v3.25.4
Stock-Based Awards
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Awards

8. Stock-Based Awards

The Company grants stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units and other unit awards under its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which was approved by its stockholders on February 28, 2019 and amended in March 2021, March 2022, March 2023, March 2024, December 2024 and March 2025 and its 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Directors in April 2024 for awards to new employees and amended in December 2024. The Company also has outstanding stock option awards under its 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”), but is no longer granting awards under this plan.

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity, including aggregate intrinsic value, for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2025:

 

 

Shares
Issuable
Under
Options

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

(in years)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding as of September 30, 2025

 

 

5,759

 

 

$

36.31

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

$

6,457

 

Granted

 

 

1,153

 

 

 

13.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(16

)

 

 

8.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(252

)

 

 

34.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

 

 

6,644

 

 

$

32.50

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

16,933

 

Options vested and expected to vest as of
   December 31, 2025

 

 

6,644

 

 

$

32.50

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

16,933

 

Options exercisable as of December 31, 2025

 

 

3,991

 

 

$

45.16

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

$

5,639

 

 

Market and Performance-Based Stock Unit Awards

The Company awards both performance share units, or PSUs, and relative total stockholder return units, or rTSRUs, to its executive officers. The number of units granted represents the target number of shares of common stock that may be earned; however, the actual number of shares that may be earned ranges from 0% to 150% of the target number. The number of shares cancelled represents the target number of shares, less any shares that vested. The following table summarizes PSU and rTSRU activity (at target) for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2025:

 

 

PSUs

 

 

rTSRUs

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Unvested as of September 30, 2025

 

 

93

 

 

$

8.47

 

 

 

93

 

 

$

9.57

 

Granted

 

 

58

 

 

 

15.39

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

18.33

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2025

 

 

151

 

 

$

11.11

 

 

 

151

 

 

$

12.91

 

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2025:

 

 

Restricted Stock
Units

 

 

Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Unvested as of September 30, 2025

 

 

408

 

 

$

24.15

 

Granted

 

 

171

 

 

 

13.66

 

Vested

 

 

(147

)

 

 

34.16

 

Cancelled

 

 

(7

)

 

 

46.86

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2025

 

 

425

 

 

$

16.08

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

During the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized the following stock-based compensation expense:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Research and development

 

$

1,660

 

 

$

1,432

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,150

 

 

 

4,234

 

 

$

3,810

 

 

$

5,666

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Stock options

 

$

2,475

 

 

$

3,343

 

Restricted stock units

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

1,411

 

rTSRUs

 

 

111

 

 

 

273

 

Performance stock units

 

 

126

 

 

 

639

 

 

$

3,810

 

 

$

5,666

 

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for performance-based stock units for which vesting became probable upon achievement of performance-based targets that occurred during the performance period.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had an aggregate of $27,744 of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.