Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions
The weighted average assumptions for stock options granted and resulting fair value is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Expected option term 4.43 years 4.39 years 4.36 years
Expected stock price volatility 26.39% 27.37% 25.38%
Risk-free interest rate 4.34% 4.03% 1.72%
Expected annual dividend yield 1.45% 1.36% 1.26%
Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option granted $20.86 $22.61 $18.33
Summary of Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Plan:

Number of
Options
 Weighted
 Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)
(in thousands)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023
2,280,014  $ 87.08 
Granted 156,277  82.55 
Exercised (94,391) 64.84 
Forfeited or expired (195,252) 90.24 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024
2,146,648  $ 87.44  6.16 $ 5,925 
Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2024
2,104,270  $ 87.46  6.11 $ 5,886 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2024
1,434,401  $ 87.07  5.30 $ 5,475 
Schedule of Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Awards, Valuation Assumptions
The weighted average assumptions for time-based RSUs granted and resulting fair value is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Vesting period 3.82 years 3.78 years 3.76 years
Expected annual dividend yield 1.45% 1.39% 1.30%
Weighted average grant date fair value per time-based RSU granted $78.26 $82.37 $85.25
The weighted average assumptions for performance-based RSUs granted and resulting fair value is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Vesting period 2.82 years 2.99 years 2.87 years
Expected annual dividend yield 1.50% 1.36% 1.35%
Weighted average grant date fair value per performance-based RSU granted
$76.54 $84.77 $85.64
The weighted average assumptions for market-based RSUs granted and resulting fair value is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Vesting period 2.82 years 0 years 0 years
Weighted average grant date fair value per market-based RSU granted
$89.25 $— $—
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Performance Shares, Activity
The following table summarizes the performance-based RSU activity under the Plan:

Number of Shares(1)
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023
23,374  $ 85.18 
Granted 30,533  76.54 
Vested(2)
—  — 
Forfeited (2,028) 83.73 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024
51,879  $ 80.15 
(1) Reflects activity at target level of awards and has not been adjusted for performance conditions, except for awards that vested during the period.
(2) The number of awards vested is net of shares withheld by the Company to pay up to maximum statutory requirements to taxing authorities on behalf of the employee. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company did not withhold any shares to satisfy employees' tax obligations since no awards vested.
The following table summarizes the market-based RSU activity under the Plan:
Number of Shares(1)
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023
—  $ — 
Granted 26,613  89.25 
Vested(2)
—  — 
Forfeited (340) 89.25 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024
26,273  $ 89.25 
(1) Reflects activity at target level of awards and has not been adjusted for market conditions, except for awards that vested during the period.
(2) The number of awards vested is net of shares withheld by the Company to pay up to maximum statutory requirements to taxing authorities on behalf of the employee. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company did not withhold any shares to satisfy employees' tax obligations since no awards vested.
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2024 2023 2022
Share-based compensation expense - equity awards
$ 24,777  $ 23,051  $ 21,021 
Share-based compensation expense - liability awards
390  —  — 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense
25,167  23,051  21,021 
Income tax benefits (5,774) (5,365) (4,867)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of tax
$ 19,393  $ 17,686  $ 16,154 
Summary of Restricted Stock Unit Activity
The following table summarizes the time-based RSU activity under the Plan:

Number of
Shares
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023
455,641  $ 84.77 
Granted 369,353  78.26 
Vested(1)
(177,341) 84.25 
Forfeited (61,637) 81.85 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024
586,016  $ 81.13 
(1) The number of awards vested is net of shares withheld by the Company to pay up to maximum statutory requirements to taxing authorities on behalf of the employee. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company withheld 59,877 to satisfy $4.9 million of employees' tax obligations for time-based RSUs.