VRSN VeriSign, Inc. - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Technology · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$301.51
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of Apr 23, 2026

VRSN Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$301.50
Market Cap
$22.33B
P/E (TTM)
117.4
EPS (TTM)
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div Yield
0.96%
ROE
-39.8%
Debt/Equity
52W Range
$209 – $311

VRSN Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $1.66B
10-point trend, +45.0%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS
7-point trend, +82.5%
2016-12-31 2022-12-31
Free Cash Flow $1.07B
10-point trend, +66.6%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
Margins 49.8%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
VRSN
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, +223.7%
117.4
55.6
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -36.2%
13.5
11.2
P/B
5-point trend, +53.4%
-10.4
9.5
Price / FCF
5-point trend, -43.8%
20.9

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
VRSN
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, +3.6%
67.7%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -15.7%
49.8%
3.8%
ROA
5-point trend, +44.4%
60.4%
1.2%
ROE
5-point trend, +32.1%
-39.8%
-1.0%
ROIC
5-point trend, +41.7%
-40.2%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
VRSN
Peer Median
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -58.6%
0.5
1.4
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -60.9%
0.4

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
VRSN
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +24.8%
6.4%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +24.8%
5.1%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +24.8%
5.5%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +5.2%
5.1%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
VRSN
Peer Median

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
VRSN
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
26.1%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
0.96%
Payout Ratio
26.1%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
Feb. 19, 2026$0.8100
Nov. 18, 2025$0.7700
Aug. 19, 2025$0.7700
May 19, 2025$0.7700
May 5, 2011$2.7500
Dec. 16, 2010$3.0000

VRSN Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 11 analysts
  • Strong Buy 4 36.4%
  • Buy 3 27.3%
  • Hold 3 27.3%
  • Sell 1 9.1%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

