Ashutosh Kulkarni is Chief Executive Officer of Elastic N.V. (ESTC). The company reported total compensation of $46,961,904 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $750,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $45,343,687 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $832,532 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $35,684 |
| Total | $46,961,904 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Elastic N.V. filed August 28, 2026, accession 0001707753-26-000055.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $45,343,687 | $0 | $832,532 | $0 | $35,684 | $46,961,904 |
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $625,000 | $0 | $12,999,970 | $0 | $694,096 | $0 | $29,668 | $14,348,734 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $0 | $11,249,875 | $0 | $598,175 | $0 | $19,800 | $12,467,850 |
| FY2023 | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $0 | $12,599,999 | $0 | $529,078 | $0 | $11,794 | $13,740,871 |
| FY2022 | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | $530,834 | $0 | $7,122,290 | $9,838,736 | $376,635 | $0 | $19,575 | $17,888,070 |
| FY2021 | Chief Product Officer | $164,773 | $200,000 | $6,495,748 | $3,416,442 | $125,191 | $0 | $3,750 | $10,405,903 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Elastic N.V..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $16,934,559 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $30,027,345 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 90th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Elastic N.V. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ashutosh Kulkarni this page | Chief Executive Officer | $46,961,904 |
| Ken Exner | Chief Product Officer | $12,980,905 |
| Mark Dodds | Chief Revenue Officer | $12,937,010 |
| Navam Welihinda | Chief Financial Officer | $7,443,500 |
| Shay Banon | Chief Technology Officer | $5,490,027 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full Elastic N.V. compensation brief.
Ashutosh Kulkarni's compensation sits inside Elastic N.V.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.