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Employee Stock Plans
 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Employee Stock Plans Employee Stock Plans
Stock-Based Compensation
The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
January 31, 		Nine Months Ended
January 31,
2025202420252024
(in thousands)
Restricted stock$11,125 $10,119 $32,837 $29,611 
ESPP176 188 627 649 
Total stock-based compensation expense$11,301 $10,307 $33,464 $30,260 
Common Stock
During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2025, the Company repurchased (on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions) 237,000 shares and 1,044,500 shares of the Company’s common stock for $17.9 million and $74.0 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2024, the Company repurchased (on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions) 382,500 shares and 565,000 shares of the Company's common stock for $21.0 million and $29.6 million, respectively.
Cash Dividends
The following table shows the Company's cash dividend declared per share for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
January 31,		Nine Months Ended
January 31,
2025202420252024
Cash dividends declared per share
$0.37 $0.33 $1.11 $0.69