v3.26.1
Stock-Based Awards
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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, March 2025 and March 2026 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 ended March 31, 2026:

 

 

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

 

 

1,273

 

 

 

13.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(21

)

 

 

8.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(13

)

 

 

27.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(258

)

 

 

34.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2026

 

 

6,740

 

 

$

32.21

 

 

 

6.5

 

 

$

7,691

 

Options vested and expected to vest as of
   March 31, 2026

 

 

6,740

 

 

$

32.21

 

 

 

6.5

 

 

$

7,691

 

Options exercisable as of March 31, 2026

 

 

4,245

 

 

$

43.44

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

$

3,581

 

 

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 ended March 31, 2026:

 

 

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

 

 

(14

)

 

 

9.59

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

20.27

 

Cancelled

 

 

(33

)

 

 

9.58

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

10.38

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2026

 

 

104

 

 

$

11.81

 

 

 

104

 

 

$

13.99

 

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2026:

 

 

Restricted Stock
Units

 

 

Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Unvested as of September 30, 2025

 

 

408

 

 

$

24.15

 

Granted

 

 

172

 

 

 

13.66

 

Vested

 

 

(148

)

 

 

34.02

 

Cancelled

 

 

(12

)

 

 

32.69

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2026

 

 

420

 

 

$

16.16

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized the following stock-based compensation expense:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Research and development

 

$

1,531

 

 

$

1,390

 

 

$

3,191

 

 

$

2,822

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,217

 

 

 

3,298

 

 

 

4,367

 

 

 

7,532

 

 

$

3,748

 

 

$

4,688

 

 

$

7,558

 

 

$

10,354

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Stock options

 

$

2,581

 

 

$

3,001

 

 

$

5,056

 

 

$

6,344

 

Restricted stock units

 

 

919

 

 

 

1,338

 

 

 

2,017

 

 

 

2,749

 

rTSRUs

 

 

197

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

308

 

 

 

447

 

Performance stock units

 

 

51

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

814

 

 

$

3,748

 

 

$

4,688

 

 

$

7,558

 

 

$

10,354

 

 

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, 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 March 31, 2026, the Company had an aggregate of $24,902 of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years.