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Capital Stock and Changes in Capital Accounts
 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
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Share Repurchases
The following table summarizes the share repurchases of Class A and Class B Common Stock (shares in thousands):
Three Months Ended
January 31,		Nine Months Ended
January 31,
2025202420252024
Shares repurchased - Class A226 203 782 870 
Shares repurchased - Class B1 1 2 2 
Average Price - Class A and Class B$44.10 $31.92 $44.66 $33.24 
The average price per share excludes excise taxes payable on share repurchases and may differ from the share repurchases reflected in Purchases of treasury shares in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Dividends
We declared and paid quarterly cash dividends on our Class A and Class B Common Stock for a total of $57.2 million and $57.9 million in the nine months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Changes in Common Stock
The following is a summary of changes during the nine months ended January 31, in shares of our common stock and common stock in treasury (shares in thousands):
Changes in Class A Common Stock:20252024
Number of shares, beginning of year70,25970,231
Common stock class conversions307
Number of shares issued, end of period70,28970,238
Changes in Class A Common Stock in treasury:
Number of shares held, beginning of year24,82823,983
Restricted shares issued under stock-based compensation plans(266)(467)
Impact of tax withholding on stock-based compensation and other59133
Purchases of treasury shares782870
Number of shares held, end of period25,40324,519
Number of Class A Common Stock outstanding, end of period44,88645,719
Changes in Class B Common Stock:20252024
Number of shares, beginning of year12,92312,951
Common stock class conversions(30)(7)
Number of shares issued, end of period12,89312,944
Changes in Class B Common Stock in treasury:
Number of shares held, beginning of year3,9283,925
Purchases of treasury shares22
Number of shares held, end of period3,9303,927
Number of Class B Common Stock outstanding, end of period8,9639,017