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Share-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation
The Company's share-based compensation plans are described in Note 11, Share-Based Compensation, to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8, filed on the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Share Based Compensation Expense
Total share-based compensation expense was as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026202520262025
(In thousands)
Stock option expense$2,553 $2,853 $5,375 $6,116 
Restricted stock expense5,914 5,270 11,176 10,325 
Performance restricted stock unit expense5,425 4,726 7,049 5,872 
Total pre-tax expense$13,892 $12,849 $23,600 $22,313 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense is included in the consolidated statement of income in either Cost of sales or Selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on where the recipient’s cash compensation is reported.
Stock Options
The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the grant date using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes-Merton model to estimate the fair values of stock options granted during the periods indicated:
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Expected volatility20.1%22.7%
Expected term (years)5.05.0
Risk-free interest rate3.87%4.07%
Expected dividend yield0.64%0.70%
Black-Scholes-Merton fair value per stock option granted$51.29 $46.21 


The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information:
SharesWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In thousands)(Years)(In millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 20251,950 $126.07 
Granted234 212.77 
Exercised(180)115.02 
Forfeited(25)183.97 
Outstanding at June 30, 20261,979 $136.59 6.1$208.5 
Exercisable at June 30, 20261,531 $119.35 5.2$187.7 
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $20.4 million. The total fair value of stock options vested during the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $11.7 million. As of June 30, 2026,
there was approximately $19.0 million of expected future pre-tax compensation expense related to the 0.5 million non-vested stock options outstanding, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.
Restricted Stock
The following is a summary of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock activity and related information:
SharesWeighted
Average
 Grant Date
Fair Value
(In thousands)
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at December 31, 2025280 $173.25 
Granted143 213.81 
Vested(125)167.44 
Forfeited(19)185.42 
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at June 30, 2026279 $195.78 
The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $21.0 million. As of June 30, 2026, there was approximately $45.1 million of expected future pre-tax compensation expense related to the 0.3 million non-vested restricted shares outstanding, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.

Performance Restricted Stock Units
The following is a summary of the Company’s non-vested performance restricted stock activity and related information:
SharesWeighted
Average
 Grant Date
Fair Value
(In thousands)
Non-vested performance restricted stock outstanding at December 31, 2025240 $166.06 
Granted79 212.77 
Performance assumption change 1
2 138.46 
Vested(77)138.46 
Forfeited(5)182.76 
Non-vested performance restricted stock outstanding at June 30, 2026239 $189.80 
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1 Reflects the number of PRSUs above target levels based on performance metrics.
As of June 30, 2026, there was approximately $17.7 million of expected future pre-tax compensation expense related to the 0.2 million non-vested restricted shares outstanding, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of less than one year.