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

Note 11 — Share-Based Compensation

2018 Stock Plan

On November 27, 2018, the Legacy Xos’s board of directors and stockholders adopted the 2018 Stock Plan. There are no shares available for issuance under the 2018 Stock Plan; however, the 2018 Stock Plan continues to govern the terms and conditions of the outstanding awards granted under the 2018 Stock Plan.

As of June 30, 2026, there were 1,165 Options outstanding under the 2018 Stock Plan. The amount and terms of Option grants were determined by the board of directors of Legacy Xos. The Options granted under the 2018 Stock Plan generally expire within 10 years from the date of grant and generally vest over four years, at the rate of 25% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and ratably on a monthly basis over the remaining 36-month period thereafter based on continued service.

Stock option activity during the three months ended June 30, 2026 consisted of the following:

 

 

Options

 

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value Per
Share

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Years

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

December 31, 2025 — Options outstanding

 

 

1,211

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

 

3.69

 

 

$

1,399

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(23

)

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

March 31, 2026 — Options outstanding

 

 

1,188

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

 

3.51

 

 

$

1,154

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(23

)

 

 

0.64

 

 

 

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2026 — Options outstanding

 

 

1,165

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

$

2,746

 

June 30, 2026 — Options vested and exercisable

 

 

1,165

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

$

2,746

 

 

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price of the options and the fair value of the Company’s Common Stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $35 and $0, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $35 and $2,351, respectively.

The Company estimates the grant date fair value of options utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is dependent upon several variables, including expected option term, expected volatility of the Company's share price over the expected term, expected risk-free rate and expected dividend yield rate. There were no option grants during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

2021 Equity Plan

On August 19, 2021 the Company’s stockholders approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Equity Plan”), which was ratified by the Company’s board of directors on August 20, 2021. The 2021 Equity Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) to employees, including employees of any parent or subsidiary, and for the grant of non-statutory stock options (“NSOs”), stock appreciation rights, restricted

stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance awards and other forms of awards to employees, directors and consultants, including employees and consultants of Xos’s affiliates. On June 24, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the Xos, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2021 Equity Plan”) to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Equity Plan by 1,180,819 shares. On June 24, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2025 Amendment to the Xos, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Amendment”) to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Equity Plan by 3,100,000 shares. On June 23, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2026 Amendment to the Xos, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2026 Amendment”) to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Equity Plan by 3,740,000 shares.

As of June 30, 2026, there were 5,972,396 shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the A&R 2021 Equity Plan, as amended.

RSU activity during the three months ended June 30, 2026 consisted of the following:

 

 

RSUs

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value

 

December 31, 2025 — RSU outstanding

 

 

3,096,067

 

 

$

3.79

 

 

$

5,605,441

 

Granted

 

 

96,716

 

 

 

2.22

 

 

 

215,355

 

Vested

 

 

(898,345

)

 

 

3.59

 

 

 

1,873,916

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2026 — RSU outstanding

 

 

2,294,438

 

 

$

3.80

 

 

$

3,741,339

 

Granted

 

 

332,617

 

 

 

2.02

 

 

 

673,312

 

Vested

 

 

(740,401

)

 

 

4.12

 

 

 

2,167,773

 

Forfeited

 

 

(375

)

 

 

4.00

 

 

 

653

 

June 30, 2026 — RSU outstanding

 

 

1,886,279

 

 

$

3.54

 

 

$

5,699,166

 

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense (including Earn-out RSUs) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 totaling approximately $2.0 million and $4.1 million, respectively, and June 30, 2025, totaling approximately $1.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively, which consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

54

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

108

 

Research and development

 

 

315

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

691

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

246

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

437

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,373

 

 

 

985

 

 

 

2,660

 

 

 

1,861

 

Total

 

$

1,988

 

 

$

1,574

 

 

$

4,107

 

 

$

3,097

 

 

We allocate stock-based compensation expense to cost of goods sold, research and development expense, sales and marketing expense and general and administrative expense, based on the roles of the applicable recipients of such stock-based compensation. The unamortized stock-based compensation expense was $6.3 million as of June 30, 2026, and weighted average remaining amortization period as of June 30, 2026 was 1.39 years.

The aggregate fair value of RSUs that vested was $2.2 million and $4.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.