Leases
Operating Leases
Teledyne has more than 150 long-term operating lease agreements for manufacturing facilities and office space. These agreements frequently include one or more renewal options and may require the Company to pay for non-lease components such as utilities, taxes, insurance and maintenance expense. The Company accounts for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component when the payments are fixed. Variable payments included in the lease agreement are expensed as incurred. No lease agreement imposes a restriction on the Company’s ability to engage in financing transactions or enter into further lease agreements. At December 28, 2025, and December 29, 2024, Teledyne has right-of-use assets of $156.1 million and $128.6 million, respectively, included in non-current other assets, net, on the consolidated balance sheets.
At December 28, 2025, future minimum lease payments for operating leases with non-cancelable terms of more than one year were as follows (in millions):
2026$40.9 
202737.2 
202829.1 
202922.1 
203018.7 
Thereafter51.7 
Total minimum lease payments199.7 
Less: 
Imputed interest
(33.0)
Current portion (included in current accrued liabilities)
(32.0)
Present value of minimum lease payments, net of current portion (included in other long-term liabilities)$134.7 
The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is approximately 6.6 years, and the weighted average discount rate is approximately 4.93%. Rental expense under operating leases, including leases with a term of 12 months or less, net of immaterial sublease income, was $46.1 million in 2025, $47.9 million in 2024 and $43.9 million in 2023. Variable lease expense was $0.9 million in 2025, $1.3 million in 2024 and $1.6 million in 2023. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $43.7 million for 2025 and $39.5 million for 2024. Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations was $48.5 million for 2025 and $13.8 million for 2024.
Finance Leases and Subleases
The Company’s finance leases and subleases are not material.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 20, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 21, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Feb 25, 2022
2021Feb 26, 2021
2019Feb 24, 2020
2018Feb 25, 2019
2017Feb 27, 2018
2016Mar 1, 2016

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.