Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Supply Chain Finance

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Supply Chain Finance
12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2025
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Supply Chain Finance Supply Chain Finance
The Company facilitates supply chain finance programs through financial intermediaries, which provide certain suppliers the option to be paid by the financial intermediaries earlier than the due date on the applicable invoice. When a supplier utilizes one of the supply chain finance programs and receives an early payment from a financial intermediary, the supplier takes a discount on the invoice. The Company then pays the financial intermediary the full amount of the invoice on the original due date. The Company does not reimburse suppliers for any costs they incur for participation in the program. Supplier participation is voluntary, and there are no assets pledged as security or other forms of guarantees provided for the committed payment to the financial intermediaries. As a result, all amounts owed to the financial intermediaries are presented as trade accounts payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts due to the financial intermediaries reflected in trade accounts payable at December 25, 2025 and December 26, 2024 were $133.2 million and $167.7 million, respectively.
The following table shows a rollforward of obligations confirmed and paid during fiscal years 2025 and 2024:
in thousands December 25,
2025
December 26,
2024
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the beginning of the year $ 167,731  $ 113,985 
Invoices confirmed during the year 483,146  514,430 
Confirmed invoices paid during the year
(517,690) (460,684)
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the end of the year $ 133,187  $ 167,731