4 analysts · 2026-05-05
Median target $299.00 -0.8%
Mean target $304.50 +1.0%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
-0.03%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $2.34 $2.29 0.05%
Dec. 31, 2025 $2.23 $2.33 -0.10%
Sept. 30, 2025 $2.27 $2.29 -0.02%
June 30, 2025 $2.21 $2.24 -0.03%
March 31, 2025 $2.10 $2.15 -0.05%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
VRSN $22.33B 117.4 6.4% 49.8% -39.8%
NET -679.8 29.8%
SNOW $66.35B -48.8 29.2% -28.4% -54.1% 67.2%
CRWV $35.95B -25.5 167.9% -22.7% -39.0%
TWLO $21.68B 677.3 13.7% 0.67% 0.43% 48.9%
MDB $30.35B -428.5 22.8% -2.9% -2.4% 71.8%
AKAM $12.63B 28.4 5.4% 10.7% 9.6%
DOCN $4.42B 19.1 15.5% 28.8% -254.3% 59.9%
OKTA 65.5 11.8% 8.1% 3.4% 77.4%
GDDY $16.72B 19.9 8.3% 17.7% 282.5%
APLD $1.54B -5.9 5.5% -160.2% -48.5%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 16
Annual Income Statement data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, +64.0% $1.66B $1.56B $1.49B $1.42B $1.33B $1.27B $1.23B $1.21B $1.17B $1.14B $1.06B $1.01B
Cost of Revenue 12-point trend, +4.2% $196M $191M $197M $201M $192M $180M $180M $192M $193M $198M $193M $188M
R&D Expense 12-point trend, +52.9% $104M $97M $91M $86M $80M $75M $61M $58M $52M $59M $64M $68M
SG&A Expense 12-point trend, +141.8% $236M $211M $204M $195M $188M $186M $138M $133M $130M $118M $107M $97M
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, +20.2% $536M $499M $492M $482M $461M $441M $426M $448M $457M $456M $453M $446M
Operating Income 12-point trend, +98.6% $1.12B $1.06B $1.00B $943M $867M $824M $806M $767M $708M $687M $606M $564M
Interest Expense 12-point trend, -10.5% $77M $75M $75M $75M $83M $90M $91M $115M $136M $116M $108M $86M
Other Non-op 12-point trend, -217.2% $-2M $2M $5M $-2M $200.0K $-100.0K $247.0K $1M $-739.0K $4M $1M $2M
Pretax Income 12-point trend, +121.1% $1.07B $1.02B $976M $880M $782M $750M $759M $730M $599M $581M $488M $483M
Income Tax 12-point trend, +89.6% $243M $236M $159M $206M $-3M $-65M $146M $147M $142M $141M $112M $128M
Net Income 12-point trend, +132.4% $826M $786M $818M $674M $785M $815M $612M $582M $457M $441M $375M $355M
EPS (Basic) 9-point trend, +122.9% · · · $6.24 $7.01 $7.08 $5.17 $5.13 $4.56 $4.12 $3.29 $2.80
EPS (Diluted) 9-point trend, +147.6% · · · $6.24 $7.00 $7.07 $5.15 $4.75 $3.68 $3.42 $2.82 $2.52
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, -26.2% 93,500,000 98,100,000 103,400,000 107,900,000 112,000,000 115,100,000 118,513,000 113,452,000 100,325,000 107,001,000 114,155,000 126,710,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, -33.4% 93,800,000 98,200,000 103,500,000 108,000,000 112,200,000 115,300,000 118,968,000 122,661,000 124,180,000 128,833,000 133,031,000 140,895,000
EBITDA 12-point trend, +98.6% $1.12B $1.06B $1.00B $943M $867M $824M $806M $767M $708M $687M $606M $564M
Balance Sheet 25
Annual Balance Sheet data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +60.7% $308M $207M $240M $374M $224M $401M $508M $357M $466M $232M $229M $192M
Short-term Investments 12-point trend, -77.9% $273M $393M $686M $607M $982M $766M $710M $912M $1.95B $1.57B $1.69B $1.23B
Receivables 12-point trend, -42.7% $8M $6M $6M $6M $5M $5M $2M $6M $5M $13M $13M $13M
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, +72.8% $72M $64M $62M $58M $63M $51M $61M $47M $31M $44M $40M $42M
Other Current Assets 12-point trend, +3464.4% $72M $64M $62M $58M $900.0K $2M $2M $2M $4M $2M $2M $2M
Current Assets 12-point trend, -55.9% $652M $664M $988M $1.04B $1.27B $1.22B $1.28B $1.32B $2.45B $1.84B $1.97B $1.48B
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, -33.0% $214M $224M $233M $232M $251M $246M $250M $254M $264M $266M $296M $319M
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, +8.9% $756M $751M $737M $707M $701M $712M $767M $751M $752M $731M $721M $694M
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, +44.6% $542M $526M $504M $475M $450M $466M $517M $497M $489M $465M $426M $375M
Goodwill 12-point trend, -0.1% $52M $52M $52M $52M $52M $53M $53M $53M $53M $53M $53M $53M
