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Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]  
Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans Note 13 – Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

Defined Benefit Plan

We have a defined benefit pension plan covering employees who met eligibility requirements. This plan is closed to new participants. Eligibility and the level of benefits under the plan were primarily dependent on date of hire, age, length of service and compensation. The funding policy for our plan is consistent with the funding requirements of U.S. federal law and regulations.

The measurement date used to determine the pension plan measurements disclosed herein is March 31 for both 2026 and 2025. The overfunded status of Monro’s defined benefit plan is recognized as an Other non-current asset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025.

Funded Status

(thousands)

2026

2025

Projected benefit obligations

$

15,395

$

15,859

Fair value of plan assets

16,777

16,640

Overfunded status

$

1,382

$

781

Contributions and Estimated Future Benefit Payment

Our obligations to plan participants can be met over time through a combination of Company contributions to these plans and earnings on plan assets. There are no required or expected contributions in our fiscal year ending March 27, 2027 (“fiscal 2027”) to the plan. However, depending on investment performance and plan funded status, we may elect to make a contribution.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

(thousands)

Pension Benefits

2027

$

1,204

2028

1,213

2029

1,241

2030

1,256

2031

1,258

2032 - 2036

6,045

Cost of Plans

Net Pension Benefits Expense

(thousands)

2026

2025

2024

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

$

808

$

815

$

812

Expected return on plan assets

(873)

(910)

(818)

Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss

146

138

192

Total

$

81

$

43

$

186

Assumptions

Benefit Obligation Weighted Average Assumption

2026

2025

Discount rate

5.46

%

5.39

%

Net Periodic Benefit Expense Weighted Average Assumptions

2026

2025

2024

Discount rate

5.39

%

5.22

%

4.94

%

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

5.50

%

5.50

%

5.00

%

Our expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption is based upon historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio.

Benefit Obligation

Change in Projected Benefit Obligation

(thousands)

2026

2025

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

15,859

$

16,489

Interest cost

808

815

Actuarial gain

(178)

(371)

Benefits paid

(1,094)

(1,074)

Benefit obligation at end of year (a)

$

15,395

$

15,859

(a) Accumulated benefit obligation-the present value of benefits earned to date assuming no future salary growth-is materially consistent with the projected benefit obligation in each period presented.

Plan Assets

Change in Plan Assets

(thousands)

2026

2025

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

$

16,640

$

17,272

Actual gain on plan assets

1,231

442

Benefits paid

(1,094)

(1,074)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

$

16,777

$

16,640

Our asset allocation strategy is to conservatively manage the assets to meet the plan’s long-term obligations while maintaining sufficient liquidity to pay current benefits. This is achieved by holding equity investments while investing a portion of assets in long duration bonds to match the long-term nature of the liabilities.

Asset Category

Current Targeted

Actual Allocation

Allocation

2026

2025

Cash and cash equivalents

1.0

%

1.0

%

Fixed income

70.0

%

73.0

%

70.3

%

Equity securities

30.0

%

26.0

%

28.7

%

Total

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value at

(thousands)

Pricing Category (a)

March 28, 2026

March 29, 2025

Assets in the fair value hierarchy

Shares of registered investment companies

Level 1

$

9,345

$

9,589

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy

9,345

9,589

Common collective trusts (b)

7,271

6,885

Pooled separate accounts (b)

161

166

Total plan assets

$

16,777

$

16,640

(a) Fair value measurements are reported in one of three levels based on the lowest level of significant input used: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable market inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data). The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the assets in the fair value hierarchy to total plan assets at end of year.

(b) Certain investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values presented are intended to permit reconciliation of the total assets in the fair value hierarchy to the total plan assets.

Amounts included in Shareholders’ Equity

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

(thousands)

2026

2025

Unamortized net actuarial loss

$

3,847

$

4,530

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a)

$

3,847

$

4,530

(a) $2,915 and $3,421, net of tax, at the end of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Amounts included in Other Comprehensive Income

Amounts in Other Comprehensive Income

(thousands)

2026

2025

2024

Net actuarial income

$

683

$

41

$

897

Amounts in Other Comprehensive Income (a)

$

683

$

41

$

897

(a) $506, $30 and $664, net of tax, during 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Defined Contribution Plan

Our employees are eligible to participate in a defined contribution 401(k) plan that covers full-time employees who meet the age and service requirements of the plan. The plan is funded by employee and employer contributions. We match 50 percent of the first 6 percent of employee contributions. Employer contributions totaled approximately $1.7 million, $1.6 million and $1.9 million for 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We may also make annual profit-sharing contributions to the plan at the discretion of Monro’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

In addition, we maintain an executive deferred compensation plan (the “Executive Deferred Compensation Plan”) for a broad management group whose participation in our 401(k) plan is limited by statute or regulation. The Executive Deferred Compensation Plan permits participants to defer all or any portion of the compensation that would otherwise be payable to them for the calendar year. We credit to the participants’ accounts such amounts as would have been contributed to Monro’s 401(k) plan but for the limitations that are imposed by statute or regulation. The Executive Deferred Compensation Plan is an unfunded arrangement and the participants or their beneficiaries have an unsecured claim against the general assets of Monro to the extent of their Executive Deferred Compensation Plan benefits. We maintain accounts to reflect the amounts owed to each participant. At least annually, the accounts are credited with earnings or losses calculated based on an interest rate or other formula as determined by Monro’s Compensation Committee. The total liability recorded in our financial statements at March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 related to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan was approximately $1.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively.