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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Before Income Taxes on Provision For Income Taxes | Income before income taxes on which the provision for income taxes was computed was as follows:
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Domestic |  | $ | 157,651 |  |  | $ | 91,218 |  |  | $ | 111,247 |
Foreign |  |  | (4,191 | ) |  |  | (3,616 | ) |  |  | (1,659 | )
Total |  | $ | 153,460 |  |  | $ | 87,602 |  |  | $ | 109,588 |
Significant Components of Income Tax Provision | Significant components of the income tax provision for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 were as follows:
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 36,364 |  |  | $ | 37,971 |  |  | $ | 36,556 |
State |  |  | 9,144 |  |  |  | 9,880 |  |  |  | 7,650 |
Foreign |  |  | 635 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total current |  |  | 46,143 |  |  |  | 47,851 |  |  |  | 44,206 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (2,220 | ) |  |  | (17,175 | ) |  |  | (10,816 | )
State |  |  | 1,068 |  |  |  | (2,769 | ) |  |  | (52 | )
Total deferred |  |  | (1,152 | ) |  |  | (19,944 | ) |  |  | (10,868 | )
Total income tax provision |  | $ | 44,991 |  |  | $ | 27,907 |  |  | $ | 33,338 |
Reconciliations to Statutory Rates | A reconciliation to statutory rates for fiscal 2025, after the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows:
|  | 2025 |
|  | Amount |  |  | Percentage |
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |
U.S. federal statutory rate |  | $ | 32,183 |  |  |  | 21.0 | %
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect |  |  | 8,111 |  |  |  | 5.2 |
Foreign tax effects |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  | 1,606 |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Tax credits |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal tax credits |  |  | (1,227 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | )
Changes in valuation allowances |  |  | 637 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Nontaxable or nondeductible items |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment awards |  |  | 1,307 |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Limitation on officer's compensation |  |  | 692 |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Non-deductible meals & entertainment |  |  | 1,930 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
Change in unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Other, net |  |  | (276 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Effective tax rate |  |  | 44,991 |  |  |  | 29.3 | %
The reconciliations to statutory rates for periods prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows:
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Statutory rate |  |  | 21.0 | % |  |  | 21.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Non-deductible compensation under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 3.4 |
Non-deductible meals & entertainment |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 1.2 |
Change in valuation allowances |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 1.0 |
Deduction relating to excess stock-based compensation |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Other |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (1.1 | )
|  |  | 31.9 | % |  |  | 30.4 | %
Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows at:
|  | December 27, 2025 |  |  | December 28, 2024 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  | $ | 9,656 |  |  | $ | 9,669 |
Inventory reserves |  |  | 5,555 |  |  |  | 8,282 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | 10,819 |  |  |  | 9,415 |
Loss carryforwards |  |  | 4,107 |  |  |  | 2,874 |
Accrued expenses |  |  | 2,849 |  |  |  | 3,714 |
Accrued commitments for inventory at vendor locations |  |  | 283 |  |  |  | 458 |
Tax credit carryforwards |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 342 |
Capitalized research and development |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | 3,598 |
Intangible assets amortization |  |  | — |  |  |  | 433 |
Other |  |  | 1,003 |  |  |  | 1,252 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 34,591 |  |  |  | 40,037 |
Valuation allowances |  |  | (9,926 | ) |  |  | (8,203 | )
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance |  |  | 24,665 |  |  |  | 31,834 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  | (76,201 | ) |  |  | (84,081 | )
Right-of-use assets |  |  | (7,759 | ) |  |  | (7,643 | )
Intangible assets amortization |  |  | (1,279 | ) |  |  | — |
Prepaid expenses |  |  | (4,211 | ) |  |  | (5,913 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (89,450 | ) |  |  | (97,637 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | (64,785 | ) |  | $ | (65,803 | )
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 480 |  |  | $ | 303 |
Increases related to current period tax positions |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 33 |
Increases related to prior period tax positions |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 309 |
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | (165 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 515 |  |  | $ | 480 |
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid (Net of Refunds) | During the period ended December 27, 2025, income taxes paid (net of refunds) in any state or foreign jurisdiction did not exceed 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds).
|  | 2025 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Federal |  | $ | 49,000 |
State |  |  | 13,920 |
Foreign Canada |  |  | 504 |
Total income tax payments, net |  |  | 63,424 |

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