Gen Digital Inc. GEN SPX
Gen Digital Inc. engages in the provision of cyber safety and trust-based solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses. The company offers security and performance management, identity protection, and online privacy, as well as technology platforms. It also provides restoration support services, digital reputation, and secure financial wellness. The company offers its products under the Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner brands. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc. and changed its name to Gen Digital Inc. in November 2022. Gen Digital Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 39.9%.
- Compounding revenue at 14.7% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -10.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
- RSI at 78 suggests overbought conditions.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEN Gen Digital Inc. SPX | 25.79 | 16.43 | $15.54B | 1.94% | 16.15% | 39.88% | 14.66% | -9.98% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 211.14 | 32.38 | $5.11T | 0.47% | 81.14% | 114.29% | 100.05% | 201.80% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 312.06 | 37.73 | $4.58T | 0.35% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 450.24 | 26.82 | $3.34T | 0.81% | 26.37% | 34.01% | 12.42% | 11.87% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 418.45 | 35.86 | $2.17T | 0.91% | 32.04% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 971.00 | 45.87 | $1.10T | 0.06% | 14.20% | 39.82% | 6.71% | -0.57% |
| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,612.76 | 53.76 | $621.59B | 0.54% | 43.81% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jul 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Jul 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.18B | 1.24B | 1.21B | 1.16B | 612.00M | 615.00M | 650.00M | 608.00M | 618.00M | 614.00M | 626.00M | 639.00M | 686.00M | 692.00M | 702.00M | 707.00M | 748.00M | 936.00M | 943.00M | 945.00M | 948.00M | 965.00M | - | - | 1.01B | 1.26B | 1.26B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.24B | 1.24B | 1.28B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 199.00M | 267.00M | - | 266.00M | - | 268.00M | - | 276.00M |
| Gross Profit | 1.34B | 793.00M | 754.00M | 746.00M | 759.00M | 735.00M | 769.00M | 806.00M | 918.00M | 978.00M | 960.00M | 907.00M | 496.00M | 505.00M | 554.00M | 511.00M | 515.00M | 528.00M | 536.00M | 552.00M | 584.00M | 592.00M | 597.00M | 605.00M | 629.00M | 758.00M | 764.00M | 765.00M | 766.00M | 775.00M | - | - | 811.00M | 990.00M | 990.00M | 954.00M | 954.00M | 972.00M | 972.00M | 1.01B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 388.00M | 534.00M | - | 512.00M | - | 528.00M | - | 194.00M |
| Operating Income | 348.00M | 34.00M | 83.00M | 100.00M | 146.00M | 106.00M | -12.00M | -16.00M | -44.00M | -9.00M | 96.00M | 2.00M | 43.00M | 62.00M | 140.00M | 109.00M | 62.00M | 120.00M | 230.00M | 280.00M | 287.00M | 287.00M | 302.00M | 261.00M | 241.00M | 368.00M | 359.00M | 22.00M | 332.00M | 417.00M | - | - | 423.00M | 456.00M | 446.00M | 442.00M | 438.00M | 444.00M | 433.00M | 813.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 526.00M | 579.00M | - | 504.00M | - | 572.00M | - | 918.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135.00M | 156.00M | - | 146.00M | - | 137.00M | - | 130.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 287.00M | 300.00M | - | 233.00M | - | 309.00M | - | 669.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 145.00M | 165.00M | - | 99.00M | - | 117.00M | - | 157.00M |
| Net Income | 244.00M | 222.00M | 117.00M | 156.00M | 170.00M | 135.00M | -144.00M | 46.00M | -133.00M | -12.00M | 1.34B | -60.00M | -8.00M | 65.00M | 26.00M | 785.00M | 2.85B | 118.00M | 64.00M | 178.00M | 181.00M | 333.00M | 202.00M | 200.00M | 69.00M | 165.00M | 187.00M | 147.00M | 142.00M | 181.00M | - | - | 142.00M | 135.00M | 135.00M | 134.00M | 134.00M | 192.00M | 192.00M | 512.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.22 | -0.23 | 0.07 | -0.22 | - | 2.01 | -0.10 | -0.01 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 1.22 | 4.40 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.29 | - | - | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.84 |
| R&D Expense | 276.00M | 193.00M | 198.00M | 199.00M | 174.00M | 170.00M | 200.00M | 204.00M | 233.00M | 241.00M | 225.00M | 237.00M | 105.00M | 110.00M | 101.00M | 85.00M | 72.00M | 65.00M | 63.00M | 71.00M | 68.00M | 66.00M | 60.00M | 61.00M | 73.00M | 91.00M | 90.00M | 85.00M | 77.00M | 81.00M | 83.00M | 84.00M | - | - | 109.00M | - | 100.00M | - | 96.00M | - |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2008 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.02B | 2.56B | 2.46B | 2.49B | 2.55B | - | 2.80B | 3.32B | 3.80B | 3.94B | 5.00B | 5.00B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 589.00M | 731.00M | 776.00M | 1.08B | - |
| Gross Profit | 4.65B | 4.92B | 4.88B | 5.14B | 5.65B | 5