80/100BVeriSign company profile
- CEO
- D. James Bidzos
- Employees
- 927
- Headquarters
- 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA 20190, US
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- IPO date
- 30 Jan 1998
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US92343E1029
Website:verisign.com
About the company
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.
Employees
VeriSign had about 926 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 0.3% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns VeriSign
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 96.2% of VeriSign's shares on 30 June 2026, 912 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
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.
How VeriSign pays its executives
The chief executive was paid 15.54M USD for fiscal 2025, 84% of it in shares and options.
| Name and position | Salary | Stock awards | Cash incentive | Other pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. James Bidzos Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | 950.00K USD | 13.00M USD | 1.59M USD | 720.00 USD | 15.54M USD |
| Danny R. McPherson Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Security Officer | 571.44K USD | 4.40M USD | 639.34K USD | 12.47K USD | 5.62M USD |
| Thomas C. Indelicarto Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | 571.44K USD | 3.70M USD | 639.34K USD | 720.00 USD | 4.91M USD |
| George E. Kilguss, III Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | 325.65K USD | 3.50M USD | — | 112.05K USD | 3.94M USD |
| John D. Calys Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | 450.76K USD | 2.50M USD | 434.93K USD | 12.41K USD | 3.40M USD |
FY2025 · From the company's proxy statements to the SEC: what each named executive was paid for the fiscal year, shares and options at their value when granted. The latest filing
Common questions about VeriSign
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings