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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 has various stock compensation plans, which are more fully described in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Share-Based Compensation” in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Under The Beauty Health Company 2021 Incentive Award Plan, the Company may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, other stock or cash-based awards to eligible service providers.
Share-based compensation expense was as follows for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2026202520262025
Cost of sales$128 $124 $246 $274 
Selling and marketing52 1,127 617 1,344 
Research and development67 149 142 292 
General and administrative2,648 3,908 3,969 6,874 
Total share-based compensation$2,895 $5,308 $4,974 $8,784 
Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) and Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PSU”)

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU and PSU activity:
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
RSU SharesPSU SharesRSUPSU
Outstanding - January 1, 2026
12,311,446 2,154,230 $1.97 $3.02 
Granted 9,137,666 434,068 1.14 1.86 
Vested (3,656,966)— 2.41 — 
Forfeited(2,930,180)(651,047)1.62 2.72 
Outstanding - June 30, 2026
14,861,966 1,937,251 $1.42 $2.86 
As of June 30, 2026, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSU and PSU totaled $20.1 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.
Stock Options

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:

Shares
Weighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Outstanding - January 1, 2026
2,459,920 $13.51 5.37
Granted — — 
Exercised
— — 
Forfeited— — 
Expired(20,000)18.76 
Outstanding - June 30, 2026
2,439,920 13.47 4.87
Vested and Exercisable - June 30, 2026
2,439,920 13.47 4.87
Options vested and expected to vest - June 30, 2026
2,439,920 $13.47 4.87
Cash Performance Awards

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, cash performance awards with an original total target value of $2.8 million were granted for which the final payout will range from 0% to 200% of the target value based on the total shareholder return of the Company’s Class A Common stock relative to a defined peer group. The cash performance awards vest over a two to three-year period.

The cash performance awards can be settled in either cash or Class A Common Stock upon vesting at the Company’s discretion. These awards are accounted for as liability awards under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 and are measured at fair value through the end of the performance period using the Monte Carlo simulation model. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the expense associated with the cash performance awards was $0.1 million. The estimated future cash payments of these awards are included within other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of June 30, 2026, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested cash performance awards totaled $0.6 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.