Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

INCOME TAXES

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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 5. INCOME TAXES
Our effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, were 17.7 percent and 22.8 percent, respectively. Our effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, were 32.7 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively.
The three months ended September 30, 2026, contained net favorable discrete items of $75 million, primarily due to $38 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions and $37 million of favorable return to provision adjustments.
The nine months ended September 30, 2026, included an unfavorable tax impact due to the $199 million loss on the sale of our low pressure fuel cell business and settlement of current and future customer obligations for which no tax benefit was recognized. Discrete tax items were a net favorable $53 million, primarily due to $32 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions, $14 million of favorable return to provision adjustments and $7 million of other favorable discrete tax items. See NOTE 14, “ACCELERA ACTIONS,” for additional information on the sale of our low pressure fuel cell business.
The three months ended September 30, 2025, contained net unfavorable discrete tax items of $4 million, primarily due to $32 million of unfavorable return to provision adjustments and net $1 million of other unfavorable tax items, partially offset by $25 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions and $4 million of favorable adjustments for share-based compensation.
The nine months ended September 30, 2025, contained net favorable discrete tax items of $6 million, primarily due to $30 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions and $12 million of favorable adjustments for share-based compensation, partially offset by $32 million of unfavorable return to provision adjustments and net $4 million of other unfavorable tax items.