Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 25, 2025. Filed Feb 19, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 19, 2026
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Period ended 2024-12-26; filed 2025-02-20.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-25; filed 2026-02-19.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Net interest expense during fiscal 2025 increased $0.6 million, or 22.9%, compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to a decrease in capitalized interest, partially offset by lower average interest rates and lower average outstanding borrowings.
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The current geopolitical environment, particularly related to existing and potential changes in global trade and tariffs, has created uncertainty surrounding the future state of the global economy and related impacts to our supply chain. In 2025, the U.S. imposed significant additional tariffs on products from most countries where we source products. Although the U.S. has agreed to trade deals or frameworks for trade deals with certain countries and continues to negotiate with other countries, the timing of implementation and stability of these trade deals are unclear. Additionally, if the U.S. implements further tariffs, countries where we source products may impose new tariffs and other trade measures on the U.S. in response, resulting in potentially escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and its trading partners.
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As we continue to manage the impact these tariffs may have on our business and the complexities of the various trade policy actions, we continue taking steps to mitigate some of the cost increases through negotiations with our vendors, sourcing from alternative countries, and increasing retail pricing as we deem appropriate. While we continue to take steps to mitigate the overall effect of increased tariffs, these tariffs have increased and will continue to increase our inventory costs and associated cost of sales, which have resulted in and in the future may result in increased retail prices and may adversely impact sales. Furthermore, the broader impact of increased tariffs on the economy has and in the future may negatively impact consumer demand for our products, which may also have an adverse impact on sales.
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Selling and Store Operating Expenses
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General and Administrative Expenses
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General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs incurred outside of our stores and include administrative personnel wages in our store support center and regional functions, bonuses and benefits, supplies, depreciation and amortization, and store support center expenses. Insurance, legal expenses, information technology costs, consulting, and other miscellaneous operating costs are also included. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in future periods with future growth. General and administrative expenses include fixed as well as variable components, which may not directly correlate with net sales. The components of our general and administrative expenses may not be comparable to the components of similar measures of other retailers.
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Pre-opening Expenses
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We account for non-capital operating expenditures incurred prior to opening a new store or relocating an existing store as “pre-opening” expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Our pre-opening expenses begin, on average, three months to one year in advance of a store opening or relocating due to, among other things, the amount of time it takes to prepare a store for its grand opening. The majority of pre-opening expenses are incurred during the three months before a store opens. Pre-opening expenses primarily include the following: rent, advertising, recruiting, training, utilities, personnel, and equipment rental. A store is considered to be relocated if it is closed temporarily and re-opened within the same primary trade area.
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Selling and Store Operating Expenses
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General and Administrative Expenses
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General and administrative expenses during fiscal 2024 increased $13.5 million, or 5.3%, compared to fiscal 2023. Our general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased by approximately 30 basis points to 6.0% from 5.7% in fiscal 2023. The increase in general and administrative expenses in total and as a percentage of net sales was primarily driven by an increase of $21.3 million in personnel expenses due primarily to incentive compensation and additional staffing costs, partially offset by a legal settlement recovery of $6.8 million.
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Pre-Opening Expenses
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Pre-opening expenses during fiscal 2024 decreased $1.4 million, or 3.1%, compared to fiscal 2023. The decrease in pre-opening expenses primarily resulted from a decrease in the number of stores that we opened compared to the prior year.
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Net interest expense during fiscal 2024 decreased $7.1 million, or 72.0%, compared to fiscal 2023 primarily due to a decrease in average amounts outstanding under our ABL Facility and higher interest income as a result of higher cash balances.
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•invest approximately $20 million to $25 million in new distribution centers near Seattle and Baltimore;
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Supply Chain Finance Programs
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As part of our ongoing efforts to improve cash flow and liquidity, we facilitate supply chain finance programs through financial intermediaries. Suppliers that participate in a supply chain finance program extend our payment terms by approximately 40 days on average. Amounts due to financial intermediaries for suppliers that elected to participate in a supply chain finance program totaled $167.7 million and $114.0 million as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively, and are included in trade accounts payable in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 13, “Supply Chain Finance” of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report for additional details related to our supply chain finance programs.
