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Stock-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-based Compensation Stock-based Compensation
The board of directors granted restricted stock units and performance stock units (collectively, the stock units) to certain employee participants in 2026. Most grants of restricted stock units vest in three or four years. Performance stock units vest based upon either a performance condition or a market condition. For units granted in 2025 and prior, performance stock units granted with a performance condition have a cumulative three-year performance objective based on adjusted EBITDA (see Note 7 – Segment Information). For units granted in 2026, performance stock units granted with a performance condition have a cumulative adjusted earnings per share objective and a cumulative free cash flow objective, each weighted at 50 percent, with adjusted EBITDA margin used as a performance modifier (i.e. plus or minus 25 percent of actual earned performance). For performance stock units granted with a market condition, the applicable objective is based on our total shareholder return relative to the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Materials Index and has multi-year performance objectives. Both types of performance stock units have a three-year period for vesting, if the applicable performance objectives are achieved.
The number of performance stock units granted represents the target award and participants have the ability to earn between zero and 200 percent of the target award based upon actual performance for units granted in 2025 and prior, and between zero and 250 percent of the target award based upon actual performance for units granted in 2026. If minimum performance criteria are not achieved, no performance stock units will vest. For the awards granted in 2026, target shares for units with a market condition totaled 129,843 and target shares for units with a performance condition totaled 142,383.
We calculated the fair value of the performance stock unit awards with a market condition on the date of the grant using assumptions listed below. These awards incorporate a fair value cap such that the number of awards that vest will be reduced if our stock price exceeds the cap at the end of the performance measurement period:
January 2026 GrantMay 2026 Grant
Grant date price per share of performance award$26.93 $41.54 
Expected volatility37.74%39.03%
Risk-free interest rate3.53%4.06%
Look-back period in years3.003.00
Grant date fair value per share$27.97 $68.25 
The following table shows a summary of the status and activity of non-vested stock units:
Restricted
Stock Units
Performance
Stock Units
Total
Stock Units
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Unit
Non-vested at December 31, 2025530,237734,2311,264,468$35.22 
Granted256,608272,652529,260$28.77 
Credited from dividends3796431,022$28.28 
Performance share adjustment028,50528,505$28.93 
Vested(250,920)(329,924)(580,844)$33.24 
Forfeited(24,882)(17,187)(42,069)$36.14 
Non-vested at June 30, 2026511,422688,9201,200,342$33.17 
The following table shows a summary of the status and activity of stock options:
OptionsWeighted Average
Exercise Price
per Option
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in years)
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value (in millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2025507,130$28.62 
Exercised(77,409)$20.25 
Expired(6,664)$32.19 
Outstanding at June 30, 2026423,057$30.10 3.37$6.3 
Exercisable at June 30, 2026423,057$30.10 3.37$6.3 
The following table presents total stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026202520262025
(Dollars in millions)
Selling, general and administrative expenses$2.9 $1.7 $6.8 $8.3 
Less related income tax benefit0.6 0.6 1.7 2.6 
Decrease in net income$2.3 $1.1 $5.1 $5.7