v3.26.1
Leases
6 Months Ended
Jun. 14, 2026
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

8. Leases

The Company leases certain retail store and supply chain center locations, vehicles, equipment and its corporate headquarters with expiration dates through 2047. Rent expense totaled $22.3 million and $45.0 million in the second quarter and two fiscal quarters of 2026, respectively. Rent expense totaled $22.3 million and $44.1 million in the second quarter and two fiscal quarters of 2025, respectively. Rent expense includes operating lease cost, as well as expense for non-lease components including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance for the Company’s real estate leases. Rent expense also includes the variable rate per mile driven and fixed maintenance charges for the Company’s supply chain center tractors and trailers and expense for short-term rentals. Rent expense for certain short-term supply chain center tractor and trailer rentals was $0.8 million and $1.8 million in the second quarter and two fiscal quarters of 2026, respectively. Rent expense for certain short-term supply chain center tractor and trailer rentals was $1.6 million and $3.6 million in the second quarter and two fiscal quarters of 2025, respectively. Variable rent expense and rent expense for other short-term leases were immaterial in both the second quarter and two fiscal quarters of 2026 and 2025.

The components of operating and finance lease cost for the second quarters and two fiscal quarters of 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

 

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

 

 

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended

 

 

 

June 14,

 

 

June 15,

 

 

June 14,

 

 

June 15,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

12,236

 

 

$

12,110

 

 

$

24,810

 

 

$

24,222

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

 

2,020

 

 

 

1,240

 

 

 

3,393

 

 

 

2,498

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

856

 

 

 

3,224

 

 

 

1,727

 

Total finance lease cost

 

$

4,024

 

 

$

2,096

 

 

$

6,617

 

 

$

4,225

 

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s finance leases as of June 14, 2026 and December 28, 2025 was as follows:

 

 

June 14,
2026

 

 

December 28,
2025

 

Land and buildings

 

$

146,912

 

 

$

80,457

 

Equipment

 

 

3,202

 

 

 

4,225

 

Finance lease assets

 

 

150,114

 

 

 

84,682

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(35,577

)

 

 

(32,908

)

Finance lease assets, net

 

$

114,537

 

 

$

51,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

7,323

 

 

$

6,017

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

118,598

 

 

 

55,991

 

Total principal payable on finance leases

 

$

125,921

 

 

$

62,008

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the two fiscal quarters of 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

 

 

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended

 

 

 

June 14,

 

 

June 15,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

24,878

 

 

$

22,476

 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

 

3,224

 

 

 

1,727

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

 

1,521

 

 

 

1,822

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of
   financing obligation from sale leaseback:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from sale leaseback

 

 

483

 

 

 

495

 

Financing cash flows from sale leaseback

 

 

54

 

 

 

39

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

40,472

 

 

 

35,668

 

Finance leases

 

 

65,936

 

 

 

 

As of June 14, 2026, the Company had additional leases for certain supply chain real estate and certain supply chain vehicles that had not yet commenced with estimated future minimum rental commitments of $96.5 million. These leases are expected to commence in 2026 and 2027 with lease terms of up to 21 years. These undiscounted amounts will be included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at the respective commencement dates.

The Company has guaranteed lease payments related to certain franchisees’ lease arrangements. The maximum amount of potential future payments under these guarantees was $20.7 million and $12.6 million as of June 14, 2026 and December 28, 2025, respectively. The Company does not believe these arrangements have had or are likely to have a material effect on its results of operations, financial condition, revenues, expenses or liquidity.