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The current domestic and international political environment, including existing and potential changes to U.S. policies related to global trade and tariffs, have resulted in uncertainty surrounding the future state of the global economy. In particular, the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China has resulted in the U.S. announcing on February 1, 2025, an additional 10% tariff for all products from China, beyond the previous 25% tariff already imposed on the vast majority of the products we import from China. While exclusions from the previous 25% tariff were granted for certain products from China that we sell, nearly all of those exclusions have expired. In fiscal 2024, approximately 18% of the products we sold were produced in China. The current U.S. presidential administration has also indicated the possibility of imposing significantly increased tariffs on imports into the U.S. not only from China but also from other countries. As we continue to manage the impact these tariffs may have on our business, we continue taking steps to mitigate some of these cost increases through negotiating lower costs from our vendors, sourcing from alternative countries, and increasing retail pricing as we deem appropriate. While our efforts have mitigated a substantial portion of the overall effect of increased tariffs to date, the enacted tariffs have increased our inventory costs and associated cost of sales for the remaining products still sourced from China and may impact sales of products sourced from China or other countries if new or higher tariffs are imposed.
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Founded in 2000, Floor & Decor is a high-growth, differentiated, multi-channel specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories and seller of commercial surfaces with 251 warehouse-format stores across 38 states as of December 26, 2024. We believe our unique approach to selling hard surface flooring and our consistent and disciplined culture of innovation and reinvestment create a differentiated business model in the hard surface flooring category. We believe that we offer the broadest in-stock assortment of laminate and vinyl, tile, wood, and natural stone flooring and installation materials and decorative accessories, as well as adjacent categories, at everyday low prices. This positions us as the one-stop destination for our customers’ entire hard surface flooring needs. We appeal to a variety of customers, including Pros and homeowners, which are comprised of DIY and BIY customers. Our warehouse-format stores, which average approximately 77,000 square feet, carry on average approximately 4,400 SKUs, approximately 1.0 million square feet of flooring products, and $2.7 million of inventory at cost as of December 26, 2024. We believe that our inspiring design centers and creative and informative visual merchandising also greatly enhance our customers’ renovation experience. In addition to our stores, our website, FloorandDecor.com, showcases our products.
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Founded in 2000, Floor & Decor is a high-growth, differentiated, multi-channel specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories and seller of commercial surfaces with 270 warehouse-format stores across 39 states as of December 25, 2025. We believe our unique approach to selling hard surface flooring and our consistent and disciplined culture of innovation and reinvestment create a differentiated business model in the hard surface flooring category. We believe that we offer the broadest in-stock assortment of laminate and vinyl, tile, wood, and natural stone flooring and installation materials and decorative accessories, as well as adjacent categories, at everyday low prices. This positions us as the one-stop destination for our customers’ entire hard surface flooring needs. We appeal to a variety of customers, including Pros and homeowners, which are comprised of DIY and BIY customers. Our warehouse-format stores, which average approximately 76,000 square feet, carry on average approximately 4,200 SKUs, approximately 1.0 million square feet of flooring products, and $2.7 million of inventory at cost as of December 25, 2025. We believe that our inspiring design centers and creative and informative visual merchandising also greatly enhance our customers’ renovation experience. In addition to our stores, our website showcases our products.
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During fiscal 2024, we opened 30 new warehouse-format stores, ending the year with 251 warehouse-format stores and five design studios.
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During fiscal 2025, we opened 20 new warehouse-format stores and closed one warehouse-format store, ending the year with 270 warehouse-format stores and five design studios. Additionally, we opened a new distribution center near Seattle, ending the year with five distribution centers.
