v3.26.3
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Total awards granted
The following table summarizes the total liability awards and equity awards granted:
Restricted Stock
Awards/Units
Performance
Awards
2024 grants524,943 244,931 
2025 grants521,295 226,405 
2026 grants527,702 215,595 
Restricted stock units and performance stock units, excluding the cash component
Information for restricted stock units and performance stock units accounted for as equity awards is presented below:
NumberWeighted Average
Fair Value
Outstanding as of August 31, 20231,777,591 $37.01 
Granted(1)
1,084,719 47.73 
Vested(1,256,412)38.03 
Forfeited(57,312)41.95 
Outstanding as of August 31, 20241,548,586 43.52 
Granted(1)
1,060,413 48.13 
Vested(1,132,335)39.05 
Forfeited(107,459)48.72 
Outstanding as of August 31, 20251,369,205 50.37 
Granted(1)
774,038 63.88 
Vested(772,192)48.41 
Forfeited(84,592)58.30 
Outstanding as of August 31, 20261,286,459 $59.16 
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(1) Includes grants related to (i) all restricted stock units accounted for as equity awards, (ii) performance stock units accounted for as equity awards on the date of grant and (iii) performance stock units reclassified from liability awards to equity awards in the applicable year, which is the third year of the respective performance period for such performance stock units.
Yearly activity of the stock purchase plan Yearly activity of the stock purchase plan is presented below:
Year Ended August 31,
202620252024
Shares subscribed234,157 235,065 259,500 
Price per share$59.64 $42.97 $42.16 
Shares purchased181,129 222,154 238,850 
Price per share$41.05 $42.23 $41.31 
Shares available for future issuance1,033,871