2025

2024

Land

$

520,884,460

$

503,677,113

Construction in progress

51,061,254

37,545,222

Buildings

1,483,128,038

1,470,754,512

Store, office and warehouse equipment

1,143,005,764

1,118,250,135

Transportation equipment

89,246,739

88,465,993

Leasehold improvements

55,469,185

59,748,005

Finance lease right-of-use assets

3,946,422

3,946,422

Total

3,346,741,862

3,282,387,402

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

1,831,671,641

1,755,678,940

Property and equipment - net

$

1,515,070,221

$

1,526,708,462

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.