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CrowdStrike Holdings Executive Compensation (FY26)

CRWD · Austin, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): May 5, 2026
247 figures on this page: 245 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
George Kurtz, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, received $247,579,143 in total compensation for fiscal 2026, and Kurtz's total moved up from the $35,195,300 reported for fiscal 2025. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 1,391:1, against median employee compensation of $178,015. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 86.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 18, 2024 for fiscal 2024. The disclosed peer group includes AppLovin Corporation, Arista Networks, Inc., Atlassian Corporation, Block, Inc. and Cloudflare, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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George Kurtz
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 18, 2024
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 — George Kurtz: $35,195,300 → $247,579,143
CEO pay ratio: 158:1 → 1,391:1

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is CrowdStrike Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
George Kurtz, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, received $247,579,143 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Kurtz's total moved up from the $35,195,300 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was CrowdStrike Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 86.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 18, 2024 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in CrowdStrike Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AppLovin Corporation, Arista Networks, Inc., Atlassian Corporation, Block, Inc. and Cloudflare, Inc., among others.
What is CrowdStrike Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 1,391:1, against median employee compensation of $178,015.

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
George Kurtz
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
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Burt Podbere
Chief Financial Officer
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Shawn Henry
President, CrowdStrike Services and Chief Security Officer
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Michael Carpenter
Former President, Global Sales and Field Operations
Departed during or after this year
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Colin Black
Former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Kurtz
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
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Burt Podbere
Chief Financial Officer
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Shawn Henry
Former Chief Security Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Kurtz
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
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Michael Sentonas
President
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Burt Podbere
Chief Financial Officer
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Shawn Henry
Former Chief Security Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Kurtz
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
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Michael Sentonas
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Burt Podbere
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shawn Henry
Former Chief Security Officer
Departed during or after this year
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Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Kurtz
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Sentonas
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Burt Podbere
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shawn Henry
Former Chief Security Officer
Departed during or after this year
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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
Burt PodbereRSU◇——◇——◇
Burt PodberePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
George KurtzRSU◇——◇——◇
George KurtzPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
George KurtzPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Michael SentonasPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael SentonasRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
George KurtzPSU◇◇——
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Burt PodbereRSU◇◇——
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Shawn HenryRSU◇◇——
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Michael SentonasRSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
George Kurtz
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director · Employment agreement · citing a 2019 filing
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerhard Watzinger
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Roxanne S. Austin
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Johanna Flower
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Cary J. Davis
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Laura J. Schumacher
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Godfrey R. Sullivan
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Sameer K. Gandhi
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Denis J. O'Leary
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George Kurtz 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◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
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
  • AppLovin Corporation APP
  • Arista Networks, Inc. ANET
  • Atlassian Corporation TEAM
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Cloudflare, Inc. NET
  • Datadog, Inc. DDOG
  • Fortinet, Inc. FTNT
  • HubSpot, Inc. HUBS
  • MongoDB, Inc. MDB
  • Okta, Inc. OKTA
  • Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR
  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
  • Pinterest, Inc. PINS
  • Roblox Corporation RBLX
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Shopify Inc. SHOP
  • Snap Inc. SNAP
  • Snowflake Inc. SNOW
  • The Trade Desk, Inc. TTD
  • Workday, Inc. WDAY
  • Zoom Communications, Inc. ZM
  • Zscaler, Inc. ZS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024June 18, 2024=◇◇◇
2021June 30, 2021=◇◇◇

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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247 figures on this page: 245 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
245 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-055599
    Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  2. 0001104659-25-045047
    Fiscal 2026 Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001104659-24-073944
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001104659-24-057449
    Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-23-056548
    Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001104659-22-057039
    Fiscal 2022 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-21-089005
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001047469-19-003095
    EX-10.10
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Peers CrowdStrike Holdings discloses

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

AppLovin CorporationAtlassian CorporationBlock, Inc.Cloudflare, Inc.Datadog, Inc.Fortinet, Inc.HubSpot, Inc.MongoDB, Inc.Okta, Inc.Palantir Technologies Inc.Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Pinterest, Inc.Roblox CorporationServiceNow, Inc.Snowflake Inc.The Trade Desk, Inc.Workday, Inc.Zoom Communications, Inc.Zscaler, Inc.

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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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