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VRSN

NASDAQ · USD
VeriSign, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
CEO D. James Bidzos Employees 926 R&D / revenue 6.3%
Last price
$302.33−0.58%last session
Market cap
$27.3B
P/E (TTM)
32.8x
From 52w high
−3.2%
From 52w low
+44.8%
1-year return
+17.8%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
59.6 · +13.0%
IS score
56.4/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

VRSN   SPY   XLK (sector ETF) · weekly closes
80100120140Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26XLK 129VRSN 118SPY 116

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
80
Profitability
60
Growth
44
Value
78
Momentum
0
Risk (safety)
75
Quality
55
Balance sheet
67
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ Insider buying
Warnings
▲ Altman distress zone
Observations
Moat model: Narrow, Cost AdvantagePiotroski 6 / 9Altman Z -2.8Beta 0.703 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
4
$0.01M bought
Form 144 notices (12m): 34, $34.9M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
0
No disclosed purchases
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
+29
124 new holders, 88 closed
880 filers hold 97.0% · 359 added, 289 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+142
1,033 funds adding shares
891 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
28.0%
20-day avg 45.3%, 50-day avg 44.8%
Latest 17.3 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$1.7B
Revenue growth YoY+6.4%
Gross margin88.2%
Operating income$1.1B
Operating margin67.7%
Net income$825.7M
Net margin49.8%
EPS (diluted)$8.81
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$1.1B
Capital expenditure$22.8M
Free cash flow$1.1B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)97.9%
Stock-based compensation$69.7M
FCF less SBC$998.6M
Buybacks$893.2M
Dividends$215.2M
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$580.5M
Total debt$1.8B
Net debt$1.2B
Shareholders' equity−$2.2B
Goodwill & intangibles$197.7M
Debt / equity-1.04
ROE (TTM)-39.2%
ROIC (TTM)194.5%
Operating margin by fiscal year
65.3%FY202166.2%FY202267.0%FY202367.9%FY202467.7%FY2025
Revenue $1.3B (FY2021) to $1.7B (FY2025), a 5.7% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)32.8x
EV / EBITDA24.0x
Price / sales16.00x
Price / FCF25.6x
FCF yield3.90%
Buyback yield3.27%
SBC / revenue0.3%
Price / bookn/m
Forward P/E FY202630.9x
Forward P/E FY202727.2x
Forward P/E FY202823.9x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $332.50 across 2 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

VRSN vs industry median

296 companies in Software - Infrastructure
Gross margin 88.5% 65.7% Operating margin 67.9% -1.8% Net margin 49.8% -5.3% ROIC 194.5% 2.0%
VRSN (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.95 vs industry 0.50 · financial leverage -0.80

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-10-22 · consensus EPS $2.46
67%
beat rate, 8 of 12 quarters
+1.0%
median EPS surprise
5
longest beat streak
+1+3+3+4+3+0-0+0+1-5+2-2
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-10-26 to 2026-07-23. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
VRSN VeriSign, Inc. $27.3B32.8x-39.2%49.8%+6.4% +17.8%
MDB MongoDB, Inc. $27.2B462.1x2.0%5.3%+25.5% +7.4%
CPAY Corpay, Inc. $26.3B24.0x30.5%18.5%+20.4% +44.0%
FFIV F5, Inc. $25.0B34.8x19.8%24.1%+9.4% +49.7%
OKTA Okta, Inc. $31.3B110.8x4.3%14.4%+11.2% +113.5%
IOT Samsara Inc. $23.2B244.9x6.4%3.2%+29.5% —
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. $23.1Bn/m47.8%-14.5%+42.4% —
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Comm $33.8Bn/m-43.6%-24.3%+245.9% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLK +29.0%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-08-27Other Events
2026-07-23Earnings Release; Other Events; Exhibits
2026-06-26Other Events; Exhibits
2026-06-26Material Agreement; Exhibits
2026-05-21Officer/Director Change; Shareholder Vote; Exhibits
2026-04-23Earnings Release; Exhibits

Context

Shares outstanding90,400,000
Free float99.1%
Institutional ownership97.0%
Beta0.70
Dividend yield1.06%
Last dividend$0.81 on 2026-08-19
50 / 200-day average$291.21 / $268.33
Large-cap Technology median P/E34.8x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Narrow).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where VRSN sits among 82 scored companies in Software - Infrastructure (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.
ValuationProfitability (TTM)Returns on capitalGrowthMargin history & stabilityLiquidity (latest quarter)Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)EfficiencyCash flow & earnings qualityDividends & buybacksScores & forensic checksPer shareSize (TTM)