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +80.9% $29M $39M $29M $31M $36M $38M $40M $41M $19M $19M $22M $16M
Total Assets 12-point trend, -30.3% $1.33B $1.41B $1.75B $1.73B $1.98B $1.77B $1.85B $1.91B $2.94B $2.33B $2.36B $1.90B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +56.6% $298M $258M $257M $226M $227M $209M $210M $215M $220M $204M $188M $190M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, -6.9% $1.33B $1.53B $1.19B $1.12B $1.07B $989M $965M $948M $1.56B $1.52B $1.50B $1.43B
Capital Leases 3-point trend, +5159000.00 · · · · · $5M $5M $0 · · · ·
Deferred Tax 5-point trend, -99.9% · · · · · · · $134.0K $444M $371M $294M $244M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, -90.5% $9M $10M $36M $62M $79M $95M $313M $282M $128M $117M $115M $99M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, +25.0% $3.48B $3.36B $3.33B $3.30B $3.24B $3.16B $3.34B $3.30B $4.20B $3.54B $3.43B $2.78B
Common Stock 6-point trend, +9.6% · · · · · · $353.0K $352.0K $325.0K $324.0K $323.0K $322.0K
Paid-in Capital 6-point trend, -17.3% · · · · · · $14.99B $15.71B $16.44B $16.99B $17.56B $18.12B
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +38.0% $-11.78B $-12.60B $-13.39B $-14.20B $-14.88B $-15.66B $-16.48B $-17.09B $-17.69B $-18.18B $-18.63B $-19.00B
AOCI 12-point trend, +9.9% $-3M $-2M $-3M $-3M $-3M $-3M $-3M $-3M $-3M $-3M $-4M $-3M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, -143.8% $-2.15B $-1.96B $-1.58B $-1.56B $-1.26B $-1.39B $-1.49B $-1.39B $-1.26B $-1.20B $-1.07B $-883M
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, -30.3% $1.33B $1.41B $1.75B $1.73B $1.98B $1.77B $1.85B $1.91B $2.94B $2.33B $2.36B $1.90B
Shares Outstanding 12-point trend, -22.4% 91,900,000 95,000,000 101,300,000 105,300,000 110,500,000 113,470,000 116,715,000 120,037,000 97,591,000 103,091,000 110,072,000 118,452,000
Cash Flow 16
Annual Cash Flow data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, -51.0% $31M $37M $44M $47M $48M $46M $46M $48M $50M $58M $61M $64M
Stock-based Comp 12-point trend, +58.5% $70M $61M $60M $59M $53M $48M $51M $53M $53M $50M $46M $44M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -12.1% $47M $14M $-53M $-7M $-162M $20M $39M $-29M $109M $86M $81M $54M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, +81.6% $1.09B $903M $854M $831M $807M $730M $754M $698M $703M $693M $670M $601M
CapEx 12-point trend, -42.0% $23M $28M $46M $27M $53M $43M $40M $37M $49M $27M $41M $39M
Investing Cash Flow 12-point trend, -3.2% $109M $286M $-97M $356M $-269M $-72M $167M $1.07B $-405M $-43M $-497M $113M
Debt Issued 6-point trend, +0.00 · · · · · · $0 $0 $543M $0 $492M $0
Net Debt Issued 6-point trend, +0.00 · · · · · · $0 $0 $543M $0 $492M $0
Stock Repurchased 12-point trend, -0.2% $882M $1.23B $901M $1.05B $723M $778M $783M $638M $621M $662M $643M $883M
Net Stock Activity 12-point trend, +0.2% $-882M $-1.23B $-901M $-1.05B $-723M $-777M $-783M $-638M $-621M $-662M $-643M $-883M
Dividends Paid 3-point trend, +215200000.00 $215M $0 $0 · · · · · · · · ·
Financing Cash Flow 12-point trend, -28.3% $-1.10B $-1.22B $-890M $-1.04B $-719M $-765M $-770M $-1.88B $-65M $-649M $-136M $-860M
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, +166.0% $97M $-33M $-134M $150M $-182M $-107M $151M $-108M $234M $953.0K $37M $-148M
Taxes Paid 12-point trend, +475.0% $202M $230M $240M $212M $178M $133M $90M $85M $28M $14M $40M $35M
Free Cash Flow 12-point trend, +90.2% $1.07B $874M $808M $804M $754M $687M $714M $661M $653M $641M $611M $562M
Levered FCF 12-point trend, +102.4% $1.01B $817M $745M $746M $671M $589M $640M $569M $549M $554M $528M $498M
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Margin 12-point trend, +21.1% 67.7% 68.0% 67.0% 66.2% 65.3% 65.1% 65.5% 63.2% 60.7% 60.1% 57.2% 55.9%
Net Margin 12-point trend, +41.7% 49.8% 50.4% 54.8% 47.3% 59.1% 64.4% 49.7% 47.9% 39.2% 38.6% 35.4% 35.2%
Pretax Margin 12-point trend, +34.8% 64.5% 65.6% 65.4% 61.8% 58.9% 59.3% 61.6% 60.0% 51.4% 50.9% 46.0% 47.9%
EBITDA Margin 12-point trend, +21.1% 67.7% 68.0% 67.0% 66.2% 65.3% 65.1% 65.5% 63.2% 60.7% 60.1% 57.2% 55.9%
