v3.26.1
Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 22, 2026
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

5. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value measurements enable the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

 

Fair Value of Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

 

The fair values of the Company’s cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Fair Value of Investments

The Company holds a non-controlling interest in DPC Dash Ltd (“DPC Dash”), the Company’s master franchisee in China that owns and operates Domino’s Pizza stores in that market. DPC Dash is listed on the Hong Kong Exchange (HK: 1405) and the Company accounts for its investment as a trading security and records it at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with gains and losses recorded in other income or expense in its consolidated statements of income. As of March 22, 2026 and December 28, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s investment in DPC Dash is based on the active exchange quoted price for the equity security (HK$60.40 per share as of March 22, 2026 and HK$71.90 per share as of December 28, 2025). The Company owned 3,901,019 ordinary shares as of March 22, 2026 and December 28, 2025, representing 3.0% of DPC Dash's ordinary shares as of the respective dates.

The Company recorded a negative adjustment to the carrying amount of its investment in DPC Dash of $6.0 million in the first quarter of 2026, with the loss recorded in other expense in its condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company recorded a positive adjustment to the carrying amount of its investment in DPC Dash of $24.0 million in the first quarter of 2025 with the gain recorded in other income in its condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and fair values of certain assets at March 22, 2026 and December 28, 2025:

 

 

 

At March 22, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Estimated Using

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

138,976

 

 

$

138,976

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Restricted cash equivalents

 

 

114,793

 

 

 

114,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in marketable securities

 

 

25,890

 

 

 

25,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising fund cash equivalents, restricted

 

 

61,749

 

 

 

61,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in DPC Dash

 

 

30,080

 

 

 

30,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 28, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Estimated Using

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

54,306

 

 

$

54,306

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Restricted cash equivalents

 

 

146,517

 

 

 

146,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in marketable securities

 

 

24,971

 

 

 

24,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising fund cash equivalents, restricted

 

 

65,604

 

 

 

65,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in DPC Dash

 

 

36,070

 

 

 

36,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Debt

 

The estimated fair values of the Company’s notes are classified as Level 2 measurements, as the Company estimates the fair value amount by using available market information. The Company obtained quotes from two separate brokerage firms that are knowledgeable about the Company’s notes and, at times, trade these notes. The Company also performed its own internal analysis based on the information gathered from public markets, including information on notes that are similar to those of the Company. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to estimate fair value. Accordingly, the fair value estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amount that the Company or the noteholders could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair values stated below.

 

Management estimated the approximate fair values of the Company’s notes as follows:

 

 

 

March 22, 2026

 

 

December 28, 2025

 

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

2017 Ten-Year Notes

 

$

940,000

 

 

$

932,480

 

 

$

940,000

 

 

$

934,360

 

2018 9.25-Year Notes

 

 

379,000

 

 

 

377,863

 

 

 

379,000

 

 

 

377,863

 

2019 Ten-Year Notes

 

 

648,000

 

 

 

620,784

 

 

 

648,000

 

 

 

624,024

 

2021 7.5-Year Notes

 

 

826,625

 

 

 

782,814

 

 

 

826,625

 

 

 

785,294

 

2021 Ten-Year Notes

 

 

972,500

 

 

 

883,030

 

 

 

972,500

 

 

 

893,728

 

2025 Five-Year Notes

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

494,500

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

503,000

 

2025 Seven-Year Notes

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

498,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

506,000

 

 

The Company had no outstanding borrowings under its variable funding notes at March 22, 2026 or December 28, 2025.