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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of operating (loss) income before income taxes for foreign subsidiaries | The components of the Company’s income before income taxes consist of the following:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | December 26, 2025 |  | December 27, 2024 |  | December 29, 2023
Domestic |  | $ | 78,902 |  |  | $ | 59,023 |  |  | $ | 40,171 |
Foreign |  | 24,640 |  |  | 20,509 |  |  | 15,298 |
Total |  | $ | 103,542 |  |  | $ | 79,532 |  |  | $ | 55,469 |
Schedule of provision for income taxes | The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | December 26, 2025 |  | December 27, 2024 |  | December 29, 2023
Current income tax expense: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 14,787 |  |  | $ | 13,420 |  |  | $ | 9,913 |
Foreign |  | 3,422 |  |  | 2,488 |  |  | 838 |
State |  | 6,439 |  |  | 6,681 |  |  | 2,014 |
Total current income tax expense |  | 24,648 |  |  | 22,589 |  |  | 12,765 |
Deferred income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 4,008 |  |  | 4,712 |  |  | 4,320 |
Foreign |  | 332 |  |  | (2,173) |  |  | (48) |
State |  | 2,193 |  |  | (1,075) |  |  | 3,842 |
Total deferred income tax expense |  | 6,533 |  |  | 1,464 |  |  | 8,114 |
Total income tax expense |  | $ | 31,181 |  |  | $ | 24,053 |  |  | $ | 20,879 |
Schedule of income tax reconciliation | Income tax expense differed from amounts computed using the statutory federal income tax rate due to the following reasons:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | December 26, 2025 |  | December 27, 2024 |  | December 29, 2023
|  | Amount |  | Percent |  | Amount |  | Percent |  | Amount |  | Percent
U.S. federal statutory income tax |  | $ | 21,744 |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | 16,702 |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | 11,648 |  |  | 21.0 | %
Domestic federal reconciling items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nontaxable and nondeductible items, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation limitation |  | 4,276 |  |  | 4.1 | % |  | 2,565 |  |  | 3.2 | % |  | 4,040 |  |  | 7.3 | %
Stock compensation |  | (2,725) |  |  | (2.6) | % |  | (212) |  |  | (0.3) | % |  | 913 |  |  | 1.6 | %
Charitable contributions |  | 1,142 |  |  | 1.1 | % |  | (156) |  |  | (0.2) | % |  | 467 |  |  | 0.8 | %
Cross-border taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net controlled foreign corporation tested income (“NCTI”), formerly known as Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) |  | 688 |  |  | 0.7 | % |  | 28 |  |  | — | % |  | 642 |  |  | 1.2 | %
Impact of foreign branches taxed in the U.S. |  | (161) |  |  | (0.2) | % |  | 1,776 |  |  | 2.2 | % |  | 277 |  |  | 0.5 | %
Other |  | 830 |  |  | 0.8 | % |  | 1,320 |  |  | 1.7 | % |  | 559 |  |  | 1.0 | %
Domestic state and local income taxes, net of federal effect (1) |  | 6,807 |  |  | 6.5 | % |  | 6,022 |  |  | 7.6 | % |  | 4,755 |  |  | 8.6 | %
Foreign reconciling items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate differential |  | (1,380) |  |  | (1.3) | % |  | (1,261) |  |  | (1.6) | % |  | (1,812) |  |  | (3.3) | %
Other |  | 459 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | (31) |  |  | — | % |  | 109 |  |  | 0.2 | %
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate change |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (869) |  |  | (1.6) | %
Change in valuation allowance |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (2,045) |  |  | (2.6) | % |  | 729 |  |  | 1.3 | %
Other |  | 162 |  |  | 0.2 | % |  | 79 |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | (137) |  |  | (0.2) | %
Other foreign jurisdictions |  | (661) |  |  | (0.6) | % |  | (734) |  |  | (0.9) | % |  | (442) |  |  | (0.8) | %
Income tax expense |  | $ | 31,181 |  |  | 30.1 | % |  | $ | 24,053 |  |  | 30.2 | % |  | $ | 20,879 |  |  | 37.6 | %
(1)The states and local jurisdictions that contribute more than 50% of the tax effect in this category include New York State and New York City, California for fiscal 2025 and 2024 and Massachusetts for fiscal 2023.
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024 consist of the following:
|  | December 26, 2025 |  | December 27, 2024
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |
Receivables and inventory |  | $ | 13,311 |  |  | $ | 11,753 |
Self-insurance reserves |  | 6,267 |  |  | 4,819 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 2,186 |  |  | 3,171 |
Interest expense carryforward |  | 11,066 |  |  | 16,955 |
Stock compensation |  | 5,693 |  |  | 4,416 |
Intangible assets |  | 6,059 |  |  | 4,006 |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 59,829 |  |  | 54,272 |
Other |  | 1,153 |  |  | 329 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 105,564 |  |  | 99,721 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |
Property & equipment |  | (27,504) |  |  | (23,627) |
Goodwill |  | (39,127) |  |  | (34,861) |
Intangible assets |  | (2,621) |  |  | (2,956) |
Prepaid expenses and other |  | (4,484) |  |  | (4,647) |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | (54,252) |  |  | (49,521) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | (127,988) |  |  | (115,612) |
Valuation allowance |  | — |  |  | — |
Total net deferred tax liability |  | $ | (22,424) |  |  | $ | (15,891) |

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