ROA 12-point trend, +309.8% 60.4% 49.8% 47.0% 36.2% 41.9% 45.0% 32.5% 24.0% 17.3% 18.8% 17.6% 14.8%
ROE 12-point trend, +26.8% -39.8% -40.7% -50.9% -43.4% -58.6% -58.7% -41.6% -41.8% -37.2% -38.8% -38.4% -54.4%
ROIC 12-point trend, +14.4% -40.2% -41.6% -53.0% -46.2% -69.0% -64.4% -43.7% -44.2% -42.9% -43.4% -43.6% -47.0%
Liquidity & Solvency 3
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 12-point trend, -36.9% 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.8
Quick Ratio 12-point trend, -41.1% 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.7
Interest Coverage 12-point trend, +121.8% 14.6 14.1 13.3 12.5 10.4 9.1 8.9 6.7 5.2 5.9 5.6 6.6
Efficiency 2
Annual Efficiency data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 12-point trend, +189.1% 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Receivables Turnover 12-point trend, +233.9% 249.1 261.7 238.9 247.8 267.5 410.3 326.1 218.1 128.3 88.9 81.2 74.6
Per Share 6
Annual Per Share data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 12-point trend, -214.3% $-23.44 $-20.61 $-15.61 $-14.84 $-11.41 $-12.25 $-12.77 $-11.54 $-12.91 $-10.91 $-9.72 $-7.46
Revenue / Share 12-point trend, +146.3% $17.66 $15.86 $14.43 $13.19 $11.84 $10.97 $10.35 $9.91 $9.38 $8.87 $7.96 $7.17
Cash Flow / Share 12-point trend, +172.7% $11.63 $9.19 $8.25 $7.70 $7.20 $6.33 $6.34 $5.69 $5.66 $5.18 $4.90 $4.27
Cash / Share 12-point trend, +107.1% $3.35 $2.18 $2.37 $3.55 $2.02 $3.54 $4.35 $2.98 $4.77 $2.11 $2.08 $1.62
Dividend Paid / Share 3-point trend, +2.31 $2 $0 $0 · · · · · · · · ·
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, -17.9% $2.07 $2.07 $2.07 $6.24 $7.00 $7.07 $5.15 $4.75 $3.68 $3.42 $2.82 $2.52
Growth Rates 7
Annual Growth Rates data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, +28.9% 6.4% 4.3% 4.8% 7.3% 4.9% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -9.3% 5.1% 5.5% 5.7% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 5.5% · · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 2-point trend, -997.0% · · · -10.9% -0.99% · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, +237.9% 5.1% -3.9% 21.3% -14.1% -3.7% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +6272.7% 7.0% 0.04% 0.11% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 0.26% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 12
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for VRSN
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +64.0% $1.66B $1.56B $1.49B $1.42B $1.33B $1.27B $1.23B $1.21B $1.17B $1.14B $1.06B $1.01B
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, +132.4% $826M $786M $818M $674M $785M $815M $612M $582M $457M $441M $375M $355M
Market Cap 12-point trend, +230.7% $22.33B $19.66B $20.86B $21.63B $28.05B $24.55B $22.49B $17.80B $11.17B $8.37B $9.62B $6.75B
P/E 12-point trend, +418.9% 117.4 100.0 99.5 32.9 36.3 30.6 37.4 31.2 31.1 22.2 31.0 22.6
P/S 12-point trend, +101.6% 13.5 12.6 14.0 15.2 21.1 19.4 18.3 14.7 9.6 7.3 9.1 6.7
P/B 12-point trend, -35.6% -10.4 -10.0 -13.2 -13.8 -22.3 -17.7 -15.1 -12.8 -8.9 -7.0 -9.0 -7.6
P / Cash Flow 12-point trend, +82.1% 20.5 21.8 24.4 26.0 34.8 33.6 29.8 25.5 15.9 12.5 14.8 11.2
P / FCF 12-point trend, +73.8% 20.9 22.5 25.8 26.9 37.2 35.8 31.5 26.9 17.1 13.1 15.7 12.0
Dividend Yield 3-point trend, +0.01 0.96% 0.00% 0.00% · · · · · · · · ·
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, -80.8% 0.85% 1.0% 1.0% 3.0% 2.8% 3.3% 2.7% 3.2% 3.2% 4.5% 3.2% 4.4%
Payout Ratio 26.1% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Annual Payout 3-point trend, +215200000.00 $215M $0 $0 · · · · · · · · ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Revenue $1.66B$1.56B$1.49B$1.42B$1.33B
Operating Margin % 67.7%68.0%67.0%66.2%65.3%
Net Income $826M$786M$818M$674M$785M
Diluted EPS $6.24$7.00
Balance Sheet
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Current Ratio 0.50.40.80.91.2
Quick Ratio 0.40.40.80.91.1
Cash Flow
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Free Cash Flow $1.07B$874M$808M$804M$754M

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