FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.FFAI
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. Leases Disclosure
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at its commencement if the Company is both able to identify an asset and conclude the Company has the right to control the identified asset. Leases are classified as finance or operating based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. An ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and a lease liability represents the Company’s obligation to make lease payments related to the lease. The Company recognizes operating and finance lease ROU assets and liabilities at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The lease term includes renewal options when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised and excludes termination options. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate. Therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate used is estimated based on what the Company would be required to pay for a collateralized loan for a similar asset over a similar term. The Company’s
leases do not include any material residual value guarantees, or bargain purchase options.
To the extent that the Company’s agreements have variable lease payments, the Company includes variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate in the measurement and classification of a lease and exclude those that depend on facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Amortization of ROU assets on finance leases is recorded on a straight-line basis within operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Interest expense incurred on finance lease liabilities is recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities that arise from short-term (12 months or less) leases for any class of underlying asset. Additionally, the Company does not separate lease and non-lease components. Operating leases are included in Operating lease right-of-use assets, net, Operating lease liabilities, current portion and Operating lease liabilities, long term portion in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company’s lease arrangements primarily consist of corporate office, warehouse, store, and vehicle lease agreements. The leases expire on various dates through 2030.
As part of the Company’s plan to expand its operations within the United Arab Emirates, the Company signed a lease on May 01, 2025 with Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone Authority (“RAKEZ”) to rent a warehouse with 10,000 square meters total rentable surface for 5 years and an annual lease payment of AED 3,800,000. Additionally, the Company has a $0.5 million deposit for a future lease expected to commence in 2026 with Master Investment Group (MIG). MIG is also the holder of the July 2025 Unsecured Notes and the Junior Senior Secured Notes, which had a combined fair value of $2.3 million as of December 31, 2025.
Incremental Lease Commitments
On February 12, 2026, the Company executed a new lease agreement in El Segundo, California which will replace the Gardena lease. The El Segundo location has a total of 99,209 square feet. The initial lease term is 72 months. Estimated base rent lease payments related to this new lease total $16.9 million. These base rent lease payments are not included in the lease balances in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as the lease has not yet commenced. See Note 19, Subsequent Events for more details.
Lease Impairment
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company vacated a leased store facility and a leased research facility while working with the landlords to negotiate the related lease terminations. As a result, the Company recognized a write-down of lease right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities in an aggregate amount of $8.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The Company also recognized less than $0.1 million in lease termination costs during 2024. The net impact of the right-of-use asset write down and lease termination costs of $1.8 million is reported in Impairment of long-lived assets and deposits on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2024. There were no lease impairments for the year ended December 31, 2025.As a
Sublease
In June 2025, the Company entered into a sublease arrangement with Grow Fandor, a related party, whereby Grow Fandor leases 3,000 square feet of office space at the Gardena Corporate Office location for months. The area subleased constitutes roughly 2% of the overall rentable space at the Gardena location. The monthly base rent is insignificant and is recorded as other income. Grow Fandor has evacuated the premises as of December 31, 2025 and the Company is in negotiations to resolve the outstanding balance and formalize the termination terms.
Short Term Leases
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s short-term leases consist of offices in Beijing and Zhuhai, China. Lease terms do not exceed twelve months. short-term lease obligations are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
ASC 842 Disclosures
Lease cost includes both the fixed and variable expenses recorded for leases. The Company had no finance lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The components of operating lease cost were as follows:
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease cost | 3,509 | 4,389 | ||||||||||||
| Variable lease cost | 991 | 398 | ||||||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | 4,500 | $ | 4,787 | ||||||||||
The following table summarizes future lease payments:
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Years Ending December 31, | Operating Leases | |||||||
| 2026 | $ | 1,800 | ||||||
| 2027 | 1,098 | |||||||
| 2028 | 1,122 | |||||||
| 2029 | 1,156 | |||||||
| 2030 | 678 | |||||||
| Thereafter | — | |||||||
| Total | 5,854 | |||||||
| Less: Imputed Interest | 940 | |||||||
| Present value of net lease payments | $ | 4,914 | ||||||
| Lease liability, current portion | $ | 1,443 | ||||||
| Lease liability, net of current portion | 3,471 | |||||||
| Total lease liability | $ | 4,914 | ||||||
Supplemental information and non-cash activities related to operating and finance leases are as follows:
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 3,572 | $ | 3,230 | |||||||
| Lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 6,206 | $ | 30 | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | 3.93 | 0.70 | |||||||||
| Weighted average discount rate | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | 9.6 | % | 16.4 | % | |||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| 2023 | May 28, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 9, 2023 | |
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.