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Stock-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation
18.
Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation through the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for share-based payment awards made to employees over the related requisite service period, including PSUs and RSUs (all part of our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan). Upon meeting the time-based vesting and, if applicable, any performance conditions, common shares of the Company (net of applicable tax withholding) are issued to the employee in exchange for each share-based unit.

RSUs generally have time-based vesting requirements with equal and annual graded vesting over approximately three years subsequent to the grant date. Upon voluntary termination of employment by any employee who is “retirement eligible” as of his or her termination date, the next vesting after the termination of employment will continue to vest. In order to be retirement eligible, an employee must be at least 62 years old, have completed a minimum of five years of service with the Company, and have provided at least three months’ prior written notice of termination of employment. All outstanding employee and director RSU awards are eligible for dividend equivalents regardless of vesting status.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes RSU activity for the fiscal year ended March 27, 2026:

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value

 

 

Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life
(In years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding - March 28, 2025

 

 

2,330,344

 

 

$

28.88

 

 

 

0.95

 

 

$

57,932

 

Granted

 

 

2,080,783

 

 

 

27.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

(1,109,483

)

 

 

28.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(209,201

)

 

 

28.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding - March 27, 2026

 

 

3,092,443

 

 

$

27.83

 

 

 

0.92

 

 

$

93,144

 

 

The weighted-average grant fair value per share for RSUs granted during the fiscal years ended March 27, 2026,
March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024 was
$27.29, $27.54, $36.14, respectively. The stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested awards not yet recorded at March 27, 2026 was $52,736, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average of 1.9 years.

The total fair value of vested RSUs was $32,156, $30,072 and $23,032 during the fiscal years ended March 27, 2026,
March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024, respectively.

Performance Stock Units

The Company also awards PSUs to its senior personnel based on achievement of metrics tied to financial plans and strategic objectives approved by its Board of Directors for establishing target performances. Each award reflects a target number of shares (“Target Shares”) that may be issued to the award recipient. PSU awards are generally earned upon the completion of a multi-year performance period. Whether units are earned at the end of the performance period is determined based on the achievement of certain performance objectives over the performance period. The performance objectives include achieving various metrics such as revenue targets and cumulative earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization levels for the performance period, and relative total stockholder return. Depending on the results achieved over the multi-year performance period, the actual number of shares that a grant recipient may receive during and at the end of the period ranges from 0% to 200% of the Target Shares granted.

The weighted-average fair value of the PSUs granted during the year was determined using the Monte Carlo simulation model incorporating the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

March 27,
2026

 

March 28,
2025

 

March 29,
2024

Performance term

 

2.88 years

 

2.79 years

 

2.87 years

Volatility

 

51.13%

 

43.46%

 

47.70%

Risk-free rate of return

 

3.91%

 

4.57%

 

3.68%

Dividend yield

 

%

 

%

 

%

Weighted-average fair value per share

 

$29.57

 

$31.83

 

$43.83

 

 

The following table summarizes PSU activity for the fiscal year ended March 27, 2026:

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value

 

 

Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life
(In years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding - March 28, 2025

 

 

2,145,781

 

 

$

24.86

 

 

 

1.80

 

 

$

53,344

 

Granted

 

 

533,437

 

 

 

29.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

(153,650

)

 

 

24.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

(231,653

)

 

 

27.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(958,266

)

 

 

22.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding - March 27, 2026

 

 

1,335,649

 

 

$

27.90

 

 

 

1.48

 

 

$

40,230

 

 

PSUs are included at 0% - 200% of target goals. The total compensation cost related to unvested awards not yet recorded at March 27, 2026 was $12,109, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average of 2.0 years.

The total grant date fair value of vested PSUs was $6,439, $15,615 and $22,777 during the fiscal years ended March 27, 2026, March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

4,323,711 shares of the Company’s common stock are available for future issuance under the ESPP. The ESPP allows employees to purchase the Company’s common stock at 85% of the lesser of the stock price at the beginning or end of the offering period. Each offering period is six months.

The weighted-average fair value of the ESPP shares was determined using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

March 27,
2026

 

 

March 28,
2025

 

 

March 29,
2024

 

Expected performance term

 

0.50 years

 

 

0.50 years

 

 

0.50 years

 

Volatility

 

 

53.93

%

 

 

45.44

%

 

 

40.97

%

Risk-free rate of return

 

 

3.87

%

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

5.35

%

Dividend yield

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

Weighted-average fair value per share

 

$

9.34

 

 

$

7.07

 

 

$

9.51

 

 

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense on its consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

March 27,
2026

 

 

March 28,
2025

 

 

March 29,
2024

 

RSUs

 

$

41,309

 

 

$

32,144

 

 

$

28,162

 

PSUs

 

 

5,120

 

 

 

8,561

 

 

 

12,825

 

ESPP

 

 

1,384

 

 

 

1,099

 

 

 

1,438

 

Other

 

 

97

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

32

 

Total

 

$

47,910

 

 

$

41,868

 

 

$

42,457

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

March 27,
2026

 

 

March 28,
2025

 

 

March 29,
2024

 

Cost of sales

 

$

3,955

 

 

$

2,877

 

 

$

5,359

 

Research and development

 

 

15,799

 

 

 

14,624

 

 

 

13,894

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

28,156

 

 

 

24,367

 

 

 

23,204

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

47,910

 

 

 

41,868

 

 

 

42,457

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(5,074

)

 

 

(4,049

)

 

 

(4,379

)

Total stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes

 

$

42,836

 

 

$

37,819

 

 

$

38,078