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Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share | Stockholders’ Equity and Earnings Per Share The following table presents the basic and diluted EPS calculations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. For more information on the calculation of EPS, see Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Significant Accounting Policies — Earnings Per Share to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K.
|  | Year Ended December 31,
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 1,325,188 |  |  | $ | 1,165,586 |  |  | $ | 1,161,161 |
Basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  | 138,342 |  | (1) | 138,898 |  |  | 141,164 |
Basic EPS |  | $ | 9.58 |  |  | $ | 8.39 |  |  | $ | 8.23 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 1,325,188 |  |  | $ | 1,165,586 |  |  | $ | 1,161,161 |
Less: Fair value changes of liability-classified equity contracts, net of tax (2) |  | (996) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net income, diluted |  | $ | 1,324,192 |  |  | $ | 1,165,586 |  |  | $ | 1,161,161 |
Basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  | 138,342 |  | (1) | 138,898 |  |  | 141,164 |
Add: Dilutive impact of unvested RSUs and liability-classified equity contracts that are share-settled |  | 788 |  |  | 1,060 |  |  | 738 |
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  | 139,130 |  |  | 139,958 |  |  | 141,902 |
Diluted EPS |  | $ | 9.52 |  |  | $ | 8.33 |  |  | $ | 8.18 |
(1)Includes retirement-eligible employees’ awards. (2)Applied blended statutory tax rate of 28.02% for the year ended December 31, 2025. Approximately nine thousand, six thousand and 283 thousand weighted-average shares of anti-dilutive RSUs were excluded from the diluted EPS computation for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Stock Repurchase Program — On January 22, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of its common stock. The Company repurchased $115 million and $144 million of its common stock in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. All repurchases were made on the open market at currently prevailing prices.

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