VERISIGN INC/CA
VRSN· Nasdaq· Services-Computer Programming Services
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 64.5%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +5.5%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 93.8M
- Revenue
- $1.7B
- Free cash flow
- $1.1B
- Owner earnings
- $998.6M
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 67.7%
- Net
- –
- Free cash flow
- 64.5%
- Owner earnings
- 60.3%
- Stock pay
- 4.2%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- –
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- –
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 5.2%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 5.5%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 4.2%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 10.0%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 9.2%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 5.4%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $580.5M
- Total debt
- –
- Net cash
- –
- Debt/Equity
- –
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -4.0%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$1.7B
+4.2% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
67.7%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$1.1BOwner earnings$998.6M
Free cash flow +5.4% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
93.8M
-27.2% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Net cash
–
$1.3B more cash than debt
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Revenue growth | 7.8% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 60.1% | 60.7% | 63.2% | 65.5% | 65.1% | 65.3% | 66.2% | 67.0% | 67.9% | 67.7% |
| Net income | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Net margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted EPS | $3.42 | $3.68 | $4.75 | $5.15 | $7.07 | $7.00 | $6.24 | – | – | – |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $693.0M | $702.8M | $697.8M | $753.9M | $730.2M | $807.2M | $831.1M | $853.8M | $902.6M | $1.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $26.6M | $49.5M | $37.0M | $40.3M | $43.4M | $53.0M | $27.4M | $45.8M | $28.1M | $22.8M |
| Free cash flow | $666.4M | $653.3M | $660.8M | $713.6M | $686.8M | $754.2M | $803.7M | $808.0M | $874.5M | $1.1B |
| Stock-based compensation | $50.0M | $52.9M | $52.5M | $50.6M | $48.2M | $53.4M | $58.6M | $59.7M | $61.1M | $69.7M |
| Owner earnings? | $616.4M | $600.4M | $608.3M | $663.0M | $638.6M | $700.8M | $745.1M | $748.3M | $813.4M | $998.6M |
| Free cash flow per share | $5.17 | $5.26 | $5.39 | $6.00 | $5.96 | $6.72 | $7.44 | $7.81 | $8.91 | $11.39 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $0 | $0 | $215.2M |
| Share repurchases | $662.5M | $621.2M | $638.2M | $782.6M | $777.5M | $722.6M | $1.0B | $901.4M | $1.2B | $881.6M |
| Diluted shares | 128.8M | 124.2M | 122.7M | 119.0M | 115.3M | 112.2M | 108.0M | 103.5M | 98.2M | 93.8M |
| Share count change? | -3.2% | -3.6% | -1.2% | -3.0% | -3.1% | -2.7% | -3.7% | -4.2% | -5.1% | -4.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $231.9M | $465.9M | $357.4M | $508.2M | $401.2M | $223.5M | $373.6M | $240.1M | $206.7M | $307.9M |
| Short-term investments | $1.6B | $1.9B | $912.3M | $709.9M | $765.7M | $982.3M | $606.8M | $686.3M | $393.2M | $272.6M |
| Total debt | $629.8M | $627.6M | $0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Net debt | -$1.2B | -$1.8B | -$1.3B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shareholders' equity | -$1.2B | -$1.3B | -$1.4B | -$1.5B | -$1.4B | -$1.3B | -$1.6B | -$1.6B | -$2.0B | -$2.2B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-22 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-10-22 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-07-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-10 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-05 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-02-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-10-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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