v3.26.1
INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
The Company’s effective tax rate was 45.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 47.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was higher than the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the unfavorable impact of non-deductible stock compensation and the effect of state income taxes.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was higher than the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to discrete tax expenses for a change in prior year estimates, write-off of deferred tax assets associated with net shortfalls upon vesting of restricted stock units, forfeitures of non-qualified stock options and restricted stock units and the impact of those items on the lower book income for the three months ended March 31, 2025.