v3.25.4

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity under all the plans is as follows: 

			Shares (in thousands)						Weighted Average Exercise Price						Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)						Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Options outstanding, December 1, 2024			1,826						$	45.89
Granted			428						52.61
Exercised			(185)						38.35
Canceled			(115)						44.52
Options outstanding, November 30, 2025			1,954						$	48.45					3.8						$	458
Exercisable, November 30, 2025			1,231						$	45.99					2.9						$	458
Vested or expected to vest, November 30, 2025			1,954						$	48.45					3.8						$	458

Schedule of Status of Restricted Stock Units

A summary of restricted stock units' activity is as follows:

(in thousands, except per share data)			Number of Shares						Weighted Average Fair Value
Restricted stock units outstanding, December 1, 2024			1,402						$	54.62
Granted			1,275						53.30
Issued			(822)						52.19
Canceled			(104)						54.84
Restricted stock units outstanding, November 30, 2025			1,751						$	54.79

Schedule of Valuation Assumptions

We estimated the fair value of stock options and ESPP awards granted in fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023 on the measurement dates using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, and LTIP awards using the Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model, with the following weighted average assumptions:

			Fiscal Year Ended
			November 30, 2025						November 30, 2024						November 30, 2023
Stock options:
Expected volatility			23.7		%				27.3		%				30.6		%
Risk-free interest rate			4.3		%				4.1		%				3.5		%
Expected life (in years)			4.8						4.8						4.8
Expected dividend yield			—		%				1.2		%				1.4		%
Employee stock purchase plan:
Expected volatility			25.7		%				24.5		%				26.9		%
Risk-free interest rate			4.1		%				4.7		%				4.9		%
Expected life (in years)			1.2						1.2						1.2
Expected dividend yield			1.1		%				1.3		%				1.3		%
Long-term incentive plan:
Expected volatility			27.4		%				26.9		%				31.4		%
Risk-free interest rate			4.3		%				4.1		%				3.8		%
Expected life (in years)			2.9						2.8						2.9
Expected dividend yield			—		%				—		%				—		%

Schedule of Stock Options and Stock Awards Activity

The following additional activity occurred under our plans:

			Fiscal Year Ended
(in thousands)			November 30, 2025						November 30, 2024						November 30, 2023
Total intrinsic value of stock options on date exercised			$	5,646					$	7,471					$	12,171
Total fair value of deferred stock units on date vested			$	1,531					$	1,600					$	2,260
Total fair value of restricted stock units on date vested			$	42,261					$	47,145					$	33,402

Schedule of Classification of Stock-Based Compensation

The following table provides the classification of stock-based compensation as reflected in our consolidated statements of operations:

			Fiscal Year Ended
(in thousands)			November 30, 2025						November 30, 2024						November 30, 2023
Cost of maintenance, SaaS, and professional services			$	5,818					$	3,540					$	2,976
Sales and marketing			13,277						8,964						6,797
Product development			19,410						13,551						12,214
General and administrative			26,263						20,701						18,542
Total stock-based compensation			$	64,768					$	46,756					$	40,529
Income tax benefit included in the provision for income taxes			$	11,155					$	10,091					$	9,355

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