Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
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Item 1. Business
Sprouts Farmers Market offers a unique specialty grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. We continue to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free. From our founding in 2002, we have grown rapidly, significantly increasing our sales, store count and profitability. Headquartered in Phoenix with 477 stores in 24 states as of December 28, 2025, we are one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States.
Our Growth Strategy
We continue to execute on our long-term growth strategy that we believe is driving profitable growth, focusing on the following areas:
•Win with Target Customers. We are focusing attention on our target customers, identified through research as ‘health enthusiasts’ and ‘selective shoppers’, where there is ample opportunity to gain share within these customer segments. We believe our business can continue to grow by leveraging existing strengths in a unique assortment of better-for-you, quality products and by providing a full omnichannel offering through delivery or pickup via our website or the Sprouts app.
•Market Expansion. We are delivering unique smaller stores with expectations of stronger returns, while maintaining the approachable, fresh-focused farmer’s market heritage Sprouts is known for. From 2021 through 2025, we have opened 112 new stores and remodeled one store featuring our updated format. Our geographic store expansion and new store placement will intersect where our target customers live, in markets with growth potential and supply chain support, which we believe will provide a long runway of approximately 10% annual unit growth.
•Create an Advantaged Supply Chain. We believe our network of distribution centers can drive efficiencies across the chain and support growth plans. To further deliver on our fresh commitment and reputation, as well as to increase our local offerings and improve financial results, we aspire to ultimately position fresh distribution centers within a 250-mile radius of stores. As a step to improve our fresh supply chain, in 2025 we began the transition to a self-distribution model for meat and seafood through our fresh distribution centers. As a result, we are better leveraging our existing distribution center capacity, and approximately 80% of our stores were within 250 miles of a distribution center as of December 28, 2025.
•Customer Engagement and Personalization. We believe we are elevating our national brand recognition and positioning by telling our unique brand story rooted in product innovation and differentiation. We are increasing our use of data analytics and insights, including through the nationwide launch of our Sprouts Rewards loyalty program in 2025. We believe this data-driven intelligence will increase customer engagement through personalization efforts with digital and social connections to drive additional sales growth and loyalty.
•Inspire and Engage Our Talent to Create a Best Place to Work. Subsequent to the initial launch of our long-term growth strategy, we have added the focus area of inspiring and engaging our talent through our culture, acquisition and development and total rewards program to attract and retain the talent we believe we need to execute on our strategic goals and transform our company into a premier place to work.
•Invest in Technology for Growth. We continue to make investments in technology in support of our strategy, with a focus on enhancing efficiency, scalability, and customer experience. While we are showing positive outcomes on our strategic investments in inventory management and customer personalization, we believe that ongoing investments in our technology foundation will allow us to streamline operations and improve decision making to execute on our strategy.
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•Deliver on Key Financial Metrics. We are measuring and reporting on the success of this strategy against a number of long-term financial and operational targets. Since the implementation of our strategy beginning in 2020, we have significantly improved our margin structure above our 2019 baseline.
Our Stores and Operations
We believe our stores represent a blend of farmers markets, natural foods stores, and smaller specialty markets, distinguishing us from other food retailers, while also providing a broad offering of innovative and differentiated products with lifestyle friendly ingredients for our customers.
•Store Design and Experience. Our stores are organized in a “flipped” conventional food retail store model, positioning our produce at the center of the store surrounded by a specialty grocery offering. Produce remains the heart of our stores, as we typically dedicate approximately 20% of a store’s selling square footage to produce, which we believe is significantly higher than many of our peers. The stores are designed with open layouts and low displays, intended to provide an easy-to-shop environment that invokes a farmers’ market experience and allows our customers to view the entire store. Our small box format allows for quick in-and-out service, and our curated assortment of innovative, responsibly and locally sourced items offer treasure hunt shopping experiences. The below diagram shows a sample layout of our updated smaller format stores:
•Customer Engagement. We are committed to providing, and believe we have, best-in-class customer engagement, which builds trust with our customers and differentiates the Sprouts shopping experience from that of many of our competitors. We design our stores to maximize personal connections with our purpose-driven team members, as we believe this interaction provides an opportunity to educate customers and provides a valued, differentiated customer service model, which enhances customer loyalty and increases visits and purchases over time. In addition, we continue to expand mobile and digital opportunities to further engage with our customers and provide a full omnichannel offering as many customers use both in-store and online for their grocery needs.
