Compensation expense recorded for our stock-based awards is classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:


(in thousands)	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 30, 2026		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2026		June 30, 2025
Cost of license revenue	$	61	$	176	$	267	$	282
Cost of support and cloud services revenue		4,086		4,122		13,548		12,092
Cost of professional services revenue		1,456		993		4,921		4,337
Sales and marketing		16,143		15,059		51,373		46,672
Research and development		15,043		17,788		49,115		48,334
General and administrative		22,593		15,894		66,624		49,678
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	59,382	$	54,032	$	185,848	$	161,395

As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had liability-classified awards related to stock-based compensation based on a fixed monetary amount of $28.3 million and $51.3 million, respectively. The liability as of September 30, 2025 was settled via the issuance of shares in the first quarter of 2026.