Valuation

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 32.2x 30.5x
52nd		 32.0x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 2.98 1.06
100th		 1.36
Price / sales 16.0x 3.5x
93rd		 3.9x
Price / book —
Price / tangible book —
Price / free cash flow 25.6x 19.2x
61st		 20.3x
Price / operating cash flow 24.8x 13.8x
69th		 17.9x
Enterprise value $28.6B $5.3B
83rd		 $5.5B
EV / sales 16.8x 4.0x
94th		 4.1x
EV / EBITDA 23.8x 20.0x
65th		 18.9x
EV / EBIT 24.4x 25.5x
48th		 26.7x
EV / free cash flow 26.9x 20.5x
61st		 21.9x
Earnings yield 3.1% 2.3%
59th		 2.0%
FCF yield 3.9% 4.6%
46th		 3.3%
Operating cash flow yield 4.0% 7.1%
33rd		 4.4%
Graham number (per share) —

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 88.5% 70.2%
100th		 55.7%
EBITDA margin 70.4% 13.7%
100th		 13.7%
Operating margin 67.9% 8.9%
100th		 8.2%
EBIT margin 68.8% 9.9%
100th		 8.6%
Net margin 49.8% 9.3%
99th		 5.7%
NOPAT margin 52.3% 7.5%
100th		 7.0%
FCF margin 62.4% 18.4%
100th		 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 64.5% 24.1%
94th		 18.4%
R&D / revenue 6.3% 16.6%
30th		 12.9%
SG&A / revenue 14.3% 36.1%
14th		 25.6%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 6.6%
1st		 4.4%
Effective tax rate 23.0% 21.0%
77th		 21.0%

Returns on capital

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) —
ROA 52.9% 4.7%
100th		 4.1%
ROIC -94.2% 11.3%
6th		 9.0%
ROCE -1,220.4% 8.1%
0th		 8.6%
Return on tangible assets 73.2% 6.4%
100th		 5.9%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) —
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 83.8% 32.4%
99th		 30.0%
ROIC, 3-yr average —
ROIC, 5-yr average —
ROE, 5-yr average —
Incremental ROIC 96.0% 29.1%
76th		 15.3%

Growth

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 6.9% 14.3%
25th		 14.3%
Revenue growth (QoQ) 1.3% 5.9%
20th		 6.6%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 5.3% 12.0%
29th		 9.6%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 5.8% 14.2%
25th		 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 6.2% 12.7%
28th		 10.9%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 6.0% 17.3%
29th		 11.3%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 6.3% 16.7%
33rd		 21.6%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 6.0% 10.1%
42nd		 9.9%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 9.7% 21.5%
31st		 22.3%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 10.8% 13.1%
42nd		 11.2%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 10.9% 13.8%
42nd		 12.0%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) 12.2% 17.2%
41st		 24.6%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 7.6% 21.6%
24th		 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 7.6% 22.3%
18th		 17.9%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr —
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 66.4% 2.8%
100th		 3.1%
Sustainable growth rate —

Margin history & stability

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 87.9% 70.5%
100th		 53.2%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 67.8% 5.3%
100th		 6.6%
Net margin, 3-yr average 51.7% 3.4%
100th		 5.2%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 58.5% 14.7%
100th		 12.7%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.99 0.96
82nd		 0.87
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.55 0.57
47th		 0.45
Margin stability (0-1) 0.99 0.96
91st		 0.95

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $1.0B $689.5M
58th		 $494.1M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$1.3B $140.9M
21st		 $49.8M
Working capital −$776.8M $260.0M
6th		 $391.0M
Current ratio 0.59 1.42
4th		 1.92
Quick ratio 0.59 1.38
4th		 1.67
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.54 0.94
32nd		 0.95
Defensive interval (days) 1,098 days 494 days
83rd		 521 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $2.3B $511.2M
74th		 $349.3M
Debt / equity —
Net debt / equity —
Debt / assets 129.8% 27.1%
99th		 16.9%
Debt / capital —
Debt / EBITDA 1.95 2.44
46th		 1.78
Net debt / EBITDA 1.09 −0.49
66th		 −0.18
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 15.5x 3.9x
75th		 5.8x
Cash interest coverage 14.5x 14.1x
52nd		 12.8x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 2.1 yrs 2.2 yrs
47th		 1.6 yrs
Liabilities / assets 225.0% 63.9%
100th		 48.7%
IS credit model rating BBB- — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 350 225
59th		 175

