v3.25.4
Stock Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Option Pricing Valuation Model for Options Granted
The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing valuation model for options granted by the Company in 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
202520242023
Risk-free interest rate4.36 %4.31 %4.11 %
Expected life (in years)5.85.85.8
Expected volatility20.87 %20.96 %22.59 %
Expected dividend yield1.42 %1.42 %1.44 %
The assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model for PSU awards granted with the TSR modifier by the Company in 2025 include:
2025
Risk-Free Interest Rate4.28 %
Volatility18.87 %
Initial TSR6.72 %
Schedule of Stock Option Awards
A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option awards at December 31, 2025 and changes during the year then ended are presented below:
SharesWeighted
Average 
Exercise Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
($000)
Balance at January 1, 20255,610,653 $126.64 
Granted611,699 $230.29 
Exercised(1,511,663)$97.20 
Forfeited(47,437)$185.49 
Balance at December 31, 2025
4,663,252 $149.18 5.3 years$208,615 
Options vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2025
4,625,651 $148.83 5.3 years$208,211 
Options exercisable at December 31, 2025
3,079,037 $124.10 4.0 years$194,027 
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units
A summary of the status of the Company's RSU and PSU awards at December 31, 2025 and changes during the period then ended are presented below:
Restricted Stock UnitsPerformance Stock Units
SharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueSharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested balance at January 1, 20253,456,722 $179.66 513,273 $178.19 
Granted1,558,267 $229.89 152,312$253.23 
Vested(1,736,000)$171.32 (191,864)$151.15 
Forfeited(199,375)$202.02 (8,140)$210.76 
Non-vested balance at December 31, 20253,079,614 $208.33 465,581$213.32