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The housing market continued to be impacted by a number of macroeconomic factors during fiscal 2024, including elevated interest rates and higher home prices putting pressure on housing affordability. This resulted in a decline in existing home sales, inflation, and a continued shift in consumer spending toward services. We believe these factors directly contributed to a slowdown in demand for flooring resulting in year-over-year declines in our comparable store sales and net income. These factors, coupled with rising construction costs, have made it difficult to achieve new store initial sales and profitability targets compared with those opened in prior years. Consequently, our class of 2022, 2023, and 2024 new stores are experiencing lower first year sales and initial returns compared to new stores opened in prior years. To optimize our return on investment, we focused on strategically reducing the construction costs and operating expenses. Despite these macroeconomic challenges, we believe that our continued focus on providing exceptional value to customers through our broad assortment and everyday low price strategy, while remaining disciplined to maintain profitability through cost control and strategic growth investments, have been instrumental in helping us to navigate this challenging housing market. However, the potential significance and duration of these macroeconomic difficulties is uncertain, and further pressures on the housing market could have an adverse impact on our business.
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The housing market continued to be impacted by a number of macroeconomic factors during fiscal 2025, including elevated interest rates and higher home prices putting pressure on housing affordability, which resulted in low existing home sales. We believe these factors directly contributed to a slowdown in demand for flooring resulting in a year-over-year decline in our comparable store sales. These factors, coupled with rising construction costs, have made it difficult to achieve new store initial sales and profitability targets compared with those opened in prior years. Consequently, our more recent new store classes are experiencing lower first year sales and initial returns compared to new stores opened in years prior to 2022. To optimize our return on investment, we focus on strategically reducing the construction costs and operating expenses. Despite these macroeconomic challenges, we believe that our continued focus on providing exceptional value to customers through our broad assortment and everyday low price strategy, while remaining disciplined to maintain profitability through cost control and strategic growth investments, have been instrumental in helping us to navigate this challenging housing market. However, the potential significance and duration of these macroeconomic difficulties is uncertain, and further pressures on the housing market could have an adverse impact on our business.
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Our comparable store sales growth is a significant driver of our net sales, profitability, cash flow, and overall business results. We believe that comparable store sales growth is generated by continued focus on providing a dynamic and expanding product assortment in addition to other merchandising initiatives, quality of customer service, enhancing sales and marketing strategies, improving visual merchandising and overall aesthetic appeal of our stores and our website, effectively serving our Pro customers, continued investment in store staff and infrastructure, growing our proprietary credit offering, and further integrating connected customer strategies and other key information technology enhancements.
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Our comparable store sales growth is a significant driver of our net sales, profitability, cash flow, and overall business results. We believe that comparable store sales growth is generated by continued focus on providing a dynamic and expanding product assortment in addition to other merchandising initiatives, quality of customer service, enhancing sales and marketing strategies, improving visual merchandising and overall aesthetic appeal of our stores and our website, effectively serving our Pro customers, continued investment in store staff and infrastructure, and further integrating connected customer strategies and other key information technology enhancements.
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Comparable store sales refer to period-over-period comparisons of our net sales at the time of sale among the comparable store base. A store is included in the comparable store sales calculation on the first day of the thirteenth full fiscal month following a store’s opening, which is when we believe comparability has been achieved. Changes in our comparable store sales between two periods are based on net sales at the time of sale for stores that were in operation during both of the two periods. Any change in the square footage of an existing comparable store, including for remodels and relocations within the same primary trade area of the existing store being relocated, does not eliminate that store from inclusion in the calculation of comparable store sales. Stores that are closed for a full fiscal month or longer are excluded from the comparable store sales calculation for each full fiscal month that they are closed. Since our e-commerce, regional account manager, and design studio sales are fulfilled by individual stores, they are included in comparable store sales only to the extent the fulfilling store meets the above mentioned store criteria. Sales through our Spartan subsidiary do not involve our stores and are therefore excluded from the comparable store sales calculation.
