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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
 
Share-Based Plans
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we had share-based awards outstanding under the following plans: (1) the 2024 Non-Employee Director Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2024 Director LTIP”) and (2) the 2021 Employee Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2021 Employee LTIP”).
These share-based plans define fair market value as the closing sales price of a share of common stock as quoted on any established stock exchange for such date or the most recent trading day preceding such date if there were no trades on such date.
 
Restricted Stock Activity
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we granted 283 restricted shares under the 2024 Director LTIP and 111,773 restricted shares under the 2021 Employee LTIP. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, we granted 351 restricted shares of our stock under the 2024 Director LTIP, and 121,844 restricted shares of our stock under the 2021 Employee LTIP.
 
The following table provides a summary of the unvested restricted shares for the three months ended June 30, 2026:
 
  
  
           
     Number of shares     Weighted average grant-date fair value  
Unvested April 1, 2026
  252,226   $69.58 
Granted
  112,056   $83.07 
Vested
  (124,262  $66.39 
Forfeited
  (1,713  $69.80 
Unvested June 30, 2026
  238,307   $77.59 
 
Performance Stock Units
 
We have granted Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) to certain executive officers under our 2021 Employee LTIP. The PSUs will vest based on the achievement of certain performance goals at the end of a three-year performance period. The PSUs represent the right to receive shares of our common stock at the time of vesting. The total number of PSUs that vest range from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs based on our achievement of certain performance targets.
 
The following table provides a summary of the unvested PSUs for the three months ended June 30, 2026:
 
             
     Number of units     Weighted average grant-date fair value  
Unvested April 1, 2026
  72,629   $73.63 
Vested
  (18,417  $61.17 
Unvested June 30, 2026
  54,212   $77.87 
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
We provide eligible employees the opportunity to purchase shares of our stock through the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Under the ESPP, eligible employees may collectively purchase up to an aggregate of 2.50 million shares of our stock. Employees in the ESPP contribute part of their earnings over a six-month offering period. At the end of each offering period, employees purchase our shares using their contributions at a discount off the lesser of the closing market price on the first or the last trading day of each offering period. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, we issued 25,930 shares at a weighted average price of $70.75 per share and 28,665 shares at a weighted average price of $61.29 per share, respectively, under the ESPP. As of June 30, 2026, there were 2.29 million shares remaining under the ESPP.
 
Compensation Expense
 
The following table provides a summary of our total share-based compensation expense for continuing operations, including for restricted stock awards, PSUs, our ESPP, and the related income tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively (in thousands):
 
         
           
     Three months ended June 30,  
     2026       2025  
Share-based compensation expense
 $3,121   $2,663 
Income tax benefit
  (868   (706
We recognized the income tax benefit as a reduction to our provision for income taxes. As of June 30, 2026, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock was $17.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 33 months.
 
We also provide our employees with a contributory 401(k) profit sharing plan (the “401(k) plan”), to which we may contribute from time to time at our sole discretion. Employer contributions to the 401(k) plan are always fully vested. Our estimated contribution expense to the 401(k) plan for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, were $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively.