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Equity-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Equity-Based Compensation
Note 11—Equity-Based Compensation
Further information regarding the Company’s equity-based compensation awards is described in Note 12—Equity-Based Compensation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
PWP Omnibus Incentive Plan Awards
Concurrent with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the Perella Weinberg Partners 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “PWP Incentive Plan”), which establishes a plan for the granting of various forms of incentive compensation awards, including restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance restricted stock units (“PSUs”), measured by reference to PWP Class A common stock (“PWP Incentive Plan Awards”). The PWP Incentive Plan established a reserve for a one-time grant of awards in connection with the Business Combination as well as a reserve for general purpose grants (the “General Share Reserve”). Grantees have rights to dividends declared during the vesting period and receive such dividends only upon vesting in the form of cash or dividend equivalent units. The Company uses newly issued shares of Class A common stock to satisfy vested awards, with the exception of shares issued out of treasury stock for vested awards (and related dividend equivalent units) held by French employees. Pursuant to the PWP Incentive Plan, the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance from the General Share Reserve increases each year.
In connection with the Business Combination, the Company granted awards (the “Business Combination Awards”) in the form of (a) RSUs that vest upon the achievement of service conditions (“Transaction RSUs”) and (b) PSUs that only vest upon the achievement of both service and market conditions, including certain long-term incentive awards granted to management (“Transaction PSUs”).
During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 588,774 and 1,301,449 Business Combination Awards vested with a total fair value of $10.8 million and $31.1 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, the price targets ranging from $12.00 to $20.00 as well as substantially all of the $25.00 price target were met for the Transaction PSUs.
The Company grants units from the General Share Reserve from time to time in the ordinary course of business in the form of (a) RSUs that vest upon the achievement of service conditions (“General RSUs”) and (b) PSUs that only vest upon the achievement of both service and market conditions (“General PSUs”).
During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company granted 5,059,656 and 5,182,555 General RSUs at a weighted average grant date fair value of $21.46 and $23.73 per award, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 7,228,551 and 5,730,085 General RSUs vested with a total fair value of $146.2 million and $131.1 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, 474,850 General PSUs vested with a total fair value of $8.6 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, no General PSUs vested. As of June 30, 2026, the price targets ranging from $15.00 to $20.00 as well as substantially all of the $25.00 price target were met for the General PSUs.
Equity-based compensation expense related to the PWP Incentive Plan was $36.3 million and $67.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $28.0 million and $54.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. Additionally, equity-based amortization expense related to non-employee awards was $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and is included in Professional fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The income tax benefit recognized related to equity-based awards was $6.1 million and $11.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $4.7 million and $8.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
As of June 30, 2026, total unrecognized compensation expense related to all unvested equity-based awards was $168.8 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.