•Store Size. Currently, our stores average approximately 28,000 square feet, which we believe is smaller than many of our peers’ average stores. Under our long-term growth strategy, our updated format stores feature a smaller box size, generally between 21,000 and 25,000 square feet, that stay true to our fresh-focused, farmers market heritage but are generally less expensive to build, reduce non-selling space, reduce occupancy and operating costs and leverage the strengths of
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our older, highly productive stores. Our stores are located in a variety of mid-sized and larger shopping centers, lifestyle centers and in certain cases, independent single-unit, stand-alone developments. The size of our stores and our real estate strategy provide us flexibility in site selection.
•Team Members. Our stores are typically staffed with 75 to 100 full and part-time team members. We are intentional about our company culture, rooted in our purpose, with a dedication to developing team members throughout the organization. We take pride in caring for and assisting our store teams through our store support office and regional teams. We have prioritized making investments in training and team member development that we believe enhances our team members’ knowledge, particularly with respect to our expanded and evolving product offerings, so our team members can continue to engage and assist our customers. We also support leadership and career opportunities for our team members at Sprouts. We believe our team members contribute to our consistently high service standards and this helps us successfully open and operate our stores.
Our Product Offering
We are a specialty natural and organic food retailer offering a unique shopping experience for our customers. To offer the right assortment of healthy alternatives and good-for-you options, we curate our product mix to attribute-driven and differentiated fresh, natural and organic foods and healthier options throughout all of our departments, with innovative products that feature lifestyle friendly ingredients.
Fresh, Natural and Organic Foods
We focus our product offerings on fresh, natural and organic foods. Foods are generally considered “fresh” if they are minimally processed or in their raw state not subject to any type of preservation or freezing. Natural foods can be broadly defined as foods that are minimally processed and are free of synthetic preservatives, artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors and other additives, growth hormones, antibiotics, hydrogenated oils, stabilizers and emulsifiers. Essentially, natural foods are largely or completely free of non-naturally occurring chemicals and are as near to their whole, natural state as possible. Organic foods refer to the food itself as well as the method by which it is produced. In general, organic operations must demonstrate that they are protecting natural resources, conserving biodiversity, and using only approved substances and must be certified by a USDA-accredited certifying agency. Further, retailers that handle, store or sell organic products must implement measures to protect their organic character.
Product Categories
We categorize the varieties of products we sell as perishable and non-perishable. Perishable product categories include produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral and dairy and dairy alternatives. Non-perishable product categories include grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. The following is a breakdown of our perishable and non-perishable sales mix:
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| Perishables | 57.0 | % | 57.3 | % | 57.3 | % | |||||||||
| Non-Perishables | 43.0 | % | 42.7 | % | 42.7 | % | |||||||||
Departments
While we focus on providing an abundant and affordable offering of natural and organic produce, our stores also include the following departments: packaged groceries, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, vitamins and supplements, dairy and dairy alternatives, bulk items, baked goods, frozen foods, natural health and body care, and beer and wine. Our departments reflect our unique selling proposition featuring intentional curation of responsibly and locally sourced products. We believe each of our departments provides high-quality, differentiated and value-oriented offerings for our customers which we continuously refine with our customers' preferences in mind.
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Sprouts Brand
We continue to expand the breadth of our Sprouts‑branded products through a dedicated product development team committed to driving growth with a focus on innovation and quality. Our broad assortment features differentiated, attribute‑driven products that create an engaging and exploratory shopping experience for our customers. This curated selection—available exclusively at Sprouts—delivers exceptional taste and quality while offering strong value. Our initiative to update and redesign all Sprouts‑branded products is now substantially complete, with a focus in 2025 on updating the vitamins and supplements assortment, enhancing consistency across the assortment and elevating the overall customer experience. We believe the refreshed design is contributing to increased sales and improved brand recognition. In fiscal 2025, Sprouts Brand products represented just over 25% of our revenue. We believe this portfolio strengthens and elevates the overall Sprouts shopping experience, differentiates us within the marketplace, fosters customer loyalty, and reinforces Sprouts as a destination for unique products available only in our stores.
