CrowdStrike Grants CEO New Performance-Based Equity Award

Claim 70% Off TipRanks This Holiday SeasonUnlock hedge fund-level data and powerful investing tools for smarter, sharper decisions Stay ahead of the market with the latest news and analysis and maximize your portfolio's potentialCrowdStrike Holdings ( (CRWD) ) has shared an announcement. On December 22, 2025, CrowdStrike’s independent directors approved a new performance-based equity award for President and CEO George Kurtz under the company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, granting a target of 300,000 performance stock units that may yield no shares if total shareholder return over three years ranks below the 25th percentile of the S&P 500, or up to 600,000 shares if returns reach at least the 90th percentile. The board framed the award as a long-term retention and incentive mechanism tightly linked to relative stock performance, citing Kurtz’s role in driving revenue growth from $250 million in fiscal 2019 to $3.95 billion in fiscal 2025, ARR expansion to $4.9 billion as of October 31, 2025, a non-GAAP operating margin improvement to 22.3%, and a 1,321% share price gain since the IPO, as it seeks to keep him leading CrowdStrike’s push toward $20 billion in ARR amid intensifying AI-driven cybersecurity threats and strong competition for top industry talent. The most recent analyst rating on (CRWD) stock is a Buy with a $613.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on CrowdStrike Holdings stock, see the CRWD Stock Forecast page. Spark’s Take on CRWD Stock According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, CRWD is a Neutral. CrowdStrike’s overall stock score reflects strong financial performance and positive earnings call highlights, driven by record ARR and strategic partnerships. However, technical analysis and valuation metrics indicate caution due to profitability challenges and mixed market momentum. To see Spark’s full report on CRWD stock, click here. More about CrowdStrike Holdings CrowdStrike Holdings is a cybersecurity company that provides an AI-native security platform designed to protect endpoints, cloud workloads, identities and AI models, positioning itself as a leading cybersecurity platform of choice. Since its June 2019 initial public offering, the company has rapidly expanded its revenue and annual recurring revenue, improved profitability, and earned repeated leadership designations from major industry analysts across a broad range of cybersecurity market categories. Average Trading Volume: 2,325,456 Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy Current Market Cap: $121.3B Learn more about CRWD stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.