Elastic N.V.
ESTC NYSE Services-Prepackaged Software Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Elastic N.V. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Elastic N.V.
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Jun 8, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001707753-26-000018
0001707753
Revenue and margins
Elastic N.V. had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 17.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $322M in fiscal 2026, 18.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Elastic N.V. returned $340M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 106% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 3.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Elastic N.V. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $861M | $644M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.4B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $567M | $568M | $569M | $570M | $571M |
| Debt / equity | 1.4x | 1.4x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | β8.4x | β8.7x | β5.0x | β2.2x | β1.3x |
| Current ratio | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 1.7x |
| Total assets | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.2B | $2.6B | $3.2B |
| Total liabilities | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $415M | $399M | $738M | $927M | $1.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$294M | β$76.6M | β$516M | β$828M | β$799M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 5 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β17.4% | β23.4% | β21.2% | β17.1% | β16.0% | β16.1% | β4.4% | β15.5% | 1.4% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β6.52 | 0.76 | β1.08 | β0.78 | 0.30 | β0.40 | 0.61 | 1.39 | 1.59 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $88.2M | $160M | $272M | $428M | $608M | $862M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B |
| Gross profit | $68.3M | $119M | $194M | $305M | $447M | $630M | $772M | $937M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Research and development | $32.6M | $55.6M | $101M | $165M | $199M | $274M | $313M | $342M | $366M | $452M |
| Operating income | β$47.2M | β$48.0M | β$101M | β$171M | β$129M | β$174M | β$219M | β$130M | β$54.9M | β$33.5M |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.2M | $20.7M | $25.2M | $26.1M | $25.3M | $25.1M |
| Pretax income | β$47.8M | β$49.4M | β$97.9M | β$169M | β$122M | β$198M | β$217M | β$123M | β$31.6M | β$2.3M |
| Income tax | $4.2M | $3.4M | $4.4M | β$2.0M | $7.7M | $6.1M | $19.3M | β$184M | $76.5M | β$370M |
| Net income | β$52.0M | β$52.7M | β$102M | β$167M | β$129M | β$204M | β$236M | $61.7M | β$108M | $368M |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.71 | β$1.65 | β$1.86 | β$2.12 | β$1.48 | β$2.20 | β$2.47 | $0.59 | β$1.04 | $3.43 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.05B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.11B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$16.1M | β$20.8M | β$23.9M | β$30.6M | $22.5M | $5.7M | $35.7M | $149M | $266M | $327M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.8M | $3.0M | $3.4M | $5.1M | $3.9M | $2.5M | $2.7M | $3.5M | $4.3M | $5.1M |
| Free cash flow | β$17.0M | β$23.8M | β$27.4M | β$35.6M | $18.6M | $3.2M | $33.0M | $145M | $262M | $322M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $3.2M | $5.1M | $5.7M | $2.8M | $3.1M | $3.9M | $3.6M | $3.5M | $3.1M | $3.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $18.9M | $12.7M | $39.9M | $60.0M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $204M | $239M | $258M | $298M |
| Acquisitions | $4.5M | $3.7M | $2.0M | $24.4M | $0.0M | $120M | $0.0M | $19.1M | $0.0M | $36.8M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $340M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $340M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | β | $50.9M | $298M | $297M | $401M | $861M | $644M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.4B |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $567M | $568M | $569M | $570M | $571M |
| Current assets | β | $132M | $430M | $480M | $637M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.0B |
| Current liabilities | β | $125M | $204M | $333M | $450M | $593M | $717M | $871M | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $4.5M | $5.4M | $7.8M | $8.9M | $7.2M | $5.1M | $5.5M | $6.6M | $8.6M |
| Goodwill | $12.1M | $19.2M | $19.8M | $198M | $199M | $304M | $304M | $319M | $319M | $356M |
| Intangible assets | β | $8.3M | $6.7M | $50.5M | $36.3M | $45.8M | $29.1M | $20.6M | $11.4M | $13.1M |
| Total assets | β | $183M | $486M | $804M | $973M | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.2B | $2.6B | $3.2B |
| Total liabilities | β | $136M | $223M | $390M | $522M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Preferred stock | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$129M | β$154M | $263M | $414M | $451M | $415M | $399M | $738M | $927M | $1.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 77.5% | 74.5% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 73.5% | 73.1% | 72.3% | 74.0% | 74.4% | 76.1% |
| Operating margin | β53.5% | β30.0% | β37.3% | β40.0% | β21.3% | β20.1% | β20.5% | β10.3% | β3.7% | β1.9% |
| EBITDA margin | β49.9% | β26.8% | β35.2% | β39.4% | β20.8% | β19.7% | β20.2% | β10.0% | β3.5% | β1.8% |
| Net margin | β58.9% | β33.0% | β37.7% | β39.1% | β21.3% | β23.6% | β22.1% | 4.9% | β7.3% | 21.1% |
| FCF margin | β19.2% | β14.9% | β10.1% | β8.3% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 11.5% | 17.7% | 18.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β204.5% | β113.4% | β53.7% | β46.1% | β43.5% | β5.5% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β82.9% | β35.9% | β36.3% | β24.7% | β16.5% | β21.3% | β9.5% | β3.5% | β1.7% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β186.9% | β49.4% | β29.9% | β47.1% | β58.0% | 10.9% | β13.0% | 33.4% |
| Return on assets | β | β28.8% | β30.6% | β25.9% | β14.6% | β15.6% | β13.9% | 3.1% | β4.5% | 12.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β43.3% | β101.1% | β60.0% | β310.1% | β357.0% | 15.5% | β18.1% | 40.5% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 81.4% | 69.9% | 57.4% | 42.3% | 41.7% | 24.0% | 18.6% | 17.0% | 17.3% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β275.2% | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β276.3% | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β | β82.9% | 934.8% | 340.6% | 80.2% | 22.9% |
| Share count change | β | 5.5% | 71.4% | 43.6% | 10.7% | 6.1% | 3.4% | 8.6% | β0.3% | 3.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | 0.0x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | β699.9x | β8.4x | β8.7x | β5.0x | β2.2x | β1.3x |
| Current ratio | β | 1.1x | 2.1x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | β | 1.1x | 2.1x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 1.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 21.4% | 8.0% | 14.7% | 14.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 19.1% | 18.9% | 17.4% | 17.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 105.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | β6.5 | 0.8 | β1.1 | β0.8 | 0.3 | β0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β17.4% | β23.4% | β21.2% | β17.1% | β16.0% | β16.1% | β4.4% | β15.5% | 1.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001707753). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.