Product Innovation
We believe Sprouts is on the forefront of food innovation and has paved the way for natural food trends for over two decades. Since our founding, Sprouts has carried a wide selection of innovative natural and organic brands that resonate with our target customers and inspire healthy living for everyone. We have nurtured and grown many startup brands that now serve as category leaders. As we continue to grow, we aspire to become the most innovative health and wellness specialty food retailer in the country by seeking out and growing our relationships with niche vendors to bring their unique, quality products to the millions of shoppers who visit our stores every week. Led by our dedicated foraging team, we embrace product innovation, and we believe our stores serve as an incubator for growth across the natural foods industry, highlighting new and differentiated items in our innovation center merchandising displays.
In 2025, we launched more than 7,000 new products. We feature thousands of responsibly sourced products with certifications and attributes that are desired by our target customer base, including organic, paleo, keto, plant-based, non-GMO, fair trade, gluten-free, vegan, grass-fed, raw and humane certified. We will continue to offer a treasure hunt experience for our customers by sourcing new, innovative and differentiated offerings into every department of our stores.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2025 fiscal year, filed on February 19, 2026 (“Form 10-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All dollar amounts included below are in thousands, unless otherwise noted.
Business Overview
Sprouts Farmers Market offers a unique specialty grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. We continue to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free. From our founding in 2002, we have grown rapidly, significantly increasing our sales, store count and profitability. Headquartered in Phoenix with 483 stores in 25 states as of March 29, 2026, we are one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States.
Our Growth Strategy
We continue to execute on our long-term growth strategy that we believe is transforming our company and driving profitable growth, focusing on the following areas:
•Win with Target Customers. We are focusing attention on our target customers, identified through research as ‘health enthusiasts’ and ‘selective shoppers’, where there is ample opportunity to gain share within these customer segments. We believe our business can continue to grow by leveraging existing strengths in a unique assortment of better-for-you, quality products and by providing a full omnichannel offering through delivery or pickup via our website or the Sprouts app.
•Market Expansion. We are delivering unique smaller stores with expectations of stronger returns, while maintaining the approachable, fresh-focused farmer’s market heritage Sprouts is known for. From 2021 through March 29, 2026, we have opened 118 new stores and remodeled one store featuring our updated format. Our geographic store expansion and new store placement will intersect where our target customers live, in markets with growth potential and supply chain support, which we believe will provide a long runway of approximately 10% annual unit growth.
•Create an Advantaged Supply Chain. We believe our network of distribution centers can drive efficiencies across the chain and support our growth plans. To further deliver on our fresh commitment and reputation, as well as to increase our local offerings and improve our financial results, we aspire to ultimately position fresh distribution centers within a 250-mile radius of stores. As a step to improve our fresh supply chain, in 2025 we began the transition to a self-distribution model for meat and seafood through our fresh distribution centers. As a result, we are better leveraging our existing distribution center capacity, and approximately 80% of our stores were within 250 miles of a distribution center as of March 29, 2026.
•Customer Engagement and Personalization. We believe we are elevating our national brand recognition and positioning by telling our unique brand story rooted in product innovation and differentiation. We are increasing our use of data analytics and insights, including through the nationwide launch of our Sprouts Rewards loyalty program in 2025. We believe this data-driven intelligence will increase customer engagement through personalization efforts with digital and social connections to drive additional sales growth and loyalty.
•Inspire and Engage Our Talent to Make Sprouts a Best Place to Work. Subsequent to the initial launch of our long-term growth strategy, we have added the focus area of inspiring and engaging our talent through our culture, acquisition and development and total rewards program to attract and retain the talent we believe we need to execute on our strategic goals and transform our company into a premier place to work.
•Invest in Technology for Growth. We continue to make investments in technology in support of our strategy, with a focus on enhancing efficiency, scalability, and customer experience. While
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we are showing positive outcomes on our strategic investments in inventory management and customer personalization, we believe that ongoing investments in our technology foundation will allow us to streamline operations and improve decision making to execute on our strategy.
•Deliver on Key Financial Metrics. We are measuring and reporting on the success of this strategy against a number of long-term financial and operational targets. Since the implementation of our strategy beginning in 2020, we have significantly improved our margin structure above our 2019 baseline.
Results of Operations for Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025
The following tables set forth our unaudited results of operations and other operating data for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of financial results to be achieved in future periods. All dollar amounts are in thousands, unless otherwise noted.
