Property and equipment consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)January 31, 2026January 25, 2025
Land$8,471 $8,419 
Buildings
10-35
25,005 19,851 
Leasehold improvements
1-10
26,706 27,685 
Vehicles
1-5
1,008,988 932,209 
Equipment and machinery
1-10
467,666 448,368 
Computer hardware and software
1-7
142,881 136,190 
Office furniture and equipment
1-10
8,137 12,285 
Total1,687,854 1,585,007 
Less: accumulated depreciation(1,112,478)(1,043,086)
Property and equipment, net$575,376 $541,921 

Depreciation expense and repairs and maintenance expense were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
January 31, 2026January 25, 2025January 27, 2024
Depreciation expense$200,769 $167,203 $143,280 
Repairs and maintenance expense$78,981 $72,545 $68,006 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2026Mar 9, 2026Showing above
2025Feb 28, 2025
2024Mar 1, 2024
2023Mar 3, 2023
2022Mar 4, 2022
2021Mar 5, 2021
2020Mar 2, 2020
2019Mar 4, 2019
2017Sep 1, 2017
2016Aug 31, 2016

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.