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Stock-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation
During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we granted two types of stock-based awards: performance stock units (PSUs) and restricted stock units (RSUs).

PSU and RSU Awards

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we granted 91,368 PSUs to our officers and other employees, subject to performance and service conditions. For the officers, the PSUs granted are subject to a three-year performance period. The number of shares actually awarded will range from 0% to 200% of the target amount. Achievement is measured in annual sub-periods, based on Boise Cascade's return on invested capital (ROIC) for 2026, 2027, and 2028. The average achievement for the three years included in the performance period will determine the number of earned PSUs, as approved by our compensation committee in accordance with the related grant agreement. We define ROIC as net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) divided by average invested capital (based on a rolling thirteen-month average). We define NOPAT as net income plus after-tax financing expense. Invested capital is defined as total assets plus capitalized lease expense, less cash, cash equivalents, and current liabilities, excluding short-term debt. For the other employees, the PSUs granted are subject to a one-year performance period. The number of shares actually awarded will range from 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending upon Boise Cascade’s 2026 EBITDA, defined as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, as approved by executive management, determined in accordance with the related grant agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we granted 83,616 PSUs to our officers and other employees, subject to performance and service conditions. For both periods, the PSUs granted to officers generally vest in a single installment three years from the date of grant, while the PSUs granted to other employees vest in three equal tranches each year after the grant date.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we granted an aggregate of 112,187 and 99,025 RSUs, respectively, to our officers, other employees, and nonemployee directors with only service conditions. For both periods, the RSUs granted to officers and other employees vest in three equal tranches each year after the grant date. The RSUs granted to nonemployee directors vest in a single installment after a one year period.

We based the fair value of PSU and RSU awards on the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the total fair value of PSUs and RSUs vested was $17.3 million and $15.8 million, respectively.

The following summarizes the activity of our PSUs and RSUs awarded under our incentive plan for the six months ended June 30, 2026:
PSUsRSUs
Number of sharesWeighted Average Grant-Date Fair ValueNumber of sharesWeighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2025242,320 $93.44 152,293 $105.92 
Granted91,368 82.74 112,187 82.72 
Performance condition adjustment (a)(5,357)103.66 — — 
Vested(124,740)72.13 (83,967)101.03 
Forfeited(1,551)90.63 (4,981)85.96 
Outstanding, June 30, 2026202,040 $101.50 175,532 $93.99 
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(a)    Represents total PSUs forfeited during the six months ended June 30, 2026, related to below-target achievement of the 2025 performance condition on awards granted to other employees in 2025. During the 2025 performance period, other employees earned 63% of the target based on Boise Cascade's 2025 EBITDA, determined by executive management, in accordance with the related grant agreement.
Compensation Expense

We record compensation expense over the awards' vesting period and account for share-based award forfeitures as they occur, rather than making estimates of future forfeitures. Any shares not vested are forfeited. We recognize compensation expense for stock awards with performance and service conditions over the requisite service period based on the most probable number of shares expected to vest. We recognize compensation expense for stock awards with only service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Most of our stock-based compensation expense was recorded in "General and administrative expenses" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total stock-based compensation recognized from PSUs and RSUs, net of forfeitures, was as follows:

Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2026202520262025
(thousands)
PSUs$1,122 $1,194 $2,388 $3,026 
RSUs2,261 2,059 4,453 3,984 
Total$3,383 $3,253 $6,841 $7,010 

The related tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, was $1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements was $21.2 million. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.