 million in Other (Income)/Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings in the fiscal first quarter of 2025.
Restructuring reserves as of March 29, 2026 and December 28, 2025 were insignificant.