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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity
The following table summarizes awards we granted to employees (shares in thousands):
Nine Months Ended
January 31,
20242023
Restricted Stock:
Awards granted (shares)1,086546
Weighted average fair value of grant$31.32 $45.31 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions
The following table provides the estimated weighted average fair value for options granted during the nine months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, and the significant weighted average assumptions used in their determination.
Nine Months Ended
January 31,
20242023
Weighted average fair value of options on grant date$6.47 $9.42 
Weighted average assumptions:
Expected life of options (years)6.35.9
Risk-free interest rate4.6 %0.5 %
Expected volatility34.0 %31.2 %
Expected dividend yield4.6 %3.0 %
Fair value of common stock on grant date$30.37 $45.99 
Exercise price of stock option grant$34.86 $45.99