Note 12. Stock-Based Compensation

Equity Incentive Plans

In June 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted, and its stockholders approved, the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) and the ESPP. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of restricted shares, RSUs, performance shares, PSUs, deferred share units, share options and share appreciation rights. All employees, non-employee directors and selected third-party service providers of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to receive grants under the 2021 Plan. Eligible employees may purchase the Company’s common stock under the ESPP.

Both the 2021 Plan and ESPP include a provision to increase the share reserves on July 1 of each year through 2031. On July 1, 2025, 4,491,059 and 898,211 shares were added to the 2021 Plan and ESPP, respectively.

As of June 30, 2025, shares of common stock reserved for future issuance were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

Stock plans:

 

 

 

Outstanding stock options

 

 

2,628

 

Unvested PSUs and RSUs

 

 

5,316

 

Reserved for ESPP

 

 

3,518

 

Reserved for future stock award grants

 

 

6,818

 

Total shares of common stock reserved for issuance

 

 

18,280

 

 

Stock Awards

The Company has granted time-based and performance-based stock options, RSUs and PSUs, collectively referred to as “Stock Awards.” The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the fair value method which requires the Company to measure stock-based compensation based on the grant-date fair value of the awards and recognize compensation expense over the requisite service or performance period. Awards that contain only service conditions, are generally earned over four years and expensed on a straight-line basis over that term. Compensation expense for awards that contain performance conditions is calculated using the graded vesting method and the portion of expense recognized in any period may fluctuate depending on changing estimates of the achievement of the performance conditions.

Stock Options

Stock options granted generally become exercisable ratably over a four-year period following the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant.

Stock option activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

Number of
Options

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(in years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(1)

 

Balance as of June 30, 2023

 

 

10,137

 

 

$

10.42

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

$

319,250

 

Exercised

 

 

(3,105

)

 

 

9.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(166

)

 

 

20.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2024

 

 

6,866

 

 

$

10.40

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

$

180,360

 

Exercised

 

 

(4,212

)

 

 

9.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(26

)

 

 

21.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2025

 

 

2,628

 

 

$

11.42

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

$

105,632

 

Vested and exercisable as of June 30, 2025

 

 

2,625

 

 

$

11.40

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

$

105,586

 

Vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2025

 

 

2,628

 

 

$

11.42

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

$

105,632

 

(1) Aggregate intrinsic value for stock options represents the difference between the exercise price and the per share fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the end of the period, multiplied by the number of stock options outstanding.

 

There were no stock options granted during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $179.9 million, $86.7 million, and $61.3 million, respectively.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the proceeds from option exercises totaled $40.8 million, $30.7 million and $23.5 million, respectively.

PSUs and RSUs

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the Company granted PSUs to certain of its employees with vesting terms based on meeting certain operating performance targets, including annual recurring revenue and consolidated profitability targets, and continued service conditions. The Company also granted RSUs to certain employees that vest based on continued service.

PSU activity during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

Balance as of June 30, 2023

 

 

3,645

 

 

$

23.43

 

Granted

 

 

1,229

 

 

 

38.82

 

Vested

 

 

(1,911

)

 

 

24.64

 

Forfeited

 

 

(413

)

 

 

26.23

 

Balance as of June 30, 2024

 

 

2,550

 

 

$

29.48

 

Granted

 

 

1,224

 

 

 

40.43

 

Vested

 

 

(1,586

)

 

 

27.18

 

Forfeited

 

 

(178

)

 

 

29.32

 

Balance as of June 30, 2025

 

 

2,010

 

 

$

37.98

 

 

RSU activity during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

Balance as of June 30, 2023

 

 

2,154

 

 

$

24.46

 

Granted

 

 

1,647

 

 

 

36.39

 

Vested

 

 

(893

)

 

 

26.14

 

Forfeited

 

 

(384

)

 

 

29.72

 

Balance as of June 30, 2024

 

 

2,524

 

 

$

30.84

 

Granted

 

 

2,479

 

 

 

47.20

 

Vested

 

 

(1,338

)

 

 

34.12

 

Forfeited

 

 

(359

)

 

 

35.55

 

Balance as of June 30, 2025

 

 

3,306

 

 

$

41.27

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense on the consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of SaaS

 

$

3,174

 

 

$

1,740

 

 

$

1,329

 

Cost of license

 

 

709

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

376

 

Cost of professional services

 

 

6,026

 

 

 

5,030

 

 

 

3,916

 

Research and development

 

 

24,309

 

 

 

14,854

 

 

 

15,186

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

24,557

 

 

 

17,312

 

 

 

20,426

 

General and administrative

 

 

29,311

 

 

 

20,407

 

 

 

26,536

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

88,086

 

 

$

59,895

 

 

$

67,769

 

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the Company modified the performance conditions related to certain PSU awards, which results in an improbable-to-probable modification with an increase in unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $14.8 million to be recognized through the remaining requisite service period.

The Company recognized related income tax benefit of $2.5 million, $1.1 million, and $0.7 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of June 30, 2025, there was approximately $157.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards granted, which is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under the ESPP, eligible employees may purchase the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the offering date or the applicable purchase date. The ESPP provides an offering period that begins on June 1 and December 1 of each year and each offering period consists of one six-month purchase period. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, 112,489 shares and 137,374 shares were purchased under the ESPP, respectively.

The fair value of ESPP shares was estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

5.4

%

 

 

4.9

%

Expected volatility

 

 

47

%

 

 

46

%

 

 

48

%

Expected term (in years)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.7

 

As of June 30, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the ESPP was $0.7 million, which will be amortized over a weighted-average vesting term of 0.4 years.

About Stock Compensation Disclosures

Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.

Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.