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Autodesk Executive Compensation (FY26)

ADSK · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 18, 2026
316 figures on this page: 305 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 17, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Andrew Anagnost: $25,192,846 → $30,091,165 (19.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.1% → 91.3% (3.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 175.2:1 → 203.5:1 (16.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Autodesk's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026.
Which companies are in Autodesk's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adobe Inc., Akamai Technologies, Inc., ANSYS, Inc., Block, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc., among others.
What is Autodesk's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 203.5:1, against median employee compensation of $147,841.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Anagnost
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇————◇
Debbie Clifford
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Steven Blum
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Services
◇—◇————◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Anagnost
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Steven Blum
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Deborah Clifford
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ruth Ann Keene
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Rebecca Pearce
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Former Executive Officers:
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Anagnost
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Blum
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Clifford
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ruth Ann Keene
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rebecca Pearce
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Former Executive Officers:
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Anagnost
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Janesh Moorjani
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Blum
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Clifford
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ruth Ann Keene
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rebecca Pearce
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Former Executive Officers:
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Elizabeth Rafael
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Anagnost
President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Blum
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Janesh Moorjani
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ruth Ann Keene
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rebecca Pearce
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andrew AnagnostPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Andrew AnagnostPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Andrew AnagnostPSU◇——◇——◇
Andrew AnagnostPSU—◇◇———◇
Janesh MoorjaniPSU◇——◇——◇
Janesh MoorjaniPSU◇——◇——◇
KeenePSU◇◇◇◇◇——
KeenePSU◇◇◇◇◇——
Ruth AnnPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Ruth AnnPSU◇——◇——◇
Ruth AnnPSU◇——◇——◇
Ruth AnnPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Steve M. BlumPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Steve M. BlumPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Steve M. BlumPSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Rebecca PearceRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Andrew AnagnostRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Steven BlumRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ruth Ann KeeneRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Janesh MoorjaniRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stacy J. Smith
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Reid French
◇◇————◇
Blake Irving
◇◇————◇
Rami Rahim
◇◇————◇
Stephen Milligan
◇◇————◇
Karen Blasing
◇◇————◇
Dr. Ayanna Howard
◇◇————◇
John T. Cahill
◇◇————◇
Ram R. Krishnan
◇◇————◇
A. Christine (Christie) Simons
◇◇————◇
Jeff Epstein
◇◇————◇
Mary T. McDowell
◇—————◇
Lorrie M. Norrington
◇—————◇
Andrew Anagnost and Omar Abbosh served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM
  • ANSYS, Inc. ANSS
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS
  • DocuSign, Inc. DOCU
  • Electronic Arts Inc. EA
  • Fortinet, Inc. FTNT
  • Gen Digital Inc. GEN
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • NetApp, Inc. NTAP
  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
  • PTC Inc. PTC
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Synopsys, Inc. SNPS
  • Workday, Inc. WDAY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 17, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 18, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 21, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 16, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 12, 2019=◇◇◇
2018June 11, 2018=◇◇◇
2017June 14, 2017=◇◇◇
2016June 15, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
316 figures on this page: 305 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
305 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2024 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026 · and 2 more sections
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    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Autodesk discloses

The companies named in ADSK's own disclosed peer group.

Adobe Inc.Block, Inc.Cadence Design Systems, Inc.DocuSign, Inc.Electronic Arts Inc.Fortinet, Inc.Intuit Inc.NetApp, Inc.Palo Alto Networks, Inc.PTC Inc.Salesforce, Inc.ServiceNow, Inc.Synopsys, Inc.Workday, Inc.

Terms on this page

Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
Cite this data
APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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