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Comparable store sales refer to period-over-period comparisons of our net sales at the time of sale among the comparable store base. A store is included in the comparable store sales calculation on the first day of the thirteenth full fiscal month following a store’s opening, which is when we believe comparability has been achieved. Changes in our comparable store sales between two periods are based on net sales at the time of sale for stores that were in operation during both of the two periods. Any change in the square footage of an existing comparable store, including for remodels and relocations within the same primary trade area of the existing store being relocated, does not eliminate that store from inclusion in the calculation of comparable store sales. Stores that are closed for a full fiscal month or longer are excluded from the comparable store sales calculation for each full fiscal month that they are closed. Since our e-commerce, regional account manager, and design studio sales are fulfilled by individual stores, they are included in comparable store sales only to the extent the fulfilling store meets the above mentioned store criteria. Sales through our Spartan subsidiary do not involve our stores and are therefore excluded from the comparable store sales calculation. When a fiscal year includes a 53rd week, we exclude the 53rd week of sales from our calculation.
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The number and timing of new store openings, and the costs and fixed lease obligations associated with those openings, have had, and are expected to continue to have, a significant impact on our results of operations. The number of new stores reflects the number of stores opened during a particular reporting period. Before we open new stores, we incur pre-opening expenses, which are defined below under the heading “Other Key Financial Definitions.” Net sales at new stores are generally lower than net sales at our stores that have been open for more than one year. Our ability to open new, profitable stores is important to our long-term sales and profit growth goals.
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The number and timing of new store openings, and the costs and fixed lease obligations associated with those openings, have had, and are expected to continue to have, a significant impact on our results of operations. The number of new stores reflects the number of stores opened during a particular reporting period. Before we open new stores, we incur operating expenditures, which are defined as pre-opening expenses. The majority of pre-opening expenses are incurred during the three months before a store opens. A new store’s operating performance is excluded from the comparable store base until the first day of the thirteenth full fiscal month following a store’s opening. Net sales at new stores are generally lower than net sales at our stores that have been open for more than one year. Our ability to open new, profitable stores is important to our long-term sales and profit growth goals.
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Our gross profit is variable in nature and generally follows changes in net sales. Our gross profit and gross margin can also be impacted by changes in our prices, our merchandising assortment, customer preferences, shrink, damage, selling of discontinued products, the cost to transport our products from the manufacturer to our stores, and our distribution center costs. With respect to our merchandising assortment, certain of our products generate higher margins than other products within the same product categories or among different product categories. We have experienced inflation increases in certain of our product categories but historically have been able to source from a different manufacturer or pass increases on to our consumers. Our gross profit and gross margin, which reflect our net sales and our cost of sales and any changes to the components thereof, allow us to evaluate our profitability and overall business results.
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Our gross profit is variable in nature and generally follows changes in net sales. Our gross profit and gross margin can also be impacted by changes in our prices, our merchandising assortment, customer preferences, shrink, damage, selling of discontinued products, the cost to transport our products from the manufacturer to our stores, and our distribution center costs. With respect to our merchandising assortment, certain of our products generate higher margins than other products within the same product categories or among different product categories. Our gross profit and gross margin, which reflect our net sales and our cost of sales and any changes to the components thereof, allow us to evaluate our profitability and overall business results.
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Gross profit is calculated as net sales less cost of sales. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales is referred to as gross margin. Cost of sales consists of merchandise costs, as well as freight costs to transport inventory to our distribution centers and stores, and duty and other costs that are incurred to distribute the merchandise to our stores. Cost of sales also includes shrink, damage, warehousing costs, sourcing and compliance costs. We receive cash consideration from certain vendors related to vendor allowances and volume rebates, which is recorded as a reduction of costs of sales as the inventory is sold or as a reduction of the carrying value of inventory while the inventory is still on hand. Costs associated with arranging and paying for freight to deliver products to customers is included in cost of sales. The components of our cost of sales may not be comparable to the components of cost of sales, or similar measures, of other retailers. As a result, data in this filing regarding our gross profit and gross margin may not be comparable to similar data made available by other retailers.