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| Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Statement of Income Data: | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,329,179 | $ | 2,236,436 | |||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,411,903 | 1,350,073 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 917,276 | 886,363 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 658,781 | 623,226 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of depreciation included in cost of sales) | 42,027 | 35,099 | |||||||||
| Store closure and other costs, net | 1,161 | 1,706 | |||||||||
| Income from operations | 215,307 | 226,332 | |||||||||
| Interest income, net | (129) | (924) | |||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 215,436 | 227,256 | |||||||||
| Income tax provision | 51,712 | 47,230 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 163,724 | $ | 180,026 | |||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | 94,813 | 98,537 | |||||||||
| Diluted effect of equity-based awards | 772 | 1,182 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares and equivalent shares outstanding - diluted | 95,585 | 99,719 | |||||||||
| Diluted net income per share | $ | 1.71 | $ | 1.81 | |||||||
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| Comparable store sales | (1.7) | % | 11.7 | % | |||||||
| Stores at beginning of period | 477 | 440 | |||||||||
| Closed | — | — | |||||||||
| Opened | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| Stores at end of period | 483 | 443 | |||||||||
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Comparison of Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2026 to Thirteen Weeks Ended March 30, 2025
Net sales
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| Net sales | $ | 2,329,179 | $ | 2,236,436 | $ | 92,743 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||
| Comparable store sales | (1.7) | % | 11.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Net sales during the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 totaled $2.3 billion, an increase of $92.7 million, or 4%, compared to the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. The sales increase was driven by sales from new stores opened in the last twelve months, partially offset by a 1.7% decrease in comparable store sales. Comparable stores contributed approximately 93% of total sales for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025.
Cost of sales and gross profit
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| Net sales | $ | 2,329,179 | $ | 2,236,436 | $ | 92,743 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,411,903 | 1,350,073 | 61,830 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 917,276 | 886,363 | 30,913 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 39.4 | % | 39.6 | % | (0.2) | % | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit totaled $917.3 million during the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026, an increase of $30.9 million, or 3%, compared to the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025, driven by increased sales volume from new stores. Gross margin decreased by 0.2% to 39.4% for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026, compared to 39.6% for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025, primarily driven by the impact from our loyalty program as well as unfavorable shrink.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
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| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 658,781 | $ | 623,226 | $ | 35,555 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||
| Percentage of net sales | 28.3 | % | 27.9 | % | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $35.6 million, or 6%, compared to the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to the increase in new stores opened since the comparable period last year. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased slightly, primarily due to lower comparable store sales during the period, while fixed cost components, including payroll and occupancy expenses, remained relatively consistent.
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Depreciation and amortization
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| Depreciation and amortization | $ | 42,027 | $ | 35,099 | $ | 6,928 | 20 | % | |||||||||||||
| Percentage of net sales | 1.8 | % | 1.6 | % | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense (exclusive of depreciation included in cost of sales) was $42.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026, compared to $35.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. Depreciation and amortization expense primarily consists of depreciation and amortization for buildings, store leasehold improvements, and equipment for new stores as well as remodel initiatives in older stores.
Store closure and other costs, net
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| Store closure and other costs, net | $ | 1,161 | $ | 1,706 | $ | (545) | (32) | % | |||||||||||||
| Percentage of net sales | — | % | 0.1 | % | (0.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
Store closure and other costs, net decreased $0.5 million to $1.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026, compared to $1.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. Store closure and other costs, net primarily consists of ongoing occupancy costs associated with our closed store locations as well as one-time costs associated with disaster recovery activity. See Note 12, “Store Closures” of our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Interest (income) expense, net
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| Long-term debt | $ | 196 | $ | 210 | $ | (14) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||
| Finance leases | 261 | 176 | 85 | 48 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Deferred financing costs | 134 | 193 | (59) | (31) | % | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income and other | (720) | (1,503) | 783 | 52 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total interest income, net | $ | (129) | $ | (924) | $ | 795 | 86 | % | |||||||||||||
The decrease in interest income, net for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 compared to the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025 was primarily due to lower interest rates and invested cash. See Note 4, “Long-Term Debt and Other Finance Obligations” of our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Income tax provision
Income tax provision differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to pretax income as a result of the following:
The table below provides the updated requirements of ASU no. 2023-09 for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026.
