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Note 12 - Stock-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

Note 12Stock-Based Compensation

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Our equity incentive plans provide for the grant of incentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock awards to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants.

 

Stock-based compensation is as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2026

   

2025

   

2026

   

2025

 
   

(In thousands)

 
       

Research and development

  $ 700     $ 915     $ 1,501     $ 1,951  

Selling, general and administrative

    921       1,150       2,009       2,567  

Total stock-based compensation

  $ 1,621     $ 2,065     $ 3,510     $ 4,518  

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following assumptions were applied to all stock option grants:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30, 2026

   

June 30, 2026

 

Estimated weighted-average fair value

  $ 9.13     $ 9.98  

Weighted-average assumptions:

           

Expected volatility

    107 %     105 %

Expected life, in years

    7.3       7.1  

Risk-free interest rate

    4.16 %     4.08 %

Expected dividend yield

    %     %

 

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock price weighted by grant issuances over the reporting period. We estimated the expected life of the stock options granted using the historical exercise behavior of option holders. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Forfeiture expense is estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

Stock option activity for all stock plans and related information is as follows:

 

         

Weighted-

             
         

Average

         

Aggregate

 
         

Exercise

   

Remaining

   

Intrinsic

 
   

Options

   

Price per

   

Contractual Life

   

Value

 
   

Outstanding

   

Share

   

(In years)

   

(In thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2025

    18,273,105     $ 7.27                  

Granted

    276,500       11.63                  

Exercised

    (1,618,058 )     6.94                  

Forfeited

    (714,643 )     4.26                  

Balance at June 30, 2026

    16,216,904     $ 7.51       5.5     $ 58,845  

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2026

    15,815,907     $ 7.60       5.5     $ 56,526  

Exercisable at June 30, 2026

    12,321,834     $ 8.69       4.6     $ 35,952  

 

On July 22, 2026, annual stock options grants of approximately3.1 million shares of common stock were awarded to eligible participants for the 2025 annual performance period under the Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

Of the 16.2 million common stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2026, options to purchase 6.7 million shares have an exercise price per share above $9.51, which was the closing price of our stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 30, 2026.

 

As of June 30, 2026, there were 3.9 million unvested options outstanding that will vest over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. The total estimated compensation expense yet to be recognized on outstanding options is $10.1 million.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the total number of shares of common stock available for grant was 10.3 million.