LEASES
Operating and Finance Leases
Right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities are reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as follows:
December 27, 2025December 28, 2024
(in thousands)
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net$361,415 $412,490 
Other current liabilities$57,663 $54,159 
Operating lease right-of-use liabilities434,048 483,789 
Total operating lease liabilities$491,711 $537,948 
Finance leases
Property, plant and equipment, net$24,664$28,900
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases$3,228$2,774
Long-term debt, net and finance leases24,64825,670
Total finance lease liabilities$27,876$28,444
The following table presents the components of operating and finance lease costs within the Company’s consolidated statements of income (loss):
Fiscal Year
202520242023
(in thousands)
Operating lease costs$70,800 $71,058 $65,380 
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of right-of-use assets3,084 3,111 2,745 
Interest on lease liabilities1,391 1,548 1,477 
Short-term lease costs1,322 3,904 3,581 
Variable lease costs40,134 29,192 22,159 
Sublease income(2,804)(2,156)(2,067)
Total lease costs$113,927 $106,657 $93,275 
Other information related to leases was as follows:
Supplemental cash flow information
Fiscal Year
202520242023
(in thousands)
Cash flows included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$78,730 $74,732 $60,239 
Operating cash flows from finance leases1,449 1,529 1,476 
Finance cash flows from finance leases3,591 2,917 2,297 
Non-cash leases activity:
Right-of-use lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$10,483 $114,740 $75,987 
Right-of-use lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities40 3,214 — 
Lease term and discount rate
December 27, 2025December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Operating lease8.89.59.6
Finance lease10.811.412.7
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating lease5.1 %5.1 %4.7 %
Finance lease5.4 %5.3 %5.3 %
At the lease commencement date, the discount rate implicit in the lease is used to discount the lease liability if readily determinable. If not readily determinable or leases do not contain an implicit rate, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is used as the discount rate, which is based on the information available at the lease commencement date and represents a rate that would be incurred to borrow, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment.
As of December 27, 2025, maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities for each of the following five years and a total thereafter were as follows:
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
(in thousands)
2026$80,710 $4,585 
202779,099 3,907 
202872,608 3,903 
202966,566 3,235 
203062,808 3,136 
Thereafter258,107 18,222 
Total minimum future lease payments619,898 36,988 
Less: Imputed interest128,187 9,112 
Total lease liabilities$491,711 $27,876 
Total minimum future lease payments (relating to an operating lease) of approximately $7 million for a lease that has not commenced as of December 27, 2025, as the Company does not yet control the underlying asset, are not included in the consolidated financial statements. This lease is expected to commence in fiscal year 2026 with a lease term of approximately 13 years.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 18, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 19, 2025
2023Feb 14, 2024
2022Feb 22, 2023
2021Feb 16, 2022
2020Feb 17, 2021
2019Feb 11, 2020
2018Feb 13, 2019
2017Feb 13, 2018
2016Feb 14, 2017
2015Feb 12, 2016

About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.