Elastic (ESTC) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)
Elastic (ESTC) reported Share-based Compensation of $74.78 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.9% from $69.94 million a year earlier but down 3.5% from the prior quarter.
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Elastic (ESTC) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Elastic's Share-based Compensation came in at $303.28 million, up 14.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $298.44 million, up 15.8% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Share-based Compensation came in at $257.78 million in FY2025 (+7.8%), $239.14 million in FY2024 (+17.2%), $204.04 million in FY2023 (+45.1%) and $140.61 million in FY2022 (+50.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Share-based Compensation spans a low of $29.4 million in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of $78.14 million in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Year over year, Share-based Compensation has now increased in each of the last 19 quarters, with growth averaging 11.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Share-based Compensation ranged from 3.0% (fiscal Q3 2025) to 60.8% (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $77.47 million (Q4 2026), $78.14 million (Q3 2026) and $72.89 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Elastic | 9.24 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 356.19 Mn | 74.78 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 74.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 77.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 78.14 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 72.89 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 69.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 65.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 64.63 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 64.07 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 63.54 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 62.79 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 62.76 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 56.46 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 57.13 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 55.41 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 54.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 47.29 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 46.88 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 43.64 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 37.39 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 29.40 Mn |
API Access
Elastic Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=ESTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "ESTC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=ESTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();