Compensation expense recorded for our stock-based awards is classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:


(in thousands)	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024
Cost of license revenue	$	176	$	49	$	282	$	116
Cost of support and cloud services revenue		4,122		4,035		12,092		10,762
Cost of professional services revenue		993		1,772		4,337		5,101
Sales and marketing		15,059		15,167		46,672		46,023
Research and development		17,788		13,101		48,334		41,275
General and administrative		15,894		13,914		49,678		57,965
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	54,032	$	48,038	$	161,395	$	161,242

As of June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, we had liability-classified awards related to stock-based compensation based on a fixed monetary amount of $37.4 million and $47.7 million, respectively. The liability as of September 30, 2024 was settled via the issuance of shares in the first quarter of 2025.