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Gross profit is calculated as net sales less cost of sales. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales is referred to as gross margin. Cost of sales consists of merchandise costs, as well as freight costs to transport inventory to our distribution centers and stores, and duty and other costs that are incurred to distribute the merchandise to our stores. Cost of sales also includes costs for shrink, damage, warehousing, sourcing, and compliance. We receive cash consideration from certain vendors related to vendor allowances and volume rebates, which is recorded as a reduction of costs of sales as the inventory is sold or as a reduction of the carrying value of inventory while the inventory is still on hand. Costs associated with arranging and paying for freight to deliver products to customers is included in cost of sales. The components of our cost of sales may not be comparable to the components of cost of sales, or similar measures, of other retailers. As a result, data in this filing regarding our gross profit and gross margin may not be comparable to similar data made available by other retailers.
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Selling and store operating expenses consist primarily of store personnel wages, bonuses and benefits, rent and infrastructure expenses, supplies, depreciation and amortization, training expenses, and advertising costs. Credit card fees, insurance, personal property taxes, and other miscellaneous operating costs are also included. We expect that our selling and store operating expenses will increase in future periods with future growth. Selling and store operating expenses include variable as well as fixed components, which may not directly correlate with net sales. The components of our selling and store operating expenses may not be comparable to the components of similar measures of other retailers.
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Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of store and store support center wages, incentive compensation and benefits, store and store support center occupancy costs, depreciation and amortization, advertising costs, credit card fees, pre-opening costs, information technology costs, and other miscellaneous operating costs. We expect that our SG&A expenses will increase in future periods with future growth. SG&A expenses include variable as well as fixed components, which may not directly correlate with net sales. The components of our SG&A expenses may not be comparable to the components of similar measures of other retailers.
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Results of operations for prior periods should not be considered indicative of future results. For information about the potential impacts that risks, such as declines in economic conditions that affect the residential housing market and consumer spending for hard surface flooring, interest rates, inflation, global supply chain disruptions, regulatory and political conditions, trade policy, and geopolitical instability, among others, may have on our results of operations and overall financial performance for future periods, see “Overview” further above and Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report.
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Results of operations for any period should not be considered indicative of future results. For information about the potential impacts that risks, such as declines in economic conditions that affect the residential housing market and consumer spending for hard surface flooring, interest rates, inflation, global supply chain disruptions, regulatory and political conditions, tariffs and trade policy, and geopolitical instability, among others, may have on our results of operations and overall financial performance for future periods, see “Overview” further above and Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report.
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(1) Refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.
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(1)Refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” further below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.
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Net sales during fiscal 2024 increased $41.9 million, or 0.9%, compared to fiscal 2023 due to sales from the 30 new warehouse-format stores that we opened during the year and growth in Spartan, partially offset by a decrease in comparable store sales of 7.1%. The comparable store sales decline during the period of 7.1%, or $299.1 million, was due to a 4.7% decrease in comparable transactions and a 2.5% decrease in comparable average ticket. We believe the decrease in comparable transactions was largely driven by the impact of lower existing home sales. The decrease in comparable average ticket was primarily due to smaller average project sizes. Non-comparable sales of $341.0 million during the same period were primarily driven by new stores and, to a lesser extent, revenue from Spartan.
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Net sales during fiscal 2025 increased $228.3 million, or 5.1%, compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to sales from the 20 new warehouse-format stores that we opened during the year, partially offset by a decrease in comparable store sales of 1.8%. The comparable store sales decline during the period of 1.8%, or $77.4 million, was due to a 3.5% decrease in comparable transactions, partially offset by a 1.8% increase in comparable average ticket. We believe the decrease in comparable transactions was largely driven by the continued impact of low existing home sales. The increase in comparable average ticket was primarily due to changes in sales mix. Non-comparable sales increased $305.7 million compared to fiscal 2024 primarily driven by new stores.
