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Stock-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

Note 18 -- Stock-Based Compensation

The Company grants stock-based awards to participants under HCI Group, Inc.’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“HCI Plan”) and Exzeo Group, Inc.’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“Exzeo Plan”). Stock-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative personnel expenses in the consolidated statements of income and consisted of the following for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Restricted stock awards

 

$

2,584

 

 

$

1,994

 

 

$

5,207

 

 

$

4,264

 

Exzeo stock options

 

 

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

 

 

 

689

 

Exzeo restricted stock awards

 

 

755

 

 

 

354

 

 

 

1,491

 

 

 

714

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

3,339

 

 

$

2,695

 

 

$

6,698

 

 

$

5,667

 

 

Stock-based compensation awards are classified as equity and awards related to the Exzeo Plan are included as a component of noncontrolling interests.

HCI Plan

As of June 30, 2026, there were 641,937 shares available for issuance under the HCI Plan.

Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes the activity related to stock options granted under the HCI Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2026:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Remaining

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Contractual

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Price

 

 

Term

 

Value

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

 

 

590,000

 

 

$

51.54

 

 

3.9 years

 

$

82,687

 

    Granted

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Exercised

 

 

(20,000

)

 

$

40.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Forfeited

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2026

 

 

570,000

 

 

$

51.95

 

 

3.5 years

 

$

70,283

 

Exercisable as of June 30, 2026

 

 

570,000

 

 

$

51.95

 

 

3.5 years

 

$

70,283

 

 

As of June 30, 2026, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options under the HCI Plan.

Restricted Stock Awards

 

The following table summarizes the activity related to restricted stock awards granted under the HCI Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2026:

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Restricted

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Awards

 

 

Fair Value

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2025

 

 

494,635

 

 

$

73.31

 

Granted

 

 

3,750

 

 

$

162.12

 

Vested

 

 

(202,255

)

 

$

34.23

 

Forfeited

 

 

(1,386

)

 

$

131.96

 

Unvested as of June 30, 2026

 

 

294,744

 

 

$

100.99

 

In May 2026, there were 193,500 restricted stock awards that vested as a result of meeting the requisite market condition that the price per share exceeded $140 for a period of 30 consecutive trading days in May 2025.

As of June 30, 2026, there were 200,000 unvested restricted stock awards granted under the HCI Plan with market conditions. These awards have not met the requisite market condition of the Company’s share price reaching $200 per share for 30 consecutive trading days.

As of June 30, 2026, there was $16,089 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards granted under the HCI Plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.

 

Exzeo Plan

Exzeo maintained its 2021 Omnibus Plan under which shares of Exzeo common stock were authorized for issuance as stock-based compensation awards. On November 4, 2025, Exzeo terminated its 2021 Omnibus Plan and adopted the Exzeo Plan, which authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of Exzeo’s common stock. Awards outstanding under the Exzeo 2021 Omnibus Plan continue to be governed by the terms of that plan and are incremental to, and do not count against, the authorized share pool of the Exzeo Plan. As of June 30, 2026, there were 9,768,170 shares available for issuance under the Exzeo Plan.

 

Exzeo Stock Options

 

As of June 30, 2026, there were 6,350,000 Exzeo stock options outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of $23.00. All of the Exzeo stock options were fully vested, however, 6,000,000 Exzeo stock options were non-exercisable without approval from HCI Group, Inc.’s Board of Directors.

 

Exzeo Restricted Stock Awards

As of June 30, 2026, there were 2,541,953 unvested Exzeo restricted stock awards outstanding with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $4.82. There was $10,599 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested Exzeo restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.8 years.