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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] Intangible Assets
A summary of our amortizable intangible assets is as follows:
 202520242023
Average
Useful Life (Years)
GrossAccumulated
Amortization
Net GrossAccumulated
Amortization
Net
Acquired franchise rights
56 – 60
$835 $(244)$591 $821 $(223)$598 
Customer relationships (a)
15 – 24
773 (347)426 565 (279)286 
Brands
20 – 40
1,084 (1,021)63 1,051 (977)74 
Other identifiable intangibles
10 – 24
433 (294)139 420 (276)144 
Total$3,125 $(1,906)$1,219 $2,857 $(1,755)$1,102 
Amortization expense $83 $74 $75 
(a)Increase is primarily related to acquisitions of poppi and Siete. See Note 13 for further information on acquisitions.
Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over an intangible asset’s estimated useful life. Amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years, based on existing intangible assets as of December 27, 2025 and using average 2025 foreign exchange rates, is expected to be as follows:
20262027202820292030
Five-year projected amortization$78 $74 $73 $72 $63 
Depreciable and amortizable assets are evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating or macroeconomic environment. In these circumstances, if an evaluation of the undiscounted cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, which is based on discounted future cash flows. Useful lives are periodically evaluated to determine whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate the need for revision.
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
In 2025, business performance in conjunction with lower expectations of future business performance compared to projections, as well as the transaction discussed below, indicated a deterioration of the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets in certain markets and required us to perform quantitative assessments on certain assets. The fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets was estimated using discounted cash flows under the income approach, which we consider to be a Level 3 (significant unobservable inputs) measurement. We determined that the carrying value exceeded the fair value, which reflected our most current estimates of future sales and their contributions to operating profit and expected future cash flows (including perpetuity growth assumptions), as well as an increase in the weighted-average cost of capital. As a result of the quantitative assessments, we recorded pre-tax impairment charges of $1.9 billion ($1.5 billion after-tax or $1.11 per share) in impairment of intangible assets primarily comprised of the Rockstar brand in our PBNA, EMEA, and IB Franchise segments.
On August 28, 2025, we consummated a transaction with Celsius, pursuant to which we acquired convertible preferred shares and transferred cash and certain non-cash assets, primarily the Rockstar brand of $0.5 billion in the United States and Canada (Celsius Transaction). For further information on the convertible preferred shares, see Note 9. On the same date, we entered into an agreement with Celsius to be the exclusive distributor for the Alani Nu brand in certain channels in the United States and Canada that commenced in the fourth quarter of 2025.
As discussed in Note 2, we perform our annual impairment assessment on indefinite-lived intangible assets during our third quarter. The annual impairment assessment on indefinite-lived intangible assets performed in the third quarter of 2025, based on best available market information and our internal forecasts and operating plans at the time, did not result in any further material impairment charges.
As of December 27, 2025, the estimated fair value of the SodaStream reporting unit narrowly exceeded its carrying value. Given the low coverage, there could be further impairment to the carrying value of the SodaStream reporting unit goodwill if future sales and operating profit results are not in line with the forecasted future cash flows of the business and/or if macroeconomic conditions worsen and drive an increase in the weighted-average cost of capital used to estimate its fair value. We continue to monitor the performance of the SodaStream reporting unit, as well as all of our indefinite-lived intangible assets.
We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill in the years ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024.
In 2023, macroeconomic conditions, including higher interest rates, inflationary costs, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and recent business performance indicated a deterioration of the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets in various markets,
primarily assumptions underlying the weighted-average cost of capital and the impact of economic uncertainty on current and future financial performance, and required us to perform a quantitative assessment on certain assets. The fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets was estimated using discounted cash flows under the income approach, which we consider to be a Level 3 measurement. We determined that the carrying value exceeded the fair value for certain of our intangible assets, which reflects the increase in the weighted-average cost of capital as well as our most current estimates of future sales and their contributions to operating profit and expected future cash flows (including perpetuity growth assumptions). As a result of the quantitative assessment, we recorded pre-tax impairment charges of $0.6 billion ($0.5 billion after-tax or $0.35 per share) for brands and $0.3 billion ($0.3 billion after-tax or $0.22 per share) for goodwill, both in impairment of intangible assets, primarily related to the SodaStream brand and reporting unit in our IB Franchise segment, in the year ended December 30, 2023. See Note 1 for further information.
For further information on our policies for indefinite-lived intangible assets, see Note 2.
The components of indefinite-lived intangible assets are as follows:
20252024
Goodwill$18,916 $17,534 
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets
Reacquired franchise rights7,542 7,437 
Acquired franchise rights (a)
2,099 1,858 
Brands (b)
4,206 4,404 
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets$32,763 $31,233 
(a)Increase is primarily related to acquired distribution rights for the Alani Nu brand.
(b)Decrease is primarily related to impairments of the Rockstar and Be & Cheery brands as well as the sale of the Rockstar brand in connection with the transaction described above, partially offset by acquisitions of poppi and Siete. See Note 13 for further information on acquisitions.
The change in the book value of goodwill is as follows:
PFNAPBNAIB Franchise
EMEA(a)
LatAm FoodsAsia Pacific FoodsTotal
Balance as of December 30, 2023
$642 $11,961 $1,986 $2,382 $393 $364 $17,728 
Acquisitions (b)
159 — — — — 162 
Translation and other(10)(36)(68)(188)(39)(15)(356)
Balance as of December 28, 2024
791 11,925 1,918 2,194 354 352 17,534 
Acquisitions (b)
625 179 — — — — 804 
Translation and other21 494 31 23 578 
Balance as of December 27, 2025
$1,422 $12,125 $1,921 $2,688 $385 $375 $18,916 
(a)Translation and other in 2024 primarily reflects the depreciation of the Russian ruble and euro. Translation and other in 2025 primarily reflects appreciation of the Russian ruble, euro and South African rand.
(b)Primarily related to the acquisitions of Sabra in 2024 and Siete in 2025 in our PFNA segment and poppi in our PBNA segment. See Note 13 for further information on acquisitions.