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We estimate that retail sales during fiscal 2024 were approximately 51% from homeowners and 49% from Pros compared to approximately 55% from homeowners and 45% from Pros during fiscal 2023.
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We estimate that retail sales during both fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 were approximately 50% from homeowners and 50% from Pros.
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Gross profit during fiscal 2024 increased $69.9 million, or 3.8%, compared to fiscal 2023. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by the 0.9% increase in net sales and an increase in gross margin to 43.3%, up approximately 120 basis points from 42.1% in fiscal 2023. The increase in gross margin was primarily driven by a decrease in supply chain costs.
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Gross profit during fiscal 2025 increased $115.7 million, or 6.0%, compared to fiscal 2024. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by the 5.1% increase in net sales and an increase in gross margin to 43.6%, up approximately 30 basis points from 43.3% in fiscal 2024. The increase in gross margin was primarily driven by favorable product margin due to a decrease in supply chain costs, partially offset by an increase in distribution center costs.
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Selling and store operating expenses during fiscal 2024 increased $123.1 million, or 9.9%, compared to fiscal 2023. The increase in selling and store operating expenses was primarily driven by $156.7 million for new stores and $5.6 million at Spartan, partially offset by a decrease of $39.2 million at our comparable stores. As a percentage of net sales, selling and store operating expenses increased by approximately 250 basis points to 30.6% from 28.1% in fiscal 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to deleverage from a decrease in comparable store sales and the addition of new stores.
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SG&A expenses during fiscal 2025 increased $101.8 million, or 6.1%, compared to fiscal 2024. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily driven by the 20 new stores that we opened during the year, which increased compensation costs, occupancy costs, and depreciation and amortization expense. SG&A expenses for non-comparable stores increased $126.8 million and for comparable stores decreased $24.8 million. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A expenses increased by approximately 30 basis points to 37.8% from 37.5% in fiscal 2024. This increase was primarily attributable to the addition of new stores and deleverage from a decrease in comparable store sales, partially offset by a decrease in pre-opening expenses.
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Income tax expense was $47.5 million in fiscal 2024 compared to $65.6 million in fiscal 2023. The effective tax rate was 18.8% for fiscal 2024 compared to 21.0% for fiscal 2023. The effective tax rate decrease was primarily due to a decrease in state income taxes and an increase in excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards that were partially offset by limitations on deductions for compensation to certain employees under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
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Income tax expense was $58.0 million in fiscal 2025 compared to $47.5 million in fiscal 2024. The effective tax rate was 21.8% for fiscal 2025 compared to 18.8% for fiscal 2024. The effective tax rate increase was primarily due to a decrease in excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards.
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(a) Excludes amortization of deferred financing costs, which is included as part of interest expense, net.
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(1)Excludes amortization of deferred financing costs, which is included as part of interest expense, net.
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(b) Non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation programs, which vary from period to period depending on the timing of awards and forfeitures.
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(2)Represents non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation programs, which vary from period to period depending on the timing of awards and forfeitures.
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(c) Net proceeds received related to the derivative litigation settlement in fiscal 2024.
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(3)Represents net proceeds received related to the derivative litigation settlement in fiscal 2024.
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(d) Other adjustments include amounts management does not consider indicative of our core operating performance. Amounts for both fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 relate to changes in the fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities.
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(4)Other adjustments include amounts management does not consider indicative of our core operating performance. Amounts for both fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 relate to changes in the fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities.
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Liquidity is provided primarily by cash flows from operations and our $800.0 million ABL Facility. Unrestricted liquidity as of December 26, 2024 was $905.7 million, consisting of $187.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $718.0 million immediately available for borrowing under the ABL Facility without violating any covenants thereunder. Our liquidity is generally not seasonal.