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| Federal statutory rate | $ | 45,242 | 21.0 | % | |||||||
| Change in income taxes resulting from: | |||||||||||
State income taxes, net of federal benefit(1) | 10,689 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||
| Enhanced charitable contributions | (2,059) | (1.0) | % | ||||||||
| Federal credits | (40) | — | % | ||||||||
| Transferable Tax Credits | (127) | — | % | ||||||||
| Share-based payment awards | (4,203) | (2.0) | % | ||||||||
Non-deductible Executive Compensation | 2,364 | 1.1 | % | ||||||||
Other, net(2) | (154) | (0.1) | % | ||||||||
| Effective tax rate | $ | 51,712 | 24.0 | % | |||||||
(1) State taxes in California made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
(2) Includes items that are immaterial individually and in total.
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| Federal statutory rate | 21.0 | % | ||||||||||
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| State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Enhanced charitable contributions | (0.9) | % | ||||||||||
| Federal credits | (0.2) | % | ||||||||||
| Share-based payment awards | (5.6) | % | ||||||||||
Non-deductible Executive Compensation | 1.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Other, net | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 20.8 | % | ||||||||||
The effective tax rate increased to 24.0% for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 from 20.8% for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by a reduction in the benefit for stock-based compensation in the current year partially offset by a decrease in non-deductible executive compensation.
Net income
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| Net income | $ | 163,724 | $ | 180,026 | $ | (16,302) | (9) | % | |||||||||||||
| Percentage of net sales | 7.0 | % | 8.0 | % | (1.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
Net income decreased $16.3 million primarily due to decreased comparable store sales and higher selling, general and administrative expenses for the reasons discussed above.
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Diluted earnings per share
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| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.71 | $ | 1.81 | $ | (0.10) | (6) | % | |||||||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 95,585 | 99,719 | (4,134) | ||||||||||||||||||
The decrease in diluted earnings per share of $0.10 was driven by lower net income.
Return on Invested Capital
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we provide information regarding Return on Invested Capital (referred to as “ROIC”) as additional information about our operating results. ROIC is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be reviewed in isolation or considered as a substitute for our financial results as reported in accordance with GAAP. ROIC is an important measure used by management to evaluate our investment returns on capital and provides a meaningful measure of the effectiveness of our capital allocation over time.
We define ROIC as net operating profit after tax (referred to as “NOPAT”), including the effect of capitalized operating leases, divided by average invested capital. Operating lease interest represents the add-back to operating income driven by the hypothetical interest expense we would incur if the property under our operating leases were owned or accounted for as a finance lease. The assumed ownership and associated interest expense are calculated using the discount rate for each lease as recorded as a component of rent expense within selling, general and administrative expenses. Invested capital reflects a trailing four-quarter average.
As numerous methods exist for calculating ROIC, our method may differ from methods used by other companies to calculate their ROIC. It is important to understand the methods and the differences in those methods used by other companies to calculate their ROIC before comparing our ROIC to that of other companies.
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Our calculation of ROIC for the fiscal periods indicated was as follows:
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Net income (1) | $ | 507,368 | $ | 446,527 | |||||||
Interest (income) expense, net of tax (2) | (1,374) | (3,003) | |||||||||
| Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) | $ | 505,994 | $ | 443,524 | |||||||
Total rent expense, net of tax (2) | 211,596 | 195,944 | |||||||||
Estimated depreciation on operating leases, net of tax (2) | (116,239) | (108,504) | |||||||||
Estimated interest on operating leases, net of tax (2), (3) | 95,357 | 87,440 | |||||||||
| NOPAT, including effect of operating leases | $ | 601,351 | $ | 530,964 | |||||||
| Average net working capital | 143,291 | 171,007 | |||||||||
| Average property and equipment | 1,005,134 | 858,191 | |||||||||
| Average other assets | 608,916 | 603,576 | |||||||||
| Average other liabilities | (116,691) | (105,772) | |||||||||
| Average invested capital | $ | 1,640,650 | $ | 1,527,002 | |||||||
Average operating leases (4) | 1,816,695 | 1,640,730 | |||||||||
| Average invested capital, including operating leases | $ | 3,457,345 | $ | 3,167,732 | |||||||
| ROIC, including operating leases | 17.4 | % | 16.8 | % | |||||||
(1)Net income amounts represent total net income for the past four trailing quarters.
(2)Net of tax amounts are calculated using the normalized effective tax rate for the periods presented.
(3)2026 and 2025 estimated interest on operating leases is calculated by multiplying operating leases by the discount rate of 7.0% for each lease recorded as rent expense within direct store expense.
