The Company's share-based compensation plan consists of stock options, time-based restricted stock, time-based restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock units, and other stock awards. The Company also offers an employee stock purchase plan for eligible employees. Beginning in September 2022, the Company discontinued granting stock options, time-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock. Awards granted September 2022 and after have been grants of time-based restricted stock units and/or performance-based restricted stock units, depending on employee eligibility. Time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units granted to employees with a home country of the United States are settled in stock, and those units granted to employees with a home country outside the United States are generally settled in cash. As of June 30, 2026, approximately 18.4 million registered shares were available for future grants, excluding the impact of performance-based restricted stock units outstanding as of June 30, 2026, from the 26.6 million shares previously authorized for issuance under the share-based compensation plan.

Time-based restricted stock units granted to employees with a home country of the United States are settled in stock and cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Time-based restricted stock units granted to employees with a home country outside the United States are generally settled in cash and cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of share-settled units is measured based on the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of cash-settled units is recorded over the vesting period and is initially based on the fair value of the award on the grant date and is subsequently remeasured at each reporting date during the vesting period based on the change in the ADP stock price. Dividend cash equivalents are paid on share-settled units, and dividend cash equivalents are not paid on cash-settled units.

•Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units. Performance-based restricted stock units generally vest over a one to three-year performance period and a subsequent service period of up to 38 months. Under these programs, the Company communicates “target awards” at the beginning of the performance period with possible payouts at the end of the performance period ranging from 0% to 200% of the “target awards.” Awards are generally forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.

Performance-based restricted stock units cannot be transferred and are settled in either cash or stock, depending on the employee's home country. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock units settled in cash is recognized over the vesting period initially based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of units awarded during the performance period based on probable and actual performance against targets. In addition, compensation expense is remeasured at each reporting period during the vesting period based on the change in the ADP stock price. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock units settled in stock is recorded over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of units awarded based on the probable and actual performance against targets. Dividend equivalents are paid on awards under the performance-based restricted stock unit program.

•Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company offers an employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to 95% of the market value of the Company's common stock on the last day of the offering period. This plan has been deemed non-compensatory and, therefore, no compensation expense has been recorded. As of June 30, 2026, approximately 4.3 million shares were available for future issuances from the 70.0 million shares previously authorized for issuance under the employee stock purchase plan.

The Company currently utilizes treasury stock to satisfy stock option exercises and issuances related to restricted stock units and the Company's employee stock purchase plan. From time to time, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock under its authorized share repurchase program. The Company repurchased 8.6 million shares in fiscal 2026 as compared to 4.4 million shares repurchased in fiscal 2025. The Company considers several factors in determining when to execute share repurchases, including, among other things, actual and potential acquisition activity, cash balances and cash flows, issuances due to employee benefit plan activity, and market conditions. Cash payments related to the settlement of vested time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units were approximately $26.0 million, $24.0 million, and $24.1 million during fiscal years 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively.


Years ended June 30,	2026		2025		2024
Operating expenses	$	32.9	$	36.0	$	30.0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	176.0		193.7		179.5
Research and development	33.7		36.4		34.0
Total pretax stock-based compensation expense	$	242.6	$	266.1	$	243.5

Income tax benefit	$	60.0	$	66.0	$	60.2

As of June 30, 2026, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units amounted to $216.1 million, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service period of 1.7 years. As of June 30, 2026, there were no remaining unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock and stock options, as these awards were fully vested.

Stock Options:


	Number of Options (in thousands)	Weighted Average Price (in dollars)
Options outstanding at July 1, 2025	1,035	$	164

Options exercised	(199)	$	167

Options outstanding at June 30, 2026	836	$	163
Options exercisable at June 30, 2026	836	$	163

The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of June 30, 2026 was $50.5 million with a remaining life of 3 years. The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options exercised in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 was $20.6 million, $134.0 million, and $63.2 million, respectively.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Units:


						Number of Units (in thousands)
Restricted units outstanding at July 1, 2025						1,174
Restricted units granted						627
Restricted units vested						(576)
Restricted units forfeited						(60)
Restricted units outstanding at June 30, 2026						1,165

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units:


						Number of Units (in thousands)
Restricted units outstanding at July 1, 2025						778
Restricted units granted						405
Restricted units vested						(372)
Restricted units forfeited						(26)
Restricted units outstanding at June 30, 2026						785

The weighted average fair values of shares/units granted were as follows:


Years ended June 30,	2026		2025		2024
(in dollars)
Performance-based restricted shares/units	$	299.31	$	283.84	$	262.56
Time-based restricted shares/units	$	301.02	$	277.10	$	255.29

The Company has a defined benefit cash balance pension plan. The U.S. pension plan, which is currently closed to new entrants, was frozen effective July 1, 2020. As of July 1, 2020 and onward, participants will retain their accrued benefits and will not accrue any future benefits due to pay and/or service. The plan interest credit rate varies from year-to-year based on the ten-year U.S. Treasury rate. The Company's policy is to make contributions within the range determined by generally accepted actuarial principles.