Efficiency

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 1.06 0.58
90th		 0.62
Fixed asset turnover 7.50 10.05
35th		 9.25
Inventory turnover —
Receivables turnover 223.3 6.2
100th		 6.2
Days sales outstanding 2 days 58 days
1st		 59 days
Days inventory outstanding —
Days payables outstanding 20 days 32 days
30th		 46 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) −18 days 34 days
23rd		 50 days
Capex / revenue 2.1% 2.1%
50th		 2.3%
Capex / depreciation 1.30 0.47
84th		 0.56
Operating expense ratio 20.3% 57.7%
11th		 44.3%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 1.30 1.79
22nd		 1.61
FCF / net income 1.25 1.53
31st		 1.33
FCF / operating cash flow 96.8% 90.7%
77th		 88.0%
Capex / operating cash flow 3.2% 9.3%
23rd		 12.0%
Accruals ratio -15.7% -7.9%
22nd		 -6.3%
Sloan accruals ratio -14.1% -2.3%
17th		 -1.8%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75 0.75
11th		 0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.0%
91st		 0.0%
Dividend per share (TTM) $3.20 $0.00
99th		 $0.00
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 34.2% 0.0%
94th		 0.0%
Dividends / FCF 27.3% 0.0%
94th		 0.0%
Dividend growth (YoY) 316.3% 5.4%
100th		 4.1%
Buyback yield 3.3% 2.0%
62nd		 1.2%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 4.4% 2.3%
68th		 1.7%
Share count change (YoY) -3.1% 0.0%
32nd		 0.1%
Buybacks, last 5 years $4.1B $224.2M
93rd		 $215.3M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 56 58
47th		 56
IS profitability 80 44
86th		 40
IS growth 60 65
40th		 65
IS value 44 37
65th		 39
IS momentum 78 81
46th		 78
IS risk (safety) 0 65
0th		 100
IS quality 75 68
68th		 67
IS balance sheet 55 65
42nd		 72
IS earnings quality 67 62
62nd		 61
IS cash flow 81 67
68th		 66
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 6 6
36th		 6
Altman Z-score −2.8 2.9
0th		 4.0
Beneish M-score −3.30 −2.61
4th		 −2.58
Ohlson O-score 0.97 −6.95
100th		 −8.00
IS credit score 52 64
38th		 69

Per share

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $9.33 $0.68
94th		 $0.84
Book value per share −$24.74 $4.49
0th		 $9.77
Tangible book per share −$27.00 $1.24
9th		 $3.22
Revenue per share $18.75 $10.67
74th		 $13.00
FCF per share $11.70 $1.54
94th		 $1.78
Operating cash flow per share $12.09 $2.14
91st		 $2.40
Cash per share $11.35 $4.92
75th		 $4.50

Size (TTM)

MeasureVRSNIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $27.3B $4.3B
84th		 $4.7B
Revenue $1.7B $1.3B
58th		 $1.2B
EBITDA $1.2B $176.5M
84th		 $185.8M
Net income $850.0M $87.5M
85th		 $84.9M
Free cash flow $1.1B $176.3M
84th		 $170.6M
Total assets $1.8B $2.4B
44th		 $2.4B
Shareholders' equity −$2.3B $594.2M
4th		 $1.1B
Employees 927 2,856
15th		 3,000

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-10-13Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 700$300.56$210,393377,727
2026-10-13Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 500$302.08$151,040377,227
2026-10-13Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 1,500$303.08$454,621375,727
2026-10-13Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 500$305.39$152,695375,227
2026-10-13Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 100$306.55$30,655375,127
2026-10-08Indelicarto Thomas C
EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary
 Open-market sale 500$293.14$146,57031,895
2026-10-06Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 1,800$291.63$524,939379,927
2026-10-06Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 1,100$292.83$322,115378,827
2026-10-06Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 400$294.09$117,637378,427
2026-10-01Indelicarto Thomas C
EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary
 Open-market sale 500$284.38$142,19032,395
2026-09-29Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 300$276.68$83,004384,727
2026-09-29Bidzos D James
Director, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
 Open-market sale 800$278.01$222,412383,927

