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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Activity for CIUs
Activity for CIUs, which are classified as a liability, is as follows:
Units
(000s)
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
16,455 
Granted
15,545 
Vested(13,228)
Outstanding at December 31, 2025
18,772 
Schedule of Cash-based Payment Award, Cash-incentive Units, Valuation Assumptions
The fair value of CIUs is estimated at each reporting period using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. Key assumptions used to value CIUs granted are as follows:
Assumptions as of the Year Ended December 31, 2025
2025 Grant2024 Grant
Expected Volatility (based on our and our peer group historical daily stock prices)30 %28 %
Expected Life (equals the remaining performance period)
2 years1 year
Risk Free Interest Rate (based on U.S. Treasury yields)
3.43 %3.46 %
Assumptions as of the Year Ended December 31, 2024
2024 Grant2023 Grant
Expected Volatility (based on our and our peer group historical daily stock prices)30 %30 %
Expected Life (equals the remaining performance period)
2 years1 year
Risk Free Interest Rate (based on U.S. Treasury yields)
4.25 %4.19 %

Assumptions as of the Year Ended December 31, 2023
2023 Grant2022 Grant
Expected Volatility (based on our and our peer group historical daily stock prices)30 %27 %
Expected Life (equals the remaining performance period)
2 years1 year
Risk Free Interest Rate (based on U.S. Treasury yields)
4.26 %4.75 %
Activity for Restricted Stock Units
Activity for RSUs, which are classified as equity, is as follows:
Weighted Average
SharesGrant Date
(000s)Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2024987 $44.31 
Granted550 81.16 
Vested(688)50.85 
Forfeited(50)60.34 
Outstanding at December 31, 2025799 63.05 
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements
Compensation expense for the stock based plans, as reported in our consolidated statements of income, is as follows:
Year Ended December 31
202520242023
(in millions of dollars)
Cash Incentive Units$15.3 $12.4 $21.7 
Restricted Stock Units
37.3 34.5 40.3 
Other1.0 0.9 2.1 
Total Compensation Expense, Before Income Tax$53.6 $47.8 $64.1 
Total Compensation Expense, Net of Income Tax$47.3 $41.6 $57.5 
Certain prior year amounts in the preceding chart have been reclassified to conform to current presentation.