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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The provision for income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 27, 2025September 28, 2024September 30, 2023
 (in thousands)
Current:
Federal$48,853 $42,400 $41,375 
State6,261 4,107 6,229 
Foreign(226)1,087 997 
Total54,888 47,594 48,601 
Deferred:
Federal(2,272)(14,495)(10,339)
State101 757 (2,547)
Foreign70 (744)633 
Total(2,101)(14,482)(12,253)
Total$52,787 $33,112 $36,348 
Schedule of Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to the Company's Effective Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 27, 2025September 28, 2024September 30, 2023
Statutory federal income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit2.3 2.8 1.5 
Other permanent differences(0.1)(0.1)(0.2)
Non-Deductible Officers Compensation 0.2 1.4 0.7 
Adjustment of prior year accruals0.3 (0.3)(0.2)
Credits(0.4)(0.7)(0.7)
Stock based compensation(0.3)(1.5)(0.3)
Other1.4 0.6 0.6 
Effective income tax rate 24.4 %23.2 %22.4 %
Schedule of Tax Effect of Temporary Differences and Carryforwards which Give Rise to Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 September 27, 2025September 28, 2024
 Deferred
Tax
Assets
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
Deferred
Tax
Assets
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts$5,077 $— $5,005 $— 
Inventory write-downs20,763 — 23,570 — 
Prepaid expenses2,102 1,928 
Nondeductible reserves9,183 — 10,958 — 
State taxes— 92 — 220 
Employee benefits14,830 — 12,232 — 
Depreciation and amortization179,151 185,560 
Equity earnings722 1,067 
State net operating loss carryforward18,982 — 16,505 — 
Stock based compensation5,698 — 6,939 — 
State credits2,646 — 3,007 — 
Other15,880 — 15,342 — 
Valuation allowance(13,280)— (9,900)— 
Total$79,779 $182,067 $83,658 $188,775 
Schedule of Activity Related to Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024:  
(in thousands)
Balance as of September 30, 2023$391 
Increases related to prior year tax positions
Increases related to current year tax positions— 
Decreases related to prior year tax positions(12)
Settlements(1)
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations(84)
Balance as of September 28, 2024$295 
Increases related to prior year tax positions208 
Increases related to current year tax positions366 
Decreases related to prior year tax positions— 
Settlements(208)
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations(107)
Balance as of September 27, 2025$554