(8) Stock-Based Compensation

In 2014, the Company adopted a stock compensation plan (the “2014 Equity Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which the Company may grant stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock awards, or stock awards to employees, directors and consultants (including prospective employees, directors, and consultants). This plan was terminated in February 2016 and no additional awards were granted. As of December 31, 2025, there were no outstanding awards under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

In 2016, the Company adopted a stock compensation plan (the “2016 Equity Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which the Company may grant stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock awards, or stock awards to employees, directors and consultants (including

prospective employees, directors, and consultants). No additional awards may be granted under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, however, outstanding awards continue in full effect in accordance with their existing terms.

In July 2021, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Equity Incentive Plan”). The 2021 Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSU awards, performance-based awards and other awards, or collectively, awards. Awards may be granted to Xometry employees, Xometry’s non-employee directors and consultants/contractors and the employees and consultants/contractors of Xometry affiliates. ISOs may be granted only to Xometry employees and the employees of Xometry affiliates.

As of December 31, 2025, there were 7,300,649 shares available for the Company to grant under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

Stock Options

No stock options were granted during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The fair value of the stock option grant for the year ended December 31, 2023 was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and fair value per share:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

Valuation assumptions:

 

 

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

%

Expected volatility

 

 

81

%

Expected term (years)

 

 

6.3

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

3.8

%

Fair value of share

 

$

15.97

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option activity and the changes during the years then ended are as follows (in millions, except share, per share amounts and contractual term):

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share

 

 

Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

2,841,419

 

 

$

11.33

 

 

 

7.7

 

 

$

61.4

 

Granted

 

 

474,237

 

 

$

15.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(264,445

)

 

$

7.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(152,418

)

 

$

18.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(17,585

)

 

$

28.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2023

 

 

2,881,208

 

 

$

12.02

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

$

69.6

 

   Exercisable at December 31, 2023

 

 

1,859,740

 

 

$

8.78

 

 

 

6.4

 

 

$

50.7

 

Balance at December 31, 2023

 

 

2,881,208

 

 

$

12.02

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

$

69.6

 

Exercised

 

 

(689,928

)

 

$

7.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(201,941

)

 

$

22.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(82,856

)

 

$

35.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2024

 

 

1,906,483

 

 

$

11.51

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

$

59.4

 

   Exercisable at December 31, 2024

 

 

1,640,638

 

 

$

10.12

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

$

53.4

 

Balance at December 31, 2024

 

 

1,906,483

 

 

$

11.51

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

$

59.4

 

Exercised

 

 

(367,088

)

 

$

8.42

 

 

 

 

 

$

11.9

 

Forfeited

 

 

(35,679

)

 

$

19.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(24,490

)

 

$

29.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2025

 

 

1,479,226

 

 

$

11.79

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

$

70.5

 

   Exercisable at December 31, 2025

 

 

1,388,764

 

 

$

11.38

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

$

66.8

 

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2023 was $11.55.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $11.9 million, $10.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2025, there was $0.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under the 2021 and 2016 Equity Incentive Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately one year as of December 31, 2025.

The Company currently uses authorized and unissued shares to satisfy share award exercises.

RSUs

A summary of the status of the Company’s RSU activity and the changes during the years then ended are as follows (in millions, except share and per share amounts):

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date fair value (per share)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2022

 

 

875,902

 

 

$

44.37

 

 

$

28.2

 

Granted

 

 

1,563,404

 

 

$

16.57

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(340,595

)

 

$

42.18

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and cancelled

 

 

(328,837

)

 

$

32.19

 

 

 

 

Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2023

 

 

1,769,874

 

 

$

22.50

 

 

$

63.6

 

Granted

 

 

2,133,242

 

 

$

18.39

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(755,825

)

 

$

22.65

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and cancelled

 

 

(616,933

)

 

$

21.84

 

 

 

 

Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2024

 

 

2,530,358

 

 

$

19.15

 

 

$

107.9

 

Granted

 

 

2,137,134

 

 

$

30.10

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(1,207,233

)

 

$

20.96

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and cancelled

 

 

(547,582

)

 

$

21.51

 

 

 

 

Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2025

 

 

2,912,677

 

 

$

25.99

 

 

$

173.2

 

At December 31, 2025, there was approximately $60.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately three years as of December 31, 2025.

PRSUs

A summary of the status of the Company’s PRSU activity and the changes during the years then ended are as follows (in millions, except share and per share amounts):

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date fair value (per share)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Unvested PRSUs as of December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

336,118

 

 

$

17.35

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and cancelled

 

 

(63,603

)

 

$

17.48

 

 

 

 

Unvested PRSUs as of December 31, 2024

 

 

272,515

 

 

$

17.32

 

 

$

11.6

 

Granted

 

 

336,094

 

 

$

23.14

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(91,527

)

 

$

17.32

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and cancelled

 

 

(48,367

)

 

$

20.26

 

 

 

 

Unvested PRSUs as of December 31, 2025

 

 

468,715

 

 

$

21.19

 

 

$

27.9

 

At December 31, 2025, there was approximately $8.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested PRSUs granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years as of December 31, 2025.

Total stock-based compensation cost for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

10,278

 

 

$

8,028

 

 

$

4,909

 

Operations and support

 

 

12,316

 

 

 

9,280

 

 

 

7,719

 

Product development

 

 

8,307

 

 

 

6,583

 

 

 

5,345

 

General and administrative

 

 

5,461

 

 

 

5,431

 

 

 

4,145

 

Total stock compensation expense

 

$

36,362

 

 

$

29,322

 

 

$

22,118

 

During 2024, the Company modified certain RSU awards to accelerate the vesting dates for 517 grantees. As a result of this acceleration, the Company recognized additional stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million during 2024.

Historical Timeline

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2022Mar 16, 2023
2021Mar 18, 2022

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.