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired65,400—
Open-market buyAcquired435$10,601
Open-market saleDisposed11076,000$21.4M
Tax withholdingDisposed287,005$2.0M
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 34 notices · 123,347 shares · $34.9M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-10-08Thomas C Indelicarto500$146,570
2026-10-01Thomas C Indelicarto500$142,190
2026-09-08Demetrios James Bidzos42,900$12.5M
2026-08-10Thomas C Indelicarto500$146,175
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 6 trades (4 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-03-13Gilbert CisnerosHouseSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,0002026-04-08
2026-03-12Gilbert Ray CisnerosHouseSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,0002026-04-08
2026-02-10Gilbert CisnerosHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-03-10
2026-02-10Gilbert Ray CisnerosHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-03-10
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.8,412,124$2.1B9.31%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC5,348,923$1.3B5.92%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC5,075,673$1.3B5.61%
STATE STREET CORP4,150,727$1.0B4.59%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC2,473,235$622.3M2.74%
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC2,449,771$616.3M2.71%
Ninety One UK Ltd2,075,004$522.0M2.30%
Invesco Ltd.1,436,967$361.5M1.59%
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP1,290,203$324.6M1.43%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,124,101$282.8M1.24%
NORGES BANK1,118,343$281.3M1.24%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP826,097$207.8M0.91%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP815,682$205.2M0.90%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.763,915$192.2M0.85%
FMR LLC750,139$188.7M0.83%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-0697.0%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-06880
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-3088097.0%12435928988
2026-03-3185194.8%126309307117
2025-12-3185596.9%138282332115
2025-09-3085594.3%11835826396
2025-06-3084495.9%15833025959
2025-03-3175697.0%12727125868
2024-12-3170498.4%11321528165
2024-09-3067399.0%8723224458
2024-06-3065199.4%9025122669
2024-03-31640101.6%6523026175
2023-12-31660102.9%12419925048
2023-09-30593102.5%4422224064

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-08-13SCHEDULE 13GAQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC5.4%4,949,848
2026-04-30SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management6.7%6,181,771
2025-11-14SCHEDULE 13G/APrecision Castparts Corp. Master Fund0.4%362,815
2025-10-31SCHEDULE 13G/AThe Vanguard Group12.2%11,443,650
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.03%$726.5M
VSMPX0.03%$726.5M
VTI0.03%$726.5M
VTSAX0.03%$726.5M
VOO0.03%$601.6M
VFFSX0.03%$601.6M

Share structure

Shares outstanding90,400,000
Float89,592,770
Free float99.1%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B
Cost of revenue$191.9M$200.7M$197.3M$191.4M$196.3M
Gross profit$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B
R&D$80.5M$85.7M$91.0M$96.7M$103.6M
SG&A$188.3M$195.4M$204.2M$211.1M$235.7M
Operating income$866.8M$943.1M$1.0B$1.1B$1.1B
EBITDA$913.4M$1.0B$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B
Pretax income$782.2M$880.2M$976.5M$1.0B$1.1B
Income tax−$2.6M$206.4M$158.9M$236.2M$242.8M
Net income$784.8M$673.8M$817.6M$785.7M$825.7M
EPS, diluted$7.00$6.24$7.90$8.00$8.81
Diluted shares112.2M108.0M103.5M98.2M92.6M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$1.2B$980.4M$926.4M$599.9M$580.5M
Receivables$13.0M$8.1M$13.6M$7.8M$14.9M
Inventory$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$1.3B$1.0B$988.3M$663.8M$652.5M
PP&E, net$259.6M$239.2M$240.6M$233.8M$223.5M
Goodwill & intangibles$52.5M$52.5M$52.5M$52.5M$197.7M
Total assets$2.0B$1.7B$1.7B$1.4B$1.3B
Accounts payable$9.0M$9.8M$12.5M$10.6M$13.8M
Total current liabilities$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.5B$1.3B
Long-term debt$1.8B$1.8B$1.8B$1.5B$1.8B
Total liabilities$3.2B$3.3B$3.3B$3.4B$3.5B
Shareholders' equity−$1.3B−$1.6B−$1.6B−$2.0B−$2.2B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$784.8M$673.8M$817.6M$785.7M$825.7M
Depreciation & amortization$47.9M$46.9M$44.1M$36.9M$31.2M
Stock-based compensation$53.4M$58.6M$59.7M$61.1M$69.7M
Change in working capital−$85.1M$55.7M−$43.1M$36.4M$41.3M
Operating cash flow$807.2M$831.1M$853.8M$902.6M$1.1B
Capital expenditure−$53.0M−$27.4M−$45.8M−$28.1M−$22.8M
Free cash flow$754.1M$803.7M$808.0M$874.5M$1.1B
Investing cash flow−$269.2M$355.7M−$97.4M$286.3M$109.1M
Net debt issued / repaid−$8.9M$0$0$0−$6.7M
Buybacks−$722.6M−$1.0B−$901.4M−$1.2B−$893.2M
Dividends paid$0$0$0$0−$215.2M

