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Compensation Related Costs and Share Based Payments
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Compensation Related Costs and Share Based Payments Compensation Related Costs and Share-Based Payments
The 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”) was approved by the Company’s shareholders on September 3, 2025, at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting (the “2025 Plan Effective Date”). There were 1,650,000 shares available for issuance under the 2025 Plan as of the 2025 Plan Effective Date. The 2025 Plan replaces the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan"), under which no new awards were allowed to be granted as of the 2025 Plan Effective Date. Outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan continue to be governed by the terms thereof and the award agreements made pursuant thereto, including any such terms that are intended to survive the termination of the 2018 Plan or the settlement of such awards. Shares subject to awards under the 2018 Plan that expire, are forfeited, cancelled, or settled in cash will be added back to the shares available for issuance under the 2025 Plan. Awards under the 2025 Plan may take the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity-based and equity-related awards, each of which, upon issuance, is counted as one share against the 2025 Plan share reserve. At January 31, 2026, there were 1,644,899 shares that remain available for grant under the 2025 Plan.
We account for share-based compensation by estimating the grant date fair value of time-based and performance-based restricted stock unit awards using the closing price of our common stock on the applicable grant date, or the date on which performance goals for performance-based units are established, if after the grant date. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
The time-based awards most commonly vest ratably over a three-year period commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. The performance-based awards represent a “target” amount; the final amount earned is based on the satisfaction of certain performance measures over a three-year performance period and will range from 0% to 200% of “target." Additionally, if the Company's relative total shareholder return over the performance period is in the bottom or
top quartile of the companies comprising the S&P 500, the performance-based shares included will be adjusted downward by 25%, or upward by 25%, respectively (the "TSR Modifier"). The fair value of the awards with the TSR Modifier is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation as of the date of the grant. For market-based awards, the share-based compensation expense will not be adjusted should the target awards vary from actual awards.
We recognize these amounts as an operating expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income ratably over the requisite service period using the straight-line method, as adjusted for certain retirement provisions, and updated estimates of shares to be issued under performance-based awards. All awards have been granted at no cost to the grantee.
Information concerning the unvested restricted stock units is presented in the following table. At January 31, 2026, there were no stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards outstanding.
SharesWeighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
Unvested at April 30, 2025499,243 $262 
Granted102,767 464 
Vested(232,679)236 
Forfeited(6,006)295 
Performance Award Adjustments27,659 355 
Unvested at January 31, 2026390,984 $337 
Total share-based compensation costs recorded for employees and non-employee directors for the nine months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025 were $42,991 and $35,489, respectively, related entirely to restricted stock unit awards. As of January 31, 2026, there was $54,004 of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock units which are expected to be recognized through fiscal 2029, with a weighted average remaining term of 1.0 years. The fair value of restricted stock unit awards vested during the nine months ended January 31, 2026 was $115,960 as of the applicable vest date.