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Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Stockholders’ Equity
As of March 31, 2026, the Align Technology, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan, as amended, has a total reserve of 34,668,895 shares, of which 2,815,995 shares are available for issuance.

Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation related to our stock-based awards and employee stock purchase plan for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20262025
Cost of net revenues$1,620 $1,538 
Selling, general and administrative
28,992 30,866 
Research and development10,312 12,593 
Total stock-based compensation$40,924 $44,997 

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

The fair value of RSUs is based on the closing price of our stock on the date of grant. Generally, RSUs vest over a period of four years.

A summary for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:
Number of Shares
Underlying RSUs
(in thousands)
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueWeighted Average Remaining
Contractual Term (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Unvested as of December 31, 2025
1,250 $256.80 
Granted
770 189.99 
Vested and released(430)287.72 
Forfeited(33)235.20 
Unvested as of March 31, 2026
1,557 $215.68 1.98$266,886 

As of March 31, 2026, we expect to recognize $286.3 million of total unamortized compensation costs, net of estimated forfeitures, related to RSUs over a weighted average period of 3.1 years.

Market-Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (“MSUs”)

We grant MSUs to members of senior management. Each MSU represents the right to one share of our common stock. The actual number of MSUs which will be eligible to vest will be based on the performance of our stock price relative to the performance of a stock market index over the vesting period. MSUs vest over a period of three years and the maximum number of shares eligible to vest is 250% of the MSUs initially granted.

The following table summarizes the MSU performance activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026: 
Number of Shares
Underlying MSUs
(in thousands)
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Unvested as of December 31, 2025
263 $507.88 
Granted149 378.44 
Vested and released1
(59)629.53 
Forfeited(28)559.27 
Unvested as of March 31, 2026
325 $421.83 2.14$55,691 
1 Includes MSUs vested during the period below 100% of the original grant as actual shares released are based on our stock performance relative to a market index over the vesting period.

As of March 31, 2026, we expect to recognize $78.4 million of total unamortized compensation costs, net of estimated forfeitures, related to MSUs over a weighted average period of 2.14 years.
Restricted Stock Units with Performance Conditions (“PSUs”)

Our PSUs typically include a service and performance condition. We recognize share-based compensation expense for PSUs if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. As of March 31, 2026, the service and performance condition was not met, and there are no outstanding performance shares and no remaining unrecognized stock based compensation to record.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

As of March 31, 2026, we have 1,626,275 shares available for future issuance under the Align Technology, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated, the “2010 Purchase Plan”).

The fair value of the option component of the 2010 Purchase Plan shares was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20262025
Expected term (in years)1.01.1
Expected volatility44.3 %40.9 %
Risk-free interest rate3.6 %4.2 %
Expected dividends— — 
Weighted average fair value at grant date$55.37 $70.62 

As of March 31, 2026, we expect to recognize $9.0 million of total unamortized compensation costs related to future employee stock purchases over a weighted average period of 0.9 years.