Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
(In thousands)December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
Land $26,353 $26,744 
Buildings and improvements79,923 88,245 
Leasehold improvements145,945 149,249 
Equipment and other551,156 572,978 
Construction in progress15,340 10,868 
Total property and equipment818,717 848,084 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (567,405)(574,812)
Property and equipment, net$251,312 $273,272 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 26, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 27, 2025
2023Feb 29, 2024
2022Feb 23, 2023
2021Feb 24, 2022
2020Feb 25, 2021
2019Feb 26, 2020
2018Mar 8, 2019
2017Feb 27, 2018
2016Feb 21, 2017
2015Feb 23, 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.