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KBR, INC. Leases Disclosure
Leases
We enter into lease arrangements primarily for real estate, project equipment, transportation and information technology assets in the normal course of our business operations. Real estate leases accounted for approximately 95% of our lease obligations at January 2, 2026. An arrangement is determined to be a lease at inception if it conveys the right to control the use of identified property and equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. We have elected not to recognize an ROU asset and lease liability for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Many of our equipment leases, primarily associated with the performance of projects for U.S. government customers, include one or more renewal option periods, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term in one year increments. The exercise of these lease renewal options is at our sole discretion and is generally dependent on the period of project performance, or extension thereof, determined by our customers. When it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the option, we include the impact of the option in the lease term to determine total future lease payments. Because most of our lease agreements do not explicitly state the discount rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate on the commencement date to calculate the present value of future lease payments.
Certain leases include payments that are based solely on an index or rate. These variable lease payments are included in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. Other variable lease payments, such as usage-based amounts, are excluded from the ROU asset and lease liability, and are expensed as incurred. In addition to the present value of the future lease payments, the calculation of the ROU asset also includes any deferred rent, lease pre-payments and initial direct costs of obtaining the lease, such as commissions.
In addition to the base rent, real estate leases typically contain provisions for common-area maintenance and other similar services, which are considered non-lease components for accounting purposes. We exclude these non-lease components in calculating the ROU asset and lease liability for real estate leases and expense them as incurred. For all other types of leases, non-lease components are included in calculating our ROU assets and lease liabilities.
The operating lease ROU asset and noncurrent operating lease liabilities are disclosed on our consolidated balance sheets. The current operating lease liabilities are included in other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. The finance ROU asset is included in property, plant and equipment and the current and noncurrent finance lease liabilities are included in and , respectively, on our consolidated balance sheets.
The components of our operating lease costs for the years ended January 2, 2026, January 3, 2025 and December 29, 2023 were as follows:
| Year ended | |||||||||||||||||
| Dollars in millions | January 2, 2026 | January 3, 2025 | December 29, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | 70 | $ | 63 | $ | 62 | |||||||||||
| Short-term lease cost | 145 | 248 | 215 | ||||||||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | 215 | $ | 311 | $ | 277 | |||||||||||
Operating lease cost includes operating lease ROU asset amortization of $52 million, $48 million and $46 million for the years ended January 2, 2026, January 3, 2025 and December 29, 2023, respectively, and other noncash operating lease costs related to the accretion of operating lease liabilities and straight-line lease accounting of $18 million, $15 million and $16 million for the years ended January 2, 2026, January 3, 2025 and December 29, 2023, respectively.
Total short-term lease commitments as of January 2, 2026 were approximately $223 million. Additional information related to leases was as follows:
| Dollars in millions | January 2, 2026 | January 3, 2025 | December 29, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 81 | $ | 71 | $ | 65 | |||||||||||
| Financing cash flows from finance leases | $ | 8 | $ | 11 | $ | 11 | |||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | 29 | $ | 106 | $ | 60 | |||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | $ | 10 | $ | 3 | $ | 11 | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating (in years) | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance (in years) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases | 6.3 | % | 6.4 | % | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases | 6.4 | % | 5.1 | % | 4.2 | % | |||||||||||
The following is a maturity analysis of the future undiscounted cash flows associated with our lease liabilities as of January 2, 2026:
| Dollars in millions | Operating Leases | Finance Leases | |||||||||
| Fiscal 2026 | $ | 71 | $ | 5 | |||||||
| Fiscal 2027 | 63 | 3 | |||||||||
| Fiscal 2028 | 58 | 2 | |||||||||
| Fiscal 2029 | 51 | — | |||||||||
| Fiscal 2030 | 36 | — | |||||||||
| Thereafter | 67 | — | |||||||||
| Total future payments | 346 | 10 | |||||||||
| Less imputed interest | (54) | (1) | |||||||||
| Present value of future lease payments | 292 | 9 | |||||||||
| Less current portion of lease obligations | (56) | (5) | |||||||||
| Noncurrent portion of lease obligations | $ | 236 | $ | 4 | |||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 24, 2020 | |
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.