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Liquidity is provided primarily by cash flows from operations and our $800.0 million ABL Facility. Unrestricted liquidity as of December 25, 2025 was $909.8 million, consisting of $249.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and $660.5 million immediately available for borrowing under the ABL Facility without violating any covenants thereunder. Our liquidity is generally not seasonal.
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Total capital expenditures in fiscal 2025 are planned to be between approximately $330 million to $400 million and are expected to be funded primarily by cash generated from operations and borrowings under the ABL Facility. Our capital needs may change in the future due to changes in our business, new opportunities that we choose to pursue, or other factors. We currently expect the following for capital expenditures in fiscal 2025:
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Total capital expenditures in fiscal 2026 are planned to be between approximately $250 million to $300 million and are expected to be funded primarily by cash generated from operations. Our capital needs may change in the future due to changes in our business, new opportunities that we choose to pursue, or other factors. We currently expect the following for capital expenditures in fiscal 2026:
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•invest approximately $200 million to $245 million to open 25 warehouse-format stores and begin construction on stores opening after fiscal 2025;
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•invest approximately $160 million to $190 million to open 20 warehouse-format stores, relocate stores, and begin construction on stores opening after fiscal 2026;
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•invest approximately $50 million to $60 million in existing stores and distribution centers; and
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•invest approximately $60 million to $70 million in existing stores and new and existing distribution centers; and
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•invest approximately $60 million to $70 million in information technology infrastructure, e-commerce, and other store support center initiatives.
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•invest approximately $30 million to $40 million in information technology infrastructure, e-commerce, and other store support center initiatives.
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Cash provided by operating activities consists primarily of (i) net income adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, deferred income taxes, and changes in the fair values of contingent earn-out liabilities and (ii) changes in working capital.
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Cash provided by operating activities consists primarily of (i) net income adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and deferred income taxes and (ii) changes in working capital.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $603.2 million for fiscal 2024 and $803.6 million for fiscal 2023. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by the change in inventory and a decline in cash earnings after adjusting net income for non-cash items, which were partially offset by an increase in trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and income taxes.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $381.8 million for fiscal 2025 and $603.2 million for fiscal 2024. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by changes in trade accounts payable.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $446.8 million for fiscal 2024 and $565.0 million for fiscal 2023. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was due to a decrease in capital expenditures and cash paid for an acquisition in fiscal 2023. The year-over-year decline in capital expenditures was driven by the timing of construction payable settlements for recently completed stores and a decrease in new stores under construction.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $317.8 million for fiscal 2025 and $446.8 million for fiscal 2024. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was due to a decrease in capital expenditures primarily driven by a decrease in new stores under construction.
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Financing activities consist primarily of borrowings and related repayments under our credit agreements, tax payments related to the vesting or exercise of stock-based compensation awards, proceeds from the exercise of stock options and our employee share purchase program, and payments of contingent earn-out consideration.
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Financing activities consist primarily of borrowings and related repayments under our Credit Facilities, tax payments related to the vesting or exercise of stock-based compensation awards, proceeds from the exercise of stock options and our employee stock purchase program, and payments of contingent earn-out consideration.
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Net cash used in financing activities was $3.0 million for fiscal 2024 and $214.0 million for fiscal 2023. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities was primarily driven by a decrease in net ABL Facility repayments.
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Net cash used in financing activities was $2.4 million for fiscal 2025 and $3.0 million for fiscal 2024.
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As of December 26, 2024, total Term Loan Facility debt was $200.3 million, and no amounts were outstanding under our ABL Facility. For additional information regarding our Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility, including applicable covenants and other details, please refer to Note 10, “Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.
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As of December 25, 2025, total Term Loan Facility debt outstanding was $198.2 million, and no amounts were outstanding under our ABL Facility. For additional information regarding our Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility, including applicable covenants and other details, please refer to Note 10, “Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.
