| Cash Flow | 2025-09-28 | 2025-06-29 | 2025-03-30 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 138,594 | 94,342 | 39,232 | 146,860 |
| Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below) | 111,932 | 73,539 | 36,549 | 110,006 |
| Amortization of cloud computing arrangements | 13,449 | 8,223 | 4,167 | 10,637 |
| Share-based compensation | 9,770 | 10,704 | 5,572 | 18,491 |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 5,364 | 3,107 | 1,421 | 2,873 |
| Deferred income tax | 26,808 | 822 | 306 | -465 |
| Non-cash rental expense, net | 34,670 | 21,406 | 10,350 | 31,973 |
| Change in operating lease liabilities | 36,882 | 24,482 | 12,131 | 36,461 |
| Net receipt of deferred vendor incentives | 6,568 | 8,421 | 11,178 | 1,449 |
| System optimization gains, net | 326 | 297 | -90 | 573 |
| Distributions received from joint ventures, net of equity in earnings | 2,363 | 1,679 | 717 | 2,055 |
| Long-term debt-related activities, net | 5,602 | 3,744 | 1,873 | 5,609 |
| Cloud computing arrangements expenditures | 16,433 | 9,335 | 2,417 | 10,583 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities and other, net | 26,216 | 45,865 | 11,492 | -4,810 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 275,263 | 146,008 | 85,415 | 286,681 |
| Capital expenditures | 64,043 | 39,050 | 17,679 | 52,361 |
| Franchise development fund | 23,096 | 16,518 | 5,813 | 21,040 |
| Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired | 16,854 | - | - | - |
| Dispositions | 1,485 | 1,355 | 55 | 3,222 |
| Notes receivable, net | 1,949 | 1,949 | 1,949 | 1,383 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -100,559 | -52,264 | -21,488 | -68,796 |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 23,500 | 23,500 | 15,000 | - |
| Repayments of long-term debt | 30,437 | 23,125 | 15,813 | 21,937 |
| Repayments of finance lease liabilities | 18,064 | 10,666 | 5,238 | 15,421 |
| Repurchases of common stock | 200,766 | 186,516 | 122,784 | 60,056 |
| Dividends | 102,954 | 76,243 | 49,432 | 153,411 |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 1,916 | 1,717 | 273 | 4,651 |
| Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | 2,827 | 1,354 | 1,326 | 4,395 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | -329,632 | -272,687 | -179,320 | -250,569 |
| Net cash used in operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash | -154,928 | -178,943 | -115,393 | -32,684 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 3,335 | 5,437 | 744 | -1,603 |
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | -151,593 | -173,506 | -114,649 | -34,287 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 503,608 | - | - | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 352,015 | - | - | - |
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