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ESTC Elastic (ESTC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Software & IT · Services-prepackaged software · CIK 0001707753
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Activist 13DForm 144 · 22
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
203
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about ESTC

Insiders, 180 days
-$429.5M net sold
8 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-05-23
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$441.8M
22 notices
Activist stakes (13D), 180 days
1 filing
Largest: 5.2% of the class

Elastic insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Elastic N.V. insiders sold a net $429.5M of stock across 287 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Schuurman Steven
Director
SELL
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-12
2,000,000
$188.3M
+11.3%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Oct 5, 2026.
  • The trade is 79.9% of the 2,504,600 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 203 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Schuurman Steven sold about $188.3M of ESTC on Oct 12, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 203 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Schuurman Steven
Director
SELL
2026-10-06 SECtraded 2026-10-05
1,500,000
$135.2M
+10.0%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Dec 4, 2024.
  • The trade is 33.3% of the 4,504,600 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 203 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Schuurman Steven sold about $135.2M of ESTC on Oct 5, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 203 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Dodds Mark Eugene
Chief Revenue Officer
SELL
2026-10-06 SECtraded 2026-10-02
10,000
$925.8K
+10.0%
Context
  • 14 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (14 sales), the last on Sep 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.6% of the 278,538 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 203 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Revenue Officer Dodds Mark Eugene sold about $925.8K of ESTC on Oct 2, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 203 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Banon Shay
Chief Technology Officer
SELL
2026-09-15 SECtraded 2026-09-14
69,121
$5.8M
+20.5%
Context
  • 106 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (106 sales), the last on Sep 10, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.8% of the 3,925,649 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 203 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Officer Banon Shay sold about $5.8M of ESTC on Sep 14, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 203 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Banon Shay
Chief Technology Officer
SELL
2026-09-15 SECtraded 2026-09-14
15,086
$1.3M
+20.5%
Context
  • 106 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (106 sales), the last on Sep 10, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 3,910,563 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 203 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Technology Officer Banon Shay sold about $1.3M of ESTC on Sep 14, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 203 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
287 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$429.5M over 180 days
-$422.9M over 90 days
below 97% of Software & IT
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
203 funds bought in last quarter
more than 76% of Software & IT
Revenue
+17.3% year over year
more than 66% of Software & IT
Margin
21.1% net margin
more than 86% of Software & IT
Buybacks
$40.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-31
below 62% of Software & IT
Short interest
5.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 61% of Software & IT
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA disclosed a 5%+ stake (5.2%) in the last six months.
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 13Director Schuurman Steven sold $323.5M (2 trades, Oct 5 to Oct 12)
Oct 13Director CMXI B.V. filed to sell $191.0M by Oct 12 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 6PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA filed a 13D for 5.2%
Oct 2Director CMXI B.V. filed to sell $140.9M by Oct 2 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 1Former Officer KENNETH WILLIAM EXNER filed to sell $5.0M by Oct 1 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+19.0%12M
-50%-27%-4%+19%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-10-12 · Schuurman Steven sold $188.3M2026-10-05 · Schuurman Steven sold $135.2M2026-09-09 · Banon Shay sold $11.1M2026-08-31 · Banon Shay sold $10.4M2026-09-03 · Banon Shay sold $10.2M2026-09-01 · Banon Shay sold $9.0M2026-09-02 · Banon Shay sold $8.7M2026-08-31 · Banon Shay sold $8.5M2026-09-03 · Banon Shay sold $6.2M2026-09-04 · Banon Shay sold $6.1M2026-09-14 · Banon Shay sold $5.8M2026-09-02 · Banon Shay sold $3.9M2026-09-09 · Kulkarni Ashutosh sold $2.6M2026-06-09 · Kulkarni Ashutosh sold $2.4M2026-09-02 · Banon Shay sold $2.3M2026-09-03 · Banon Shay sold $1.8M2025-12-09 · Kulkarni Ashutosh sold $1.5M2026-09-09 · Banon Shay sold $1.3M2026-09-14 · Banon Shay sold $1.3M2026-09-01 · Banon Shay sold $1.3M2026-06-09 · Exner Ken sold $1.1M2026-06-09 · Dodds Mark Eugene sold $1.1M2026-09-04 · Banon Shay sold $974.3K2026-09-01 · Herzog Carolyn sold $936.7K2026-03-09 · Kulkarni Ashutosh sold $928.3K2026-10-02 · Dodds Mark Eugene sold $925.8K2026-09-09 · Dodds Mark Eugene sold $849.1K2026-09-09 · Welihinda Navam sold $786.6K2026-06-09 · Welihinda Navam sold $785.6K2026-09-09 · Banon Shay sold $577.3K2026-06-09 · Herzog Carolyn sold $574.9K2026-06-09 · Banon Shay sold $562.9K2026-09-09 · Banon Shay sold $540.8K2026-09-03 · Banon Shay sold $529.1K2026-09-10 · Banon Shay sold $519.6K2025-12-09 · Exner Ken sold $491.1K2026-09-09 · Herzog Carolyn sold $481.5K2025-12-05 · Dodds Mark Eugene sold $432.7K2026-08-31 · Banon Shay sold $406.1K2025-12-09 · Herzog Carolyn sold $401.7K2026-09-01 · Bone Jane E sold $390.4K2025-12-09 · Dodds Mark Eugene sold $390.1K2026-10-06 · PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA filed a 5%+ stake (5.2%)2026-01-26 · PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA filed a 5%+ stake (5.0%)2026-10-13 · CMXI B.V. filed to sell $191.0M2026-10-02 · CMXI B.V. filed to sell $140.9M2026-10-02 · MARK DODDS filed to sell $925.8K2026-10-01 · KENNETH WILLIAM EXNER filed to sell $5.0M2026-09-14 · SHAY-SHALOM BANON filed to sell $7.1M2026-09-10 · SHAY-SHALOM BANON filed to sell $528.2K2026-09-09 · Banon Shay filed to sell $577.3K2026-09-09 · SHAY-SHALOM BANON filed to sell $12.9M2026-09-09 · Bone Jane filed to sell $135.4K2026-09-09 · Dodds Mark Eugene filed to sell $849.1K2026-09-09 · Welihinda Navam filed to sell $786.6K2026-09-09 · Kulkarni Ashutosh filed to sell $2.6M2026-09-09 · Herzog Carolyn filed to sell $481.5K2026-09-04 · SHAY-SHALOM BANON filed to sell $7.5M2026-09-03 · STICHTING RNYB filed to sell $2.2M2026-09-03 · SHAY-SHALOM BANON filed to sell $16.9M2026-09-02 · STICHTING RNYB filed to sell $14.9M2026-09-02 · KENNETH WILLIAM EXNER filed to sell $5.5M2026-09-01 · STICHTING RNYB filed to sell $10.3M2026-09-01 · JANE BONE filed to sell $390.4K
Insider sell13D/G stakeForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns ESTC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
6,374,926 sh
$363.5M
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
6,077,291 sh
$346.0M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
5,916,235 sh
$337.3M
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA
5,824,386 sh
$332.1M
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
4,787,065 sh
$273.0M

