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Gen Digital Inc.

GEN· Nasdaq, Nasdaq· Services-Prepackaged Software

Market cap
–
P/FCF
–
EV/Sales
–
FCF margin
30.5%
ROIC, 5 yr avg
–
Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
+14.4%
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Company statistics

From the 10-Ks, computed in code · point at a figure for its formula

Profile · FY2026

Market cap
–
Enterprise value
–
Diluted shares
619.0M
Revenue
$5.0B
Free cash flow
$1.5B
Owner earnings
$1.3B

Valuation · FY2026

P/E
–
P/FCF
–
P/Owner earnings
–
EV/Sales
–
EV/FCF
–
P/B
–

Margins · FY2026

Gross
78.5%
Operating
42.4%
Net
19.5%
Free cash flow
30.5%
Owner earnings
25.7%
Stock pay
4.7%

Returns

ROIC, FY2026
13.1%
ROIC, 5 yr avg
–
ROE, FY2026
37.3%
ROE, 5 yr avg
–

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue, 3 yr
14.7%
Revenue, 5 yr
14.4%
Revenue, 9 yr
2.5%
Diluted EPS, 3 yr
-9.8%
Diluted EPS, 5 yr
11.3%
Diluted EPS, 9 yr
–
Free cash flow, 3 yr
26.6%
Free cash flow, 5 yr
16.8%
Free cash flow, 9 yr
–

Financial health · FY2026

Cash and investments
$411.0M
Total debt
$8.2B
Net debt
$7.8B
Debt/Equity
3.1x
Debt/FCF
5.4x

Shareholder returns · FY2026

Dividend yield
–
Payout ratio
32.1%
Buyback yield
–
Shareholder yield
–
Share count, 5 yr
0.6%

Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks

Reported numbers open their filing · computed ones show the formula · ˢ split-adjusted

Revenue

$5.0B

+2.5% a year over 9 years

FY2017: Revenue $4.0BFY2018: Revenue $2.6BFY2019: Revenue $2.5BFY2020: Revenue $2.5BFY2021: Revenue $2.6BFY2022: Revenue $2.8BFY2023: Revenue $3.3BFY2024: Revenue $3.8BFY2025: Revenue $3.9BFY2026: Revenue $5.0B
FY2017FY2026

Margins

Gross78.5%Operating42.4%Net19.5%

FY2026

FY2017: Gross 78.8%, Operating -2.5%, Net -2.6%FY2018: Gross 81.9%, Operating -6.0%, Net 44.5%FY2019: Gross 81.5%, Operating 6.4%, Net 1.3%FY2020: Gross 84.2%, Operating 14.3%, Net 156.1%FY2021: Gross 85.8%, Operating 35.1%, Net 21.7%FY2022: Gross 85.4%, Operating 35.9%, Net 29.9%FY2023: Gross 82.2%, Operating 36.4%, Net 40.2%FY2024: Gross 80.8%, Operating 29.2%, Net 16.0%FY2025: Gross 80.3%, Operating 40.9%, Net 16.3%FY2026: Gross 78.5%, Operating 42.4%, Net 19.5%
FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow and owner earnings

Free cash flow$1.5BOwner earnings$1.3B

FY2026

FY2017: Free cash flow -$279.0M, Owner earnings -$719.0MFY2018: Free cash flow $808.0M, Owner earnings $198.0MFY2019: Free cash flow $1.3B, Owner earnings $936.0MFY2020: Free cash flow -$950.0M, Owner earnings -$1.3BFY2021: Free cash flow $700.0M, Owner earnings $619.0MFY2022: Free cash flow $968.0M, Owner earnings $898.0MFY2023: Free cash flow $751.0M, Owner earnings $617.0MFY2024: Free cash flow $2.0B, Owner earnings $1.9BFY2025: Free cash flow $1.2B, Owner earnings $1.1BFY2026: Free cash flow $1.5B, Owner earnings $1.3B
FY2017FY2026

Diluted shares

619.0M

+0.2% over 9 years, net dilution

FY2017: Diluted shares 618.0MFY2018: Diluted shares 668.0MFY2019: Diluted shares 632.0MFY2020: Diluted shares 643.0MFY2021: Diluted shares 600.0MFY2022: Diluted shares 591.0MFY2023: Diluted shares 624.0MFY2024: Diluted shares 642.0MFY2025: Diluted shares 624.0MFY2026: Diluted shares 619.0M
FY2017FY2026

