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Autodesk Executive Compensation (FY26)

Name: Autodesk (ADSK) executive compensation
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ADSK · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

Latest say-on-pay support

June 17, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 18, 2026

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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

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
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	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Pascal Di Fronzo Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
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	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Pascal Di Fronzo Former Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ruth Ann Keene Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Rebecca Pearce Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Andrew Anagnost President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Steven Blum Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Deborah Clifford Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Current Chief Strategy 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 Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Andrew Anagnost President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
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 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

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
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

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Andrew Anagnost	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Andrew Anagnost	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Andrew Anagnost	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Andrew Anagnost	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Janesh Moorjani	PSU	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇
Janesh Moorjani	PSU	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇
Keene	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Keene	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Rebecca Pearce	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Rebecca Pearce	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Rebecca Pearce	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Rebecca Pearce	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Ruth Ann Keene	PSU	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇
Ruth Ann Keene	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Ruth Ann Keene	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Ruth Ann Keene	PSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Steven Blum	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Steven Blum	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Steven Blum	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Steven Blum	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇

Fiscal 2022, 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

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Andrew Anagnost	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Steven Blum	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Ruth Ann Keene	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Rebecca Pearce	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Janesh Moorjani	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	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

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Stacy J. Smith Board chair	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Reid French	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Blake Irving	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Karen Blasing	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Stephen Milligan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Rami Rahim	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
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 cash retainer	◇
Board equity retainer	◇
Board chair premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇

Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

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.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2026	June 17, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2025	June 18, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	July 16, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	June 21, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	June 16, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	June 16, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	June 18, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	June 12, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	June 11, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	June 14, 2017	=	◇	◇	◇
2016	June 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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Documents cited

8-K, filed June 18, 2026
0000769397-26-000050
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
DEF 14A, filed May 6, 2026
0000769397-26-000030
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
8-K, filed June 20, 2025
0000769397-25-000075
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
DEF 14A, filed May 6, 2025
0000769397-25-000058
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed July 18, 2024
0001213900-24-062270
DEF 14A, filed June 14, 2024
0000769397-24-000101
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 22, 2023
0000769397-23-000119
DEF 14A, filed May 9, 2023
0000769397-23-000098
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 21, 2022
0000769397-22-000079
DEF 14A, filed May 3, 2022
0000769397-22-000059
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 21, 2021
0000769397-21-000041
8-K, filed June 23, 2020
0000769397-20-000025
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 13, 2019
0000769397-19-000033
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 15, 2018
0000769397-18-000027
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 16, 2017
0000769397-17-000036
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 16, 2016
0000769397-16-000081
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Peers Autodesk discloses

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

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854

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@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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