Elastic: 7% Workforce Reduction and CPO Departure, Guidance Unchanged

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Elastic: 7% Workforce Reduction and CPO Departure, Guidance Unchanged

J P M O R G A N North America Equity Research

24 June 2026

Elastic Overweight

ESTC, ESTC US

7% Workforce Reduction and CPO Departure, Price (24 Jun 26):$58.71

Guidance Unchanged

Software - Large Cap / Mid & Small

Elastic announced two organizational actions in an 8-K filing this afternoon that Cap

align with commentary management provided on the company's 4Q earnings call. Brian Essex, CFA AC

The company announced a workforce reduction of approximately 7% with $22- (1-212) 622-5990

25mm of non-recurring cash charges, the substantial majority of which is expected brian.essex@jpmchase.com

to land in 1Q27 with the remainder in subsequent quarters. The reduction is Alex Isaac

expected to be substantially completed by the end of 3Q27. Total headcount is still (1-212) 622-9159

alex.isaac@jpmorgan.com

expected to grow this fiscal year, with continued hiring in customer-facing go-to-

John Lee

market functions, which we read as consistent with the skill-mix shift posture the

(1-212) 622-6064

company has discussed. Separately, Chief Product Officer Ken Exner has resigned, john.h.lee@jpmorgan.com

effective July 17, to pursue another opportunity. In connection with his exit, senior J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

engineering leaders, including from the Elasticsearch and Platform Group and the

Observability and Security Group, will report directly to CEO Ashutosh Kulkarni,

flattening the structure and consolidating product accountability under the CEO.

• Read-through. On the May 28 call, management cited organizational changes

and AI productivity as drivers of the 250bps FY27 operating margin expansion

to ~19.0%, but declined to announce specific severance actions at that time.