Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “AAON.” As of the close of business on February 26, 2026, there were 1,748 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
At the discretion of the Board of Directors, we pay cash dividends. Board approval is required to determine the date of declaration and amount for each cash dividend payment.
Our cash dividends for the three years ended December 31, 2025 are as follows:
Dividend Annualized Dividend
Declaration Date Record Date Payment Date per Share per Share
March 1, 2023 March 13, 2023 March 31, 2023 $0.08 $0.32
May 18, 2023 June 9, 2023 June 30, 2023 $0.08 $0.32
August 18, 2023 September 8, 2023 September 29, 2023 $0.08 $0.32
November 10, 2023 November 29, 2023 December 18, 2023 $0.08 $0.32
March 5, 2024 March 18, 2024 March 29, 2024 $0.08 $0.32
May 24, 2024 June 7, 2024 June 28, 2024 $0.08 $0.32
August 15, 2024 September 6, 2024 September 27, 2024 $0.08 $0.32
November 13, 2024 November 29, 2024 December 19, 2024 $0.08 $0.32
March 5, 2025 March 18, 2025 March 28, 2025 $0.10 $0.40
May 13, 2025 June 6, 2025 June 27, 2025 $0.10 $0.40
August 14, 2025 September 5, 2025 September 26, 2025 $0.10 $0.40
November 10, 2025 November 26, 2025 December 18, 2025 $0.10 $0.40
Share-Based Compensation Plans
The following is a summary of our share-based compensation plans as of December 31, 2025:
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Plan category (a)
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b)
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(c)
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
The 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan 620 $ 17.67 —
The 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan 2,381,803 $ 40.20 —
The 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan 454,690 $ 83.98 2,264,667
25
Stock Repurchases
The Company may repurchase AAON, Inc. stock on the open market from time to time. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we have repurchased a total of approximately 469.3 thousand shares (at current market prices) under the current $100 million open market stock buyback program, approved by the Board of Directors on February 27, 2025, for an aggregate price of $30.0 million, or an average price of $80.81 per share. The Board must authorize the timing and amount of these purchases and all repurchases are in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC allowing the Company to repurchase shares from the open market.
The Company also repurchases shares of AAON, Inc. stock from employees for payment of statutory tax withholdings on stock transactions and/or stock repurchased to cover the strike price of stock options. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately 98.1 thousand shares (at current market prices) for an aggregate price of $9.7 million, or an average price of $99.15 per share.
Repurchases during the fourth quarter of 2025 were as follows:
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period (a)
Total Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased (b)
Average Price
Paid
Per Share
(or Unit) (c)
Total Number
of Shares (or
Units) Purchased
as part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (d)
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares (or
Units) that may yet be
Purchased under the
Plans or Programs
October 2025 995 $ 99.50 995 —
November 2025 1,659 94.03 1,659 —
December 2025 2,304 75.95 2,304 —
Total 4,958 $ 86.73 4,958 —
Contingent Shares Issued in BASX Acquisition
In December 2021, we closed on the acquisition of BASX. Under the MIPA Agreement, we committed to $78.0 million in the aggregate of contingent consideration to the former owners of BASX, which is payable in approximately 1.6 million shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.004 per share. The shares do not accrue dividends.
Under the MIPA Agreement, the issuance of shares to the former owners of BASX was contingent upon BASX meeting certain post-closing earn-out milestones during each of the years ended 2021, 2022, and 2023. In March 2024, we issued the remaining 0.2 million shares related to the earn-out milestone for the year ended 2023. As a result of the shares issued in March 2024, the tax basis exceeded the book basis for consideration paid resulting in a deferred tax asset and an increase to additional paid-in capital of $6.4 million, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheet. The deferred tax asset is expected to be amortized over 15 years. We previously issued 0.6 million shares in March 2023, related to the earn-out milestone for the year ended 2022. All shares have been issued as private placements exempt from registration with the SEC under Rule 506(b) and are included in common stock on the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity.
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
The following table describes contracts, instructions, or written plans for the purchase or sale of our securities intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).
Name and Title of Director or Officer Date of Adoption of Arrangement Duration of the Arrangement Aggregate Number of Securities to be Purchased or Sold Pursuant to the Arrangement
Rebecca A. Thompson December 13, 2024 Terminated December 31, 2025 91,500
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer December 16, 2025 March 16, 2027 41,565
26
Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies
We have adopted an Insider Trading Policy, applicable to our directors, officers, employees and certain other persons, as well as the Company itself, that governs transactions in securities issued by the Company and we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and applicable NASDAQ listing standards.
The foregoing summary of our Insider Trading Policy is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Insider Trading Policy attached hereto as Exhibit 19.
Comparative Stock Performance Graph
The following performance graph compares our cumulative total shareholder return for the Company’s common stock for the five-year period ending on December 31, 2025, compared to an overall stock market index (the NASDAQ Composite Index) and the Company’s peer group index (S&P 600 Capital Goods Industry Group Index). We believe the S&P 600 Capital Goods Industry Group Index best represents our relative peer group based on our current business and market capitalization. The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the close of trading December 31, 2020, with the reinvestment of dividends since that date. This table is not intended to forecast future performance of our Common Stock.
Company / Index 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
AAON, Inc. $ 100 $ 120 $ 114 $ 169 $ 270 $ 176
NASDAQ Composite Index $ 100 $ 122 $ 82 $ 119 $ 154 $ 187
S&P 600 Capital Goods Industry Group Index $ 100 $ 125 $ 120 $ 166 $ 195 $ 243
This stock performance graph is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or otherwise be considered to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such a filing.
27
Item 6. Reserved.
28