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Dynatrace Executive Compensation (FY26)

DT · Boston, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): August 27, 2026
331 figures on this page: 326 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aspen Technology, Cloudflare, Commvault Systems, Confluent and Datadog, among others. Meanwhile, Rick McConnell was paid $21,234,453 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026, and McConnell's total was 9.6% higher than the $19,380,348 reported for fiscal 2025, and for fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 140:1, against median employee compensation of $152,204. For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 26, 2026.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Rick McConnell
Latest say-on-pay support
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August 26, 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 — Rick McConnell: $19,380,348 → $21,234,453 (9.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.6% → 92.7% (1.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 132:1 → 140:1 (6.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Dynatrace's chief executive and what were they paid?
Rick McConnell was paid $21,234,453 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. McConnell's total was 9.6% higher than the $19,380,348 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Dynatrace's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 26, 2026.
Which companies are in Dynatrace's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aspen Technology, Cloudflare, Commvault Systems, Confluent and Datadog, among others.
What is Dynatrace's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 140:1, against median employee compensation of $152,204.

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
Rick McConnell
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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James Benson
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bernd Greifeneder
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Matthias Dollentz-Scharer
Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dan Zugelder
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steve Pace
Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Burns
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick McConnell
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan Zugelder
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
James Benson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bernd Greifeneder
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthias Dollentz-Scharer
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick McConnell
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jim Benson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan Zugelder
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bernd Greifeneder
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthias Dollentz-Scharer
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick McConnell
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steve McMahon
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jim Benson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan Zugelder
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bernd Greifeneder
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology 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
Bernd GreifenederRSU◇——◇——◇
Bernd GreifenederPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bernd GreifenederPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Dan ZugelderRSU◇——◇——◇
Dan ZugelderPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Dan ZugelderPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jim BensonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jim BensonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jim BensonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rick McConnellPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Rick McConnellRSU◇——◇——◇
Rick McConnellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steve McMahonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Steve McMahonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steve McMahonRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Steve McMahonRSU◇◇——
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Rick McConnellRSU◇◇——
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Bernd GreifenederRSU◇◇——
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Jim BensonRSU◇◇——
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Dan ZugelderRSU◇◇——
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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.
Bernd Greifeneder
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Dan Zugelder
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jim Benson
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Rick McConnell
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Steve McMahon
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jill Ward
Board chair
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Stephen Lifshatz
◇◇————◇
Michael Capone
◇◇————◇
Kirsten Wolberg
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Amol Kulkarni
◇◇————◇
Steve Rowland
◇◇————◇
Lisa Campbell
◇◇————◇
Dan Streetman, Rick McConnell and George Riedel 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.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Aspen Technology AZPN
  • Cloudflare NET
  • Commvault Systems CVLT
  • Confluent CFLT
  • Datadog DDOG
  • Elastic ESTC
  • Fair Isaac FICO
  • HubSpot HUBS
  • Informatica INFA
  • MongoDB MDB
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • Okta OKTA
  • Paylocity Holdings PCTY
  • PTC PTC
  • Samsara IOT
  • UiPath PATH
  • Zscaler ZS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026August 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2025August 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2024August 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2023August 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2022August 24, 2022=◇◇◇

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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331 figures on this page: 326 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
326 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001773383-26-000057
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001773383-26-000031
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Director Compensation – Fiscal 2026 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001773383-25-000165
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001773383-25-000138
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001773383-24-000166
  6. 0001773383-24-000146
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001773383-23-000159
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001773383-23-000114
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001773383-22-000112
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Dynatrace discloses

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

CloudflareCommvault SystemsConfluentDatadogElasticFair IsaacHubSpotMongoDBNutanixOktaPaylocity HoldingsPTCSamsaraUiPathZscaler

Terms on this page

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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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