The Company is required to (a) recognize in its Consolidated Balance Sheets an asset for a plan's net overfunded status or a liability for a plan's net underfunded status, (b) measure a plan's assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer's fiscal year, and (c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit plan in the year in which the changes occur in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company's pension plans' funded status as of June 30, 2026 and 2025 is as follows:


June 30,	2026		2025

Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	1,938.2	$	1,879.6
Actual return on plan assets	151.6		147.7
Employer contributions	17.8		20.1
Currency translation adjustments	(3.5)		3.7
Benefits paid	(118.9)		(112.9)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	1,985.2	$	1,938.2

Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	1,718.6	$	1,706.2
Service cost	8.1		6.0
Interest cost	86.9		87.4
Actuarial loss/(gain) (a)	(28.3)		26.0
Currency translation adjustments	(3.0)		5.9

Curtailments and special termination benefits	(0.5)		(0.3)

Benefits paid	(118.4)		(112.6)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	1,663.4	$	1,718.6

Funded status - plan assets less benefit obligations	$	321.8	$	219.6

The amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2026 and 2025 consisted of:


June 30,	2026		2025

Noncurrent assets	$	431.1	$	334.2
Current liabilities	(6.5)		(5.9)
Noncurrent liabilities	(102.8)		(108.7)
Net amount recognized	$	321.8	$	219.6

The Company's pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of June 30, 2026 and 2025 had the following projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets:


June 30,	2026		2025

Projected benefit obligation	$	154.1	$	151.3

Fair value of plan assets	$	44.8	$	36.7

The Company's pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of June 30, 2026 and 2025 had the following accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets:


June 30,	2026		2025

Accumulated benefit obligation	$	108.3	$	107.9
Fair value of plan assets	$	11.6	$	9.2

The components of net pension (income)/expense were as follows:


	2026		2025		2024
Service cost – benefits earned during the year	$	8.1	$	6.0	$	5.2
Interest cost on projected benefits	86.9		87.4		84.6
Expected return on plan assets	(113.4)		(116.0)		(115.9)
Net amortization and deferral	3.0		3.2		2.9
Special termination benefits, plan curtailments, and settlement charges	—		(0.3)		0.3
Net pension (income)/expense	$	(15.4)	$	(19.7)	$	(22.9)

The net actuarial loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit pension plans that are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost are $210.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, at June 30, 2026. There is no remaining transition obligation for the defined benefit pension plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Assumptions used to determine the net pension (income)/expense generally were:


Years ended June 30,	2026		2025		2024

Discount rate	5.35	%	5.40	%	5.10	%
Interest crediting rate	3.85	%	3.70	%	3.50	%
Expected long-term rate of return on assets	5.90	%	6.00	%	6.00	%
Increase in compensation levels	N/A		N/A		N/A

The Company's pension plans' asset allocations for the U.S. plan at June 30, 2026 and 2025 by asset category were as follows:


	2026		2025

Cash and cash equivalents	1	%	5	%
Fixed income securities	73	%	69	%
U.S. equity securities	17	%	11	%
International equity securities	9	%	6	%
Global equity securities	—	%	9	%
	100	%	100	%

The Company's pension plans' asset investment strategy is designed to ensure prudent management of assets, consistent with long-term return objectives and the prompt fulfillment of all pension plan obligations. The investment strategy and asset mix were developed in coordination with an asset liability study conducted by external consultants to maximize the funded ratio with the least amount of volatility.

The pension plans' assets are currently invested in various asset classes with differing expected rates of return, correlations, and volatilities, including large capitalization and small capitalization U.S. equities, international equities, U.S. fixed income securities, and cash.

The pension plans' fixed income portfolio is designed to match the duration and liquidity characteristics of the pension plans' liabilities. In addition, the pension plans invest only in investment-grade debt securities to ensure preservation of capital. The pension plans' equity portfolios are subject to diversification guidelines to reduce the impact of losses in single investments. Investment managers are prohibited from buying or selling commodities and from the short selling of securities.

The pension plans' investments included in Level 2 are valued utilizing inputs obtained from an independent pricing service, which are reviewed by the Company for reasonableness. To determine the fair value of our Level 2 plan assets, a variety of inputs are utilized, including benchmark yields, reported trades, non-binding broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, reference data, new issue data, and monthly payment information. The pension plans have no Level 1 and Level 3 investments at June 30, 2026.

The following table presents the investments of the pension plans measured at fair value at June 30, 2026:


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Commingled trusts	$	—	$	534.2	$	—	$	534.2
Government securities	—		536.3		—		536.3

Corporate and municipal bonds	—		854.4		—		854.4
Mortgage-backed security bonds	—		38.6		—		38.6
Total pension asset investments	$	—	$	1,963.5	$	—	$	1,963.5

The following table presents the investments of the pension plans measured at fair value at June 30, 2025:


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Commingled trusts	$	—	$	501.6	$	—	$	501.6
Government securities	—		532.4		—		532.4

Corporate and municipal bonds	—		783.6		—		783.6
Mortgage-backed security bonds	—		15.7		—		15.7
Total pension asset investments	$	—	$	1,833.3	$	—	$	1,833.3

The benefits expected to be paid in each year from fiscal 2027 to the year ended June 30, 2031 are $117.6 million, $123.0 million, $126.7 million, $130.5 million, and $134.6 million, respectively. The aggregate benefits expected to be paid in the five fiscal years from the year ended June 30, 2032 to the year ended June 30, 2036 are $662.9 million. The expected benefits to be paid are based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company's pension plans' benefit obligations at June 30, 2026 and includes estimated future employee service.

C. Retirement and Savings Plan. The Company has a 401(k) retirement and savings plan, which allows eligible employees to contribute up to 50% of their compensation annually and allows highly compensated employees to contribute up to 12% of their compensation annually. The Company matches a portion of employee contributions, which amounted to approximately $199.9 million, $191.2 million, and $184.1 million for the calendar years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.