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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2022
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Summary of Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense | The table below summarizes the total stock-based compensation expense we recognized for all outstanding grants. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded in SG&A in the consolidated statement of income:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | (53 weeks) |  | (52 weeks) |  | (52 weeks)
(Amounts in thousands) |  | 4/30/2022 |  | 4/24/2021 |  | 4/25/2020
Equity-based awards expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | $ | 1,973 |  |  | $ | 2,959 |  |  | $ | 2,000 |
Restricted stock awards |  | 3,720 |  |  | 3,367 |  |  | 2,913 |
Restricted stock units issued to Directors |  | 1,194 |  |  | 840 |  |  | 900 |
Performance-based shares |  | 4,971 |  |  | 5,505 |  |  | 2,558 |
Total equity-based awards expense |  | 11,858 |  |  | 12,671 |  |  | 8,371 |
Liability-based awards expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock appreciation rights |  | (102) |  |  | 375 |  |  | (240) |
Deferred stock units issued to Directors |  | (1,058) |  |  | 1,437 |  |  | (768) |
Other (1) |  | 29 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 26 |
Total liability-based awards expense (2) |  | (1,131) |  |  | 1,878 |  |  | (982) |
Total stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 10,727 |  |  | $ | 14,549 |  |  | $ | 7,389 |
(1)Includes restricted stock units and performance-based units. (2)Compensation expense for these awards is based on the market price of our common stock on the grant date and is remeasured each reporting period based on the market value of our common shares on the last day of the reported period.
Fair Value Assumptions for Stock Options | The fair value of stock options granted during fiscal years 2022, 2021, and 2020 were calculated using the following assumptions:
| Grant Year |  |
| Fiscal 2022 |  | Fiscal 2021 |  | Fiscal 2020 |  | Assumption
Risk-free interest rate | 0.82% |  | 0.34% |  | 2.19% |  | U.S. Treasury issues with term equal to expected life at grant date
Dividend rate | 1.58% |  | —% |  | 1.72% |  | Estimated future dividend rate and common share price at grant date
Expected life | 5.0 years |  | 5.0 years |  | 5.0 years |  | Contractual term of stock option and expected employee exercise trends
Stock price volatility | 42.16% |  | 41.79% |  | 34.27% |  | Historical volatility of our common shares
Fair value per option | $ | 12.29 |  |  | $ | 10.06 |  |  | $ | 7.94 |  |  |
Schedule of Plan Activity for Stock Options | Plan activity for stock options under the above plans was as follows:
| Number of Shares (In Thousands) |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In Thousands)
Outstanding at April 24, 2021 | 1,342 |  |  | $ | 29.05 |  |  | 7.2 |  | $ | 19,008 |
Granted | 253 |  |  | 37.93 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A
Canceled | (41) |  |  | 29.92 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A
Exercised | (38) |  |  | 29.32 |  |  | N/A |  | 252 |
Outstanding at April 30, 2022 | 1,516 |  |  | 30.51 |  |  | 6.6 |  | 24 |
Exercisable at April 30, 2022 | 1,042 |  |  | $ | 28.97 |  |  | 5.8 |  | $ | 24 |
Summary of Information about Non-Vested Share Awards | The following table summarizes information about non-vested share awards as of and for the year ended April 30, 2022:
|  | Shares (In Thousands) |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested shares at April 24, 2021 |  | 320 |  |  | $ | 30.14 |
Granted |  | 122 |  |  | 38.27 |
Vested |  | (120) |  |  | 30.37 |
Canceled |  | (35) |  |  | 30.48 |
Non-vested shares at April 30, 2022 |  | 287 |  |  | 33.45 |
Summary of Information about Performance-Based Shares Outstanding | The following table summarizes the performance-based shares outstanding at the maximum award amounts based upon the respective performance share agreements:
|  | Shares (In Thousands) |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding shares at April 24, 2021 |  | 669 |  |  | $ | 30.32 |
Granted |  | 250 |  |  | 36.13 |
Vested |  | (130) |  |  | 31.71 |
Unearned or canceled |  | (168) |  |  | 30.65 |
Outstanding shares at April 30, 2022 |  | 621 |  |  | 32.28 |
Schedule of Equity-Based Compensation Expenses Related to Performance-Based Shares | Equity-based compensation expenses related to performance-based shares recognized in our consolidated statement of income were as follows (for the fiscal years ended):
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | (53 weeks) |  | (52 weeks) |  | (52 weeks)
(Amounts in thousands) |  | 4/30/2022 |  | 4/24/2021 |  | 4/25/2020
Fiscal 2018 grant |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 611 |
Fiscal 2019 grant |  | — |  |  | 1,545 |  |  | 996 |
Fiscal 2020 grant |  | 1,066 |  |  | 2,051 |  |  | 951 |
Fiscal 2021 grant |  | 2,195 |  |  | 1,909 |  |  | — |
Fiscal 2022 grant |  | 1,710 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total expense |  | $ | 4,971 |  |  | $ | 5,505 |  |  | $ | 2,558 |

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