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Also trades as: 0LOZ.L (LSE) · $vol 0M · VRS.DE (XETRA) · $vol 0M

VRSN NASDAQ

VeriSign, Inc.
1W: +0.7% 1M: +7.5% 3M: +10.1% YTD: +29.6% 1Y: +24.7% 3Y: +48.5% 5Y: +46.6%
$304.04
-4.68 (-1.52%)
After Hours: $304.84 (+0.80, +0.26%)
Weekly Expected Move ±2.3%
$286 $293 $300 $307 $314
NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Infrastructure · Tech Score Buy · Power 72 · $27.7B mcap · 89M float · 0.943% daily turnover · Short 52% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 88% of companies Debt: 6.1% of company value Bonds: $69.2M held by 160 funds, 75 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.30 (down 99.6%), VeriSign, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.79B against a stock market value of $27.69B.
Distance to default 12.46 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-09-30, debt counted $893.0M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 28.7%; Altman Z'' -26.94. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$1.1B +20.9% ▲
5Y CAGR: +8.4%
Capital Expenditures
$23M +18.9% ▲
5Y CAGR: -12.1%
Free Cash Flow
$1.1B +22.2% ▲
5Y CAGR: +9.2%
Dividends Paid
$215M +0.0% ▲
Buybacks
$893M +27.1% ▲
Net Change in Cash
$97M +391.6% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$785M$674M$818M$786M$826M
Depreciation & Amort.$48M$47M$44M$37M$31M
Stock-Based Comp.$53M$59M$60M$61M$70M
Change in Working Capital-$85M$56M-$43M$36M$41M
Other Non-Cash Items$6M-$4M-$24M-$18M$123M
Operating Cash Flow$807M$831M$854M$903M$1.1B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$53M-$27M-$46M-$28M-$23M
Acquisitions (Net)$216M-$383M$0$0$0
Investment Purchases-$2.9B-$1.3B-$1.3B-$902M-$584M
Investment Sales$2.7B$1.7B$1.3B$1.2B$704M
Other Investing-$216M$383M$0$21M$11M
Investing Cash Flow-$269M$356M-$97M$286M$109M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$9M$0$0$0-$7M
Stock Repurchased-$723M-$1.0B-$901M-$1.2B-$893M
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0-$215M
Other Financing$12M$12M$12M$4M$12M
Financing Cash Flow-$719M-$1.0B-$890M-$1.2B-$1.1B
Net Change in Cash-$182M$150M-$134M-$33M$97M
Cash End of Period$229M$379M$246M$212M$310M
Free Cash Flow$754M$804M$808M$874M$1.1B

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