Congress trades in ESTC

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Rob Bresnahan
Sold 2025-05-23 · disclosed 31 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

13D: intends to influence · 13G: passive
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA
Activist 13D · 2026-10-06
5.2%
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA
Activist 13D · 2026-01-26
5.0%

ESTC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
CMXI B.V.
Filed 2026-10-13
$191.0M
CMXI B.V.
Filed 2026-10-02
$140.9M
MARK DODDS
Filed 2026-10-02
$925.8K
KENNETH WILLIAM EXNER
Filed 2026-10-01
$5.0M
SHAY-SHALOM BANON
Filed 2026-09-14
$7.1M

ESTC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
CANTOR FITZGERALD EQUITY OPPORTUNITY FUND
$1.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
$7.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.7%
Nicholas II, Inc.
$7.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.8%
Saratoga Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
$271.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.7%
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
$77.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.5%
Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund
$6.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Ashutosh Kulkarni
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$9.7M
$3.7M
n/a
-62%
+157%
2023
$5.9M
$1.5M
n/a
-29%
+72%
2022
$12.5M
$30.1M
$6.5M
-15%
+51%
2021
$13.7M
$9.4M
$8.0M
-53%
+10%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
An activist crossed the 5% line with declared intent.
The record shows a net $429.5M sold by insiders over 180 days, 203 funds added last quarter, $441.8M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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ESTC financials

Revenue growth
+17.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
21.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.8B
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
+20.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$349.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
0.44x
long-term debt only, 2026-07-31; equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.62x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-07-31
Return on equity
+33.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
+13.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-2.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
29.27x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Enterprise value
$10.4B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-21 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-07-31, minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
+3.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-042025-042024-072024-04
Revenue$1.7B$1.5Bn/a$1.3B
Gross profit$1.3B$1.1Bn/a$937.2M
Operating income-$33.5M-$54.9Mn/a-$129.9M
Net income$367.8M$367.8Kn/a-$108.1K
EPS (diluted)3.43n/an/a0.59
Operating cash flow$326.9M$266.2Mn/a$148.8M
Cash$768.7M$727.5M$594.9M$540.4M
Long-term debt$570.9M$569.7M$568.9M$568.6M
Buybacks$340.1M$0n/a$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

ESTC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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ESTC ranks highest on institutional and government (76th percentile) and profitability (73rd), and lowest on insider conviction (1st), among Software & IT peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
73
Inputs
  • Return on equity+33.1% · 86 pct, sector of 286
  • Return on assets+13.6% · 86 pct, sector of 381
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-2.7% · 46 pct, sector of 294
Financial health
54
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.44x · 35 pct, sector of 288
  • Cash flow to debt0.62x · 73 pct, sector of 241
Growth
71
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+17.3% · 66 pct, sector of 480
  • Backlog growth, YoY+26.9% · 77 pct, sector of 182
Insider conviction
1
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$429.5M · 2 pct, sector of 285
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 290
Institutional and government
76
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter203 · 76 pct, sector of 415
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
37
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+5.2% · 47 pct, sector of 530
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+17.9% · 27 pct, sector of 316
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

ESTC filings, in plain words

Are Elastic insiders buying or selling ESTC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Elastic insiders were net sellers, a net $429.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 8 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded ESTC?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Rob Bresnahan dated 2025-05-23.

Are there planned insider sales of ESTC?

Yes. 22 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $441.8M of stock; the latest, by CMXI B.V., was filed 2026-10-13.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Elastic insiders were net sellers of ESTC, a net $429.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 8 sellers. None of the 43 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in ESTC, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Rob Bresnahan dated 2025-05-23. Insiders filed 22 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $441.8M of stock. 1 activist Schedule 13D filing in the last 180 days declared an intent to influence the company, the largest for 5.2% of the class. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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