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Purchase Obligations. Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are legally binding and non-cancellable. Our purchase obligations primarily relate to certain software and license commitments, advertising programs, and enterprise resource planning system costs. The reported amounts exclude liabilities included in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 26, 2024, purchase obligations totaled $82.2 million, of which $44.5 million is due within 12 months. We issue inventory purchase orders in the normal course of business, which are typically cancellable by their terms and are excluded from the amounts above.
Current wording
Purchase Obligations. Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are legally binding and non-cancelable. Our purchase obligations primarily relate to certain software and license commitments, advertising programs, and enterprise resource planning costs. The reported amounts exclude liabilities included in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 25, 2025, purchase obligations totaled $63.4 million, of which $36.4 million is due within 12 months. We issue inventory purchase orders in the normal course of business, which are typically cancellable by their terms and are excluded from the amounts above.
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Performance Guarantees. In the ordinary course of business, we are required to post letters of credit as financial guarantees of our performance. As of December 26, 2024, letters of credit totaled $37.1 million. We do not currently provide cash collateral for outstanding letters of credit. We have negotiated a letter of credit sublimit as part of our ABL Facility. The amount available to be borrowed under our ABL Facility is reduced by the cumulative amount of any outstanding letters of credit.
Current wording
Performance Guarantees. In the ordinary course of business, we are required to post letters of credit as financial guarantees of our performance. As of December 25, 2025, letters of credit totaled $38.1 million. We do not currently provide cash collateral for outstanding letters of credit. We have negotiated a letter of credit sublimit as part of our ABL Facility. The amount available to be borrowed under our ABL Facility is reduced by the cumulative amount of any outstanding letters of credit.
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Effect if actual results differ from assumptions. A 10% change in our sales returns reserves and related return asset accruals at December 26, 2024 would have had a net impact of approximately $1.3 million on operating income in fiscal 2024. Sales returns reserves and related return asset accruals over the last few years have fluctuated primarily based on changes in sales levels and, to a lesser extent, changes in customer return rates.
Current wording
Effect if actual results differ from assumptions. A 10% change in our sales returns reserves and related return asset accruals at December 25, 2025 would have had a net impact of approximately $1.4 million on operating income in fiscal 2025. Sales returns reserves and related return asset accruals over the last few years have fluctuated primarily based on changes in sales levels and, to a lesser extent, changes in customer return rates.
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Judgments and uncertainties involved in the estimate. We provide provisions for losses related to shrink and other amounts that are otherwise not expected to be fully recoverable. These provisions are calculated based on historical shrink, selling prices, margins, and current business trends. The estimates have calculations that require management to make assumptions based on the current rate of sales, age, salability and profitability of inventory, historical percentages that can be affected by changes in our merchandising mix, customer preferences, and changes in actual shrink trends.
Current wording
Judgments and uncertainties involved in the estimate. We provide provisions for losses related to shrink, net realizable value, aged inventory, special order merchandise, and other amounts that are otherwise not expected to be fully recoverable. These provisions are calculated based on historical shrink, selling prices, margins, and current business trends. The estimates have calculations that require management to make assumptions based on the current rate of sales, age, salability and profitability of inventory, historical percentages that can be affected by changes in our merchandising mix, customer preferences, and changes in actual shrink trends.
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Effect if actual results differ from assumptions. A 10% change in our inventory valuation and shrink reserves at December 26, 2024 would have affected operating income by approximately $0.7 million in fiscal 2024. Inventory valuation and shrink reserves typically fluctuate in proportion to changes in inventory balances.
Current wording
Effect if actual results differ from assumptions. A 10% change in our inventory valuation and shrink reserves at December 25, 2025 would have affected operating income by approximately $1.8 million in fiscal 2025. Inventory valuation and shrink reserves typically fluctuate in proportion to changes in inventory balances.