(4)Average operating leases represents the average net present value of outstanding lease obligations over the past four trailing quarters.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for each of the periods set forth below, as well as our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of each period (in thousands):
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| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 254,805 | $ | 287,735 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | $ | 235,287 | $ | 299,089 | |||||||
| Cash flows used in investing activities | $ | (101,151) | $ | (59,479) | |||||||
| Cash flows used in financing activities | $ | (140,225) | $ | (219,088) | |||||||
We have generally financed our operations principally through cash generated from operations and borrowings under our credit facilities. Our primary uses of cash are for purchases of inventory, operating expenses, capital expenditures primarily for opening new stores, remodels and maintenance, repurchases of our common stock and debt service. Our principal contractual obligations and commitments consist of
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obligations under our Credit Agreement, interest on our Credit Agreement, operating and finance leases, purchase commitments and self-insurance liabilities. Our operating and finance leases for the rental of land, buildings, and for rental of facilities and equipment expire or become subject to renewal clauses at various dates through 2049. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, and cash anticipated to be generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including new store openings, remodel and maintenance capital expenditures at existing stores, store initiatives and other corporate capital expenditures and activities. Our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash position benefits from the fact that we generally collect cash from sales to customers the same day or, in the case of credit or debit card transactions, within days from the related sale.
Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities decreased $63.8 million to $235.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 compared to $299.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. The decrease in cash flows from operating activities was primarily a result of lower net income adjusted for non-cash items of $4.3 million and changes in working capital of $60.6 million.
Cash flows provided by operating activities from changes in working capital were $17.3 million in the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 compared to $77.9 million in the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. The $60.6 million decrease in cash flows from changes in working capital was primarily attributable to the following factors, each of which had a negative impact on working capital: (i) $56.8 million change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities primarily due to timing differences of payments for goods and services;(ii) $17.5 million change in accrued income tax, (iii) $7.9 million change in accounts receivable driven by the timing of collections, and (iv) $4.8 million change in accrued salaries and benefits primarily driven by increased corporate bonuses. These decreases were partially offset by a $21.5 million change in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $4.9 million change in inventory.
Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities consist primarily of capital expenditures in new stores, including leasehold improvements and store equipment, capital expenditures to maintain the appearance of our stores, sales enhancing initiatives and other corporate investments as well as cash outlays for acquisitions. Cash flows used in investing activities were $101.2 million and $59.5 million, for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 and thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025, respectively.
We expect capital expenditures to be in the range of $280 million to $310 million in 2026, including expenditures incurred to date, net of estimated landlord tenant improvement allowances, primarily to fund investments in new stores, remodels, maintenance capital expenditures and corporate capital expenditures. We expect to fund our capital expenditures with cash on hand and cash generated from operating activities.
Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities were $140.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2026 compared to $219.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2025. In both periods, the cash flows used in financing activities primarily consisted of stock repurchases.
Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities
The Company had no long-term debt outstanding as of March 29, 2026 and December 28, 2025.
See Note 4, “Long-Term Debt and Other Finance Obligations” of our unaudited consolidated financial statements for a description of our Credit Agreement and our Former Credit Facility (each as defined therein).
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Share Repurchase Program
Our board of directors from time to time authorizes share repurchase programs for our common stock. The following table outlines the share repurchase program authorized by our board, and the related repurchase activity and available authorization as of March 29, 2026:
| Effective date | Expiration date | Amount authorized | Cost of repurchases | Authorization available | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 22, 2024 | May 22, 2027 | $ | 600,000 | $ | 457,408 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
| August 13, 2025 | N/A | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 303,995 | $ | 696,005 | |||||||||||||||
The shares under our current repurchase program may be purchased on a discretionary basis from time to time through the applicable expiration date, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or other means, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. Our board’s authorization of the share repurchase program does not obligate our Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the repurchase program may be commenced, suspended, or discontinued at any time.
