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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2026
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

(10) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2025, stock-based compensation expense (primarily included in “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings) and associated income tax benefits were as follows:

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Thirteen weeks ended

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Thirty-nine weeks ended

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September 26,

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September 27,

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September 26,

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September 27,

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2026

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2025

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2025

Stock-based compensation

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$

6,254

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$

6,019

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$

17,673

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$

19,396

Income tax benefits

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1,563

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1,504

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4,418

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4,849

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For the thirteen weeks ended September 26, 2026, the Company granted 532 restricted stock units at a weighted average grant date price of $482.41 per share unit and 1,204 performance stock units at a weighted average grant date price of $474.87 per share unit. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2026, the Company granted 8,337 restricted stock units at a weighted average grant date price of $458.46 per share unit and 22,189 performance stock units at a weighted average grant date price of $451.06 per share unit.