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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2025

Leases [Abstract]

Components of lease expense

The components of net lease cost were as follows:

			Fiscal Years Ended
			December 26, 2025						December 27, 2024						December 29, 2023
Operating lease cost			$	46,337					$	40,782					$	40,523
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use asset			17,886						8,065						4,173
Interest expense on lease liabilities			5,893						2,233						726
Total finance lease cost			$	23,779					$	10,298					$	4,899
Short-term lease cost			12,081						14,052						12,535
Variable lease cost			9,239						17,488						13,718
Sublease income			(1,973)						(1,160)						(1,970)
Total lease cost, net			$	89,463					$	81,460					$	69,705

Maturities of lease liabilities, operating leases

The maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter at December 26, 2025 were as follows:

			Operating Leases																								Finance Leases
			Related Party Real Estate						Third-Party Real Estate						Vehicles and Equipment						Total						Vehicles and Equipment
2026			$	725					$	34,551					$	5,122					$	40,398					$	26,774
2027			752						31,933						4,177						36,862						25,492
2028			580						29,715						3,485						33,780						24,584
2029			—						29,695						2,521						32,216						22,388
2030			—						28,386						1,795						30,181						17,734
Thereafter			—						146,249						572						146,821						12,303
Total			$	2,057					$	300,529					$	17,672					$	320,258					$	129,275
Less imputed interest																					(93,884)						(20,824)
Present value of lease obligations																					$	226,374					$	108,451

Maturities of lease liabilities, finance leases

The maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter at December 26, 2025 were as follows:

			Operating Leases																								Finance Leases
			Related Party Real Estate						Third-Party Real Estate						Vehicles and Equipment						Total						Vehicles and Equipment
2026			$	725					$	34,551					$	5,122					$	40,398					$	26,774
2027			752						31,933						4,177						36,862						25,492
2028			580						29,715						3,485						33,780						24,584
2029			—						29,695						2,521						32,216						22,388
2030			—						28,386						1,795						30,181						17,734
Thereafter			—						146,249						572						146,821						12,303
Total			$	2,057					$	300,529					$	17,672					$	320,258					$	129,275
Less imputed interest																					(93,884)						(20,824)
Present value of lease obligations																					$	226,374					$	108,451

Supplemental balance sheet information

Supplemental balance sheet information related to finance leases was as follows:

			Balance Sheet Location			December 26, 2025						December 27, 2024
Short-term finance lease liabilities			Current portion of long-term debt			$	19,554					$	10,040
Long-term finance lease liabilities			Long-term debt, net of current portion			$	88,897					$	37,633

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