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VeriSign financials

Yes. VeriSign earned 849.80M USD of net income over the last twelve months, 49.1% of its revenue. It made a profit in 21 of its 29 fiscal years since 1997. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2008.

Revenue (TTM)
1.73B USD
Net income (TTM)
849.80M USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.02B USD
Cash and short-term investments
476.10M USD
Total debt
1.79B USD
Shareholders' equity
-2.28B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

VeriSign earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
2.51 USD
Revenue estimate
452.70M USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS2.41Missed -2.0%Revenue443.00MBeat +0.5%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q4 FY20262.51——+12.56%452.70M——+6.44%
Q3 FY20262.462.41-2.03%+6.17%440.58M443.00M+0.55%+5.70%
Q2 FY20262.422.38-1.65%+7.69%433.20M434.60M+0.32%+6.03%
Q1 FY20262.302.34+1.74%+11.43%424.50M428.90M+1.04%+6.61%
Q4 FY20252.352.23-5.11%+11.50%424.38M425.30M+0.22%+7.56%
Q3 FY20252.252.27+0.89%+9.66%416.72M419.10M+0.57%+7.30%
Q2 FY20252.202.21+0.45%+9.95%410.97M409.90M-0.26%+5.89%

VeriSign growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
1.73B USD
Net income (TTM)
849.80M USD
Gross margin
88.57%
Operating margin
67.63%
Net margin
49.07%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20251.66B+6.37%825.70M+5.09%88.15%67.67%49.84%1.17B+3.30%
FY20241.56B+4.31%785.70M-3.90%87.71%67.95%50.45%1.13B+3.49%
FY20231.49B+4.79%817.60M+21.34%86.79%67.01%54.76%1.10B+9.33%
FY20221.42B+7.33%673.80M-14.14%85.91%66.19%47.29%1.00B+9.74%
FY20211.33B+4.94%784.80M-3.69%85.54%65.29%59.12%913.41M+3.01%

How VeriSign makes its money

Revenue1.66B 100.0%
Cost of revenue196.30M 11.8%
Gross profit1.46B 88.2%
Research and development103.60M 6.3%
Selling and administration235.70M 14.2%
Operating income1.12B 67.7%
Tax242.80M 14.7%
Other expense52.50M 3.2%
Net income825.70M 49.8%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

VeriSign revenue breakdown

By region

FY2025
United States: 66.0%EMEA: 16.9%Asia Pacific: 11.1%Other Geographical Areas: 6.0%66.0%United States16.9%EMEA11.1%Asia Pacific6.0%Other Geographical Areas
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States1.09B66.0%+5.6%
EMEA279.40M16.9%+11.9%
Asia Pacific184.60M11.1%+5.1%
Other Geographical Areas99.50M6.0%+3.0%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20251.09B1.07B
FY2024902.60M874.50M
FY2023853.80M808.00M
FY2022831.10M803.70M
FY2021807.15M754.12M
FY2020730.18M686.79M
FY2019753.89M713.58M
FY2018697.77M660.76M
FY2017702.76M653.26M
FY2016667.95M498.38M

VeriSign financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
476.10M USD
Total debt
1.79B USD
Net cash
-1.31B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.02B USD
Current ratio
0.42
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
-3.81

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025580.50M1.80B1.07B
FY2024599.90M1.80B874.50M
FY2023926.40M1.80B808.00M
FY2022980.40M1.80B803.70M
FY20211.21B1.79B754.12M

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY20251.33B3.48B-2.15B
FY20241.41B3.36B-1.96B
FY20231.75B3.33B-1.58B
FY20221.73B3.30B-1.56B
FY20211.98B3.24B-1.26B
FY20201.77B3.16B-1.39B
FY20191.85B3.34B-1.49B
FY20181.91B3.30B-1.39B
FY20172.94B4.20B-1.26B
FY20162.33B3.54B-1.20B

VeriSign valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
33.64
Forward P/E (FY2026)
32.18
Price to sales (TTM)
16.22
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
24.26

Capital structure

Market capitalization
28.09B USD
+
Total debt
1.79B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
476.10M USD
=
Enterprise value
29.40B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)24.37————
FY2027 (est.)28.0224.37———
FY2026 (est.)32.1828.02———
Now (TTM)33.6428.5016.22—24.26
FY202527.5124.9713.55-10.4220.43
FY202425.8415.2313.04-10.3719.31
FY202326.0415.2314.26-13.4720.85
FY202232.9215.2315.56-14.1923.53
FY202136.2115.2321.42-22.5632.84

VeriSign against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Okta, Corpay, Twilio, MongoDB, CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock, and Samsara, the US Software - Infrastructure companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median33.6
    20.547.2
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years88.2%
    85.5%88.2%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 71.7%
  • Operating marginAbove its median67.7%
    65.3%67.9%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 1.3%
  • Net marginBelow its median49.8%
    47.3%59.1%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 0.1%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years64.5%
    54.1%64.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 19.5%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median6.4%
    4.3%7.3%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 18.4%
  • EPS growthAbove its median10.1%
    -10.9%26.6%
    Against its peers: 2 of 3Peers' median 1,045.5%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years1.53×
    1.53×1.96×
    Against its peers: 2 of 6Peers' median 3.97×
  • Current ratioBelow its median0.49
    0.431.18
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 1.50

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

VeriSign dividends

Annual dividend
3.24 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.03%
Payout ratio
43.07%
Years of dividend growth
1
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.81 USD
Next ex-dividend date
17 Nov 2026
Next payment date
24 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year202520112010
Dividends per share2.312.753.00

VeriSign ownership

Institutions
96.17%
Institutional holders
912 (+30)
Free float
99.22%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 96.2% Others 3.8%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 89.00M shares ·99.2% Closely held 698.85K shares ·0.8%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20260300.0021.76K
Q3 20262745.42K49.78K
Q2 202622816.1226.65K
Q1 202622578.95K29.51K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY202592.40M93.80M-4.48%
FY202498.10M98.20M-5.12%
FY2023103.40M103.50M-4.17%
FY2022107.90M108.00M-3.71%
FY2021112.02M112.17M-2.72%

Common questions about VeriSign's financials

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings