v3.25.4

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of (Loss) Earnings from Operations Before Income Taxes

Income taxes have been based on the following components of earnings before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2025				2024				2023
U.S.		$	23.4			$	115.4			$	95.7
Foreign			19.7				9.7				6.3
Earnings before income taxes		$	43.1			$	125.1			$	102.0

Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Operations

The components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2025				2024				2023
Current:
U.S. Federal		$	12.1			$	28.0			$	22.7
U.S. State and Local			4.8				11.5				9.4
Foreign			3.8				2.6				2.3
Current income tax expense			20.7				42.1				34.4
Deferred:
U.S. Federal			(6.5	)			(8.8	)			(11.5	)
U.S. State and Local			(2.4	)			(1.5	)			(2.5	)
Foreign			(1.1	)			0.9				(0.6	)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense			(10.0	)			(9.4	)			(14.6	)
Total income tax expense		$	10.7			$	32.7			$	19.8

Reconciliation of Differences Between U.S. Federal Statutory and Effective Income Tax Rate

The following table outlines the reconciliation of differences between the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s worldwide effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2025
		Amount				Percent
Federal statutory tax rate		$	9.0				21.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit (a)			1.9				4.3
Foreign tax effects:
United Kingdom:
Changes in valuation allowances			(1.4	)			(3.2	)
GloBE Model Rules top-up tax			0.5				1.3
Other			0.2				0.4
Luxembourg:
Changes in valuation allowances			(1.1	)			(2.6	)
France:
Changes in valuation allowances			(0.9	)			(2.2	)
Hong Kong:
Changes in valuation allowances			0.7				1.6
Other			(0.2	)			(0.4	)
Canada			0.5				1.1
Other foreign jurisdictions			0.3				0.7
Effect of cross-border tax laws:
Foreign-derived intangible income			(1.8	)			(4.1	)
Other			0.8				1.7
Tax credits:
Research and development credits			(2.1	)			(4.8	)
Non-taxable or non-deductible items:
Non-deductible compensation			4.4				10.3
Non-deductible meals and entertainment			0.6				1.4
Other			(0.4	)			(1.0	)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits			(0.3	)			(0.7	)
Effective income tax rate		$	10.7				24.8	%

(a)State taxes in New York and California made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

The following table outlines the reconciliation of differences between the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s worldwide effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2024				2023
Federal statutory tax rate			21.0	%			21.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit			6.0				5.7
Non-deductible expenses			1.3				0.7
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions and interest			0.9				0.7
Changes in valuation allowances			0.4				0.2
Foreign tax rate differential			0.4				0.5
Provision to return			0.1				(2.0	)
Credits and incentives			(2.9	)			(2.3	)
Foreign-derived intangible income			(1.4	)			(1.6	)
Tax impact of loss on sale of a business			—				(3.6	)
Other			0.3				0.1
Effective income tax rate			26.1	%			19.4	%

Components of Income Taxes Paid Net of Refunds

The components of income taxes paid (net of refunds) for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2025
U.S Federal		$	12.4
State:
New York			3.5
Massachusetts			1.4
Other			5.5
State income taxes paid (net of refunds)			10.4
Foreign			1.8
Total cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds)		$	24.6

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

		December 31,
		2025				2024
Deferred tax assets:
Capitalized research costs		$	22.2			$	26.4
Accrued liabilities and other reserves			12.9				14.8
Allowance for doubtful accounts			7.7				9.7
Pension and other postretirement benefits plans liabilities			6.8				9.9
Share-based compensation			5.5				5.7
Net operating losses and other tax carryforwards			5.1				6.8
Lease liabilities			1.7				3.8
Other			0.3				0.2
Total deferred tax assets			62.2				77.3
Valuation allowances			(3.0	)			(5.5	)
Total deferred tax assets		$	59.2			$	71.8
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and other intangible assets		$	(7.8	)		$	(8.0	)
Prepaid assets			(2.9	)			(2.3	)
Capitalized contract costs			(2.1	)			(1.9	)
Accelerated depreciation			(1.4	)			(0.9	)
Right-of-use assets			(1.0	)			(1.9	)
Other			(0.3	)			(0.4	)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(15.5	)			(15.4	)
Net deferred tax assets		$	43.7			$	56.4

Transactions Affecting Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets

Changes in the valuation allowances on deferred tax assets during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

		December 31,
		2025				2024				2023
Balance, beginning of year		$	5.5			$	5.8			$	5.4
(Benefit) expense, net			(2.8	)			0.2				0.4
Write-offs and other			0.3				(0.5	)			—
Balance, end of year		$	3.0			$	5.5			$	5.8

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

		December 31,
		2025				2024				2023
Balance, beginning of year		$	4.1			$	3.1			$	2.5
Additions for tax positions of the current year			0.7				0.9				0.7
Settlements during the year			(0.6	)			—				(0.1	)
Releases			(0.5	)			(0.2	)			(0.4	)
Additions for tax positions of prior years			—				0.3				0.4
Balance, end of year		$	3.7			$	4.1			$	3.1

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