Return on invested capital

13.1%

FY2026

FY2017: ROIC –FY2018: ROIC –FY2019: ROIC –FY2020: ROIC 12.7%FY2021: ROIC 33.3%FY2022: ROIC 46.9%FY2023: ROIC –FY2024: ROIC –FY2025: ROIC 10.6%FY2026: ROIC 13.1%
FY2017FY2026

Net debt (below zero)

-$7.8B

$7.8B more debt than cash

FY2017: Net cash -$3.9BFY2018: Net cash -$2.9BFY2019: Net cash -$2.4BFY2020: Net cash -$2.0BFY2021: Net cash -$2.6BFY2022: Net cash -$1.8BFY2023: Net cash -$9.0BFY2024: Net cash -$7.8BFY2025: Net cash -$7.3BFY2026: Net cash -$7.8B
FY2017FY2026

Every figure, year by year

Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
The business
Revenue$4.0B$2.6B$2.5B$2.5B$2.6B$2.8B$3.3B$3.8B$3.9B$5.0B
Revenue growth11.6%-36.3%-4.0%1.4%2.4%9.6%18.6%14.6%3.6%27.1%
Gross margin78.8%81.9%81.5%84.2%85.8%85.4%82.2%80.8%80.3%78.5%
Operating margin-2.5%-6.0%6.4%14.3%35.1%35.9%36.4%29.2%40.9%42.4%
Net income-$106.0M$1.1B$31.0M$3.9B$554.0M$836.0M$1.3B$607.0M$643.0M$973.0M
Net margin-2.6%44.5%1.3%156.1%21.7%29.9%40.2%16.0%16.3%19.5%
Diluted EPS$-0.17$1.70$0.05$6.05$0.92$1.41$2.14$0.95$1.03$1.57
Return on invested capital?–––12.7%33.3%46.9%––10.6%13.1%
Cash
Operating cash flow-$209.0M$950.0M$1.5B-$861.0M$706.0M$974.0M$757.0M$2.1B$1.2B$1.5B
Capital expenditure$70.0M$142.0M$207.0M$89.0M$6.0M$6.0M$6.0M$20.0M$15.0M$22.0M
Free cash flow-$279.0M$808.0M$1.3B-$950.0M$700.0M$968.0M$751.0M$2.0B$1.2B$1.5B
Stock-based compensation$440.0M$610.0M$352.0M$312.0M$81.0M$70.0M$134.0M$138.0M$133.0M$237.0M
Owner earnings?-$719.0M$198.0M$936.0M-$1.3B$619.0M$898.0M$617.0M$1.9B$1.1B$1.3B
Free cash flow per share$-0.45$1.21$2.04$-1.48$1.17$1.64$1.20$3.18$1.93$2.46
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$222.0M$211.0M$217.0M$7.5B$373.0M$303.0M$314.0M$323.0M$313.0M$312.0M
Share repurchases$500.0M$0$234.0M$1.6B$304.0M$0$904.0M$441.0M$272.0M$634.0M
Diluted shares618.0M668.0M632.0M643.0M600.0M591.0M624.0M642.0M624.0M619.0M
Share count change?-7.8%8.1%-5.4%1.7%-6.7%-1.5%5.6%2.9%-2.8%-0.8%
Balance sheet
Cash and equivalents$4.2B$1.8B$1.8B$2.2B$933.0M$1.9B$750.0M$846.0M$1.0B$411.0M
Short-term investments$9.0M$388.0M$252.0M$86.0M$18.0M$4.0M$0–––
Total debt$8.2B$5.0B$4.5B$4.2B$3.6B$3.7B$9.8B$8.6B$8.3B$8.2B
Net debt$3.9B$2.9B$2.4B$2.0B$2.6B$1.8B$9.0B$7.8B$7.3B$7.8B
Shareholders' equity$3.5B$5.0B$5.7B$10.0M-$500.0M-$126.0M$2.2B$2.1B$2.3B$2.6B

Latest filings

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2026-10-2910-QQuarterly report
2026-10-288-KEarnings release
2026-08-0710-QQuarterly report
2026-08-068-KEarnings release
2026-07-28DEF 14AProxy statement
2026-05-2110-KAnnual report
2026-05-078-KEarnings release
2026-02-0610-QQuarterly report
2026-02-058-KEarnings release
2025-11-0710-QQuarterly report

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