Share repurchase activity under our repurchase program for the periods indicated was as follows (total cost in thousands):
| Thirteen weeks ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Recent insider activity
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Konat Nicholas | President & COO | Sell | -12,538 | $87.90 | -$1,102,149 |
| 2026-06-08 | Sinclair Jack | Chief Executive Officer | Sell | -10,788 | $86.92 | -$937,690 |
| 2026-06-05 | Sinclair Jack | Chief Executive Officer | Sell | -10,790 | $82.04 | -$885,258 |
| 2026-05-01 | Lombardi Brandon F. | Chief Legal Officer | Sell | -406 | $82.04 | -$33,307 |
| 2026-03-20 | Hamilton Dustin | Chief Stores Officer | Sell | -206 | $83.97 | -$17,298 |
| 2026-03-20 | McGlinchey David | Chief Development Officer | Sell | -297 | $83.97 | -$24,940 |
| 2026-03-20 | Konat Nicholas | President & COO | Sell | -530 | $83.97 | -$44,505 |
| 2026-03-20 | Coffin Kim | SVP, Chief Forager | Sell | -313 | $83.97 | -$26,283 |
| 2026-03-20 | Valentine Curtis | Chief Financial Officer | Sell | -253 | $83.97 | -$21,245 |
| 2026-03-20 | Bahrenburg James H | Chief Technology Officer | Sell | -208 | $83.97 | -$17,466 |
| 2026-03-20 | Hilgendorf Stacy W. | VP, Controller | Sell | -228 | $83.97 | -$19,146 |
| 2026-03-20 | Hurley Joseph L | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sell | -323 | $83.97 | -$27,123 |
| 2026-03-20 | Lombardi Brandon F. | Chief Legal Officer | Sell | -297 | $83.97 | -$24,940 |
| 2026-03-23 | Zalatoris Timmi | Chief Human Resources Officer | Sell | -426 | $78.52 | -$33,450 |
| 2026-03-20 | Zalatoris Timmi | Chief Human Resources Officer | Sell | -311 | $83.97 | -$26,115 |
| 2026-03-20 | Sinclair Jack | Chief Executive Officer | Sell | -3,201 | $83.97 | -$268,793 |
| 2026-03-18 | Sinclair Jack | Chief Executive Officer | Sell | -4,754 | $83.50 | -$396,936 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hamilton Dustin | Chief Stores Officer | Sell | -1,017 | $83.50 | -$84,915 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hilgendorf Stacy W. | VP, Controller | Sell | -463 | $83.50 | -$38,658 |
| 2026-03-19 | Zalatoris Timmi | Chief Human Resources Officer | Sell | -585 | $83.84 | -$49,046 |
| 2026-03-18 | Zalatoris Timmi | Chief Human Resources Officer | Sell | -9,820 ×2 | $83.93 | -$824,185 |
| 2026-03-18 | McGlinchey David | Chief Development Officer | Sell | -543 | $83.50 | -$45,338 |
| 2026-03-19 | Lombardi Brandon F. | Chief Legal Officer | Sell | -758 | $84.21 | -$63,831 |
| 2026-03-18 | Lombardi Brandon F. | Chief Legal Officer | Sell | -11,745 ×2 | $81.59 | -$958,291 |
| 2026-03-18 | Konat Nicholas | President & COO | Sell | -952 | $83.50 | -$79,487 |
| 2026-03-18 | Coffin Kim | SVP, Chief Forager | Sell | -467 | $83.50 | -$38,992 |
| 2026-03-18 | Valentine Curtis | Chief Financial Officer | Sell | -183 | $83.50 | -$15,280 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hurley Joseph L | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sell | -456 | $83.50 | -$38,074 |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings.
Next expected filings
- ~2026-07-29 10-Q expected by 2026-08-07 (in 44 days)
- ~2026-10-28 10-Q expected by 2026-11-06 (in 135 days)
- ~2027-02-18 10-K expected by 2027-02-25 (in 248 days)
- ~2027-04-28 10-Q expected by 2027-05-07 (in 317 days)
Predicted from historical filing cadence; not an SEC commitment.
Recent SEC filings
- 2026-05-19 8-K Officer/Director Change; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-04-29 10-Q Quarterly Report
- 2026-04-29 8-K Earnings Release; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-04-07 DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- 2026-02-19 10-K Annual Report
- 2026-02-19 8-K Officer/Director Change; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-02-19 8-K Earnings Release; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-10-29 10-Q Quarterly Report
- 2025-10-29 8-K Earnings Release; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-09-08 8-K Material Agreement Entered
- 2025-08-19 8-K Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-07-30 10-Q Quarterly Report
- 2025-07-30 8-K Earnings Release; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-07-25 8-K Material Agreement Entered; Material Agreement Terminated; Material Financial Obligation; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-07-23 8-K Material Agreement Entered