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin85.5%85.9%86.8%87.7%88.2%
Operating margin65.3%66.2%67.0%67.9%67.7%
Net margin59.1%47.3%54.8%50.4%49.8%
FCF margin56.8%56.4%54.1%56.2%64.5%
ROE-59.2%-47.7%-52.0%-44.4%-40.2%
ROIC-128.3%-96.6%-118.0%-107.6%-92.5%
ROA41.9%36.3%47.0%49.8%60.4%
Debt / equity-1.42-1.15-1.14-0.92-0.83
Interest coverage10.4x12.7x14.0x14.6x14.9x
Current ratio1.180.930.830.430.49
Revenue growth+4.9%+7.3%+4.8%+4.3%+6.4%
EPS growth−1.1%−9.9%+26.0%+2.4%+8.6%
P/E at year end35.6x32.0x25.5x25.0x27.2x
EV / EBITDA at year end31.2x22.3x19.8x18.4x20.2x
FCF yield at year end2.70%3.73%3.88%4.45%4.75%
Dividend payout0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%26.1%

Revenue by region · FY2025

UNITED STATES$1.1B · 66%
EMEA$279.4M · 17%
Asia Pacific$184.6M · 11%
Other Geographical Areas$99.5M · 6%

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-10-22 · consensus EPS $2.46 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$1.8B$1.7B – $1.8B$9.79$9.78 – $9.80330.9x
2027$1.9B$1.9B – $1.9B$11.10$11.00 – $11.17327.2x
2028$2.1B$2.0B – $2.1B$12.65$12.28 – $12.86323.9x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-07-23$2.42$2.38−1.7%$433.2M$434.6M+0.3%
2026-04-23$2.30$2.34+1.7%$424.5M$428.9M+1.0%
2026-02-05$2.35$2.23−5.1%$424.4M$425.3M+0.2%
2025-10-23$2.25$2.27+0.9%$416.7M$419.1M+0.6%
2025-07-24$2.20$2.21+0.5%$411.0M$409.9M−0.3%
2025-04-24$2.11$2.10−0.5%$401.9M$402.3M+0.1%
2025-02-06$2.00$2.000.0%$394.1M$395.4M+0.3%
2024-10-24$2.01$2.07+3.0%$390.2M$390.6M+0.1%
2024-07-25$1.93$2.01+4.1%$385.8M$387.1M+0.3%
2024-04-25$1.86$1.92+3.2%$381.8M$384.3M+0.6%
2024-02-08$1.86$1.92+3.2%$377.9M$380.4M+0.7%
2023-10-26$1.81$1.83+1.1%$378.3M$376.3M−0.5%
2023-07-27$1.75$1.79+2.3%$373.1M$372.0M−0.3%
2023-04-27$1.68$1.70+1.2%$364.6M$364.4M−0.1%
2023-02-09$1.61$1.70+5.6%$366.1M$369.2M+0.9%
2022-10-27$1.54$1.58+2.6%$356.4M$356.9M+0.1%
2022-07-28$1.52$1.54+1.3%$348.8M$351.9M+0.9%
2022-04-28$1.45$1.43−1.4%$342.7M$346.9M+1.2%
2022-02-10$1.38$1.48+7.2%$340.0M$340.3M+0.1%
2021-10-28$1.37$1.40+2.2%$332.5M$334.2M+0.5%
2021-07-22$1.33$1.31−1.5%$332.5M$329.4M−0.9%
2021-04-22$1.30$1.33+2.3%$321.9M$323.6M+0.5%
2021-02-11$1.29$1.38+7.0%$297.9M$320.3M+7.5%
2020-10-22$1.25$1.49+19.2%$266.7M$317.9M+19.2%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.206-150.406-220.206-290.307-060.307-130.607-200.407-270.308-030.308-100.208-170.208-240.308-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$281.4M968,24333,139
2026-08-24$239.6M815,98834,477
2026-08-17$249.5M900,70735,392
2026-08-10$288.8M1,001,55141,481
2026-08-03$311.5M1,051,40039,852
2026-07-27$408.7M1,427,95551,368

