CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2025	Dec. 29, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 125,675	$ 186,126
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	216,110	195,370
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $5,805 in 2025 and $5,834 in 2024	315,958	309,104
Inventories	79,189	70,919
Prepaid expenses and other	39,767	40,363
Advertising fund assets, restricted	117,502	103,396
Total current assets	894,201	905,278
Property, plant and equipment:
Land and buildings	105,559	104,793
Leasehold and other improvements	193,673	191,718
Equipment	413,303	390,542
Construction in progress	46,184	22,717
Property, plant and equipment, Gross	758,719	709,770
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(434,697)	(408,591)
Property, plant and equipment, net	324,022	301,179
Other assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	219,485	210,302
Investments in marketable securities, restricted	24,971	20,638
Goodwill	10,726	11,578
Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization of $201,120 in 2025 and $193,854 in 2024	159,256	155,025
Investment in DPC Dash	36,070	82,699
Other assets	25,627	26,882
Deferred income tax assets, net	22,101	23,432
Total other assets	498,236	530,556
Total assets	1,716,459	1,737,013
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	6,131	1,149,679
Accounts payable	135,029	85,898
Accrued compensation	53,204	58,203
Accrued interest	32,322	32,783
Operating lease liabilities	47,553	39,920
Insurance reserves	26,169	25,658
Advertising fund liabilities	115,412	101,567
Other accrued liabilities	125,801	118,754
Total current liabilities	541,621	1,612,462
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion	4,810,683	3,825,659
Operating lease liabilities	183,917	181,983
Insurance reserves	32,959	33,229
Other accrued liabilities	48,421	45,971
Total long-term liabilities	5,075,980	4,086,842
Total liabilities	5,617,601	5,699,304
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' deficit
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 170,000,000 shares authorized; 33,627,992 in 2025 and 34,281,927 in 2024 issued and outstanding	336	343
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized ,none issued	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,910	1,272
Retained deficit	(3,898,622)	(3,956,474)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,766)	(7,432)
Total stockholders' deficit	(3,901,142)	(3,962,291)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 1,716,459	$ 1,737,013