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1528.0%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1528.0%153,462548,060
2026-10-1438.0%118,299311,211
2026-10-1337.5%96,031255,839
2026-10-1240.8%87,838215,509
2026-10-0950.0%95,151190,153
2026-10-0847.5%179,953379,210
2026-10-0755.8%301,448540,531
2026-10-0661.7%260,343421,656
2026-10-0559.7%222,930373,550
2026-10-0241.9%98,135234,391
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
-0.4Jan+0.9Feb+1.6Mar+1.4Apr+2.1May-0.0Jun+0.4Jul+1.6Aug-0.3Sep+0.3Oct+5.3Nov+1.0Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan−0.4%50%20
Feb+0.9%50%20
Mar+1.6%76%21
Apr+1.4%65%20
May+2.1%65%20
Jun−0.0%55%20
Jul+0.4%60%20
Aug+1.6%55%20
Sep−0.3%55%20
Oct+0.3%60%20
Nov+5.3%80%20
Dec+1.0%55%20
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1459.6
MFI77.5
ADX16.5
Stochastic %K / %D80.6 / 81.5
Williams %R-22.0
CCI77
TSI / signal14.3 / 8.3
Chaikin money flow0.04
ATR$7.64
Bollinger width11.0%
Volume vs 20-day avg1.03x
SupertrendUp

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$294.63 (+2.6%)
SMA 50$291.27 (+3.8%)
SMA 200$267.54 (+13.0%)
EMA 21$296.29 (+2.0%)
EMA 50$291.33 (+3.8%)
EMA 200$274.25 (+10.2%)
Bollinger upper$310.86 (−2.7%)
Bollinger lower$278.39 (+8.6%)
Parabolic SAR$284.24 (+6.4%)
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About VeriSign, Inc.

VeriSign, Inc., along with its affiliates, provides fundamental internet infrastructure and domain name registration services, which enable global web navigation across numerous recognized online addresses. The company plays a crucial role in upholding the security, stability, and resilience of internet systems and services. This includes its function as the root zone maintainer, operating two of the thirteen internet root servers globally, and delivering essential registration and authoritative lookup services for the widely used .com and .net domains, which are vital for worldwide online commerce. Beyond these, VeriSign also manages the underlying technical systems for several other top-level domains, such as .cc, .gov, .edu, and .name. Its operational scope further encompasses distributed server management, network infrastructure, cybersecurity, and ensuring data integrity. Established in 1995, VeriSign, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

https://www.verisign.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
D. James BidzosExecutive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President$2.5M1955
Danny R. McPhersonExecutive Vice President of Technology & Chief Security Officer$1.2M—
John D. CalysExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1.2M1959
Thomas C. IndelicartoExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$1.2M1964
Patrick S. KaneSenior Vice President of Naming & Registry Services$565,4921962
David AtchleyVice President, Treasury & Investor Relations—1972
Ebrahim KeshavarzSenior Vice President of Marketing, Product & Channel Management——
Ellen PetrocciSenior Vice President of Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer——

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
D. James Bidzos Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer2025$950,000$13.0M$1.6M$15.5M
Danny R. McPherson Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Security Officer2025$571,437$4.4M$639,335$5.6M
Thomas C. Indelicarto Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary2025$571,437$3.7M$639,335$4.9M
George E. Kilguss, III Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2025$325,649$3.5M$0$3.9M
John D. Calys Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2025$450,760$2.5M$434,933$3.4M

Employees

1k20181k20191k20201k20211k20221k20231k20241k2025

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-08-19$0.812026-08-27
2026-05-19$0.812026-05-27
2026-02-19$0.812026-02-27
2025-11-18$0.772025-11-25
2025-08-19$0.772025-08-27
2025-05-19$0.772025-05-28
2011-05-05$2.752011-05-18
2010-12-16$32010-12-28

Moat model

Narrow · Cost Advantage · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage87
Intangibles79
Switching costs59
Network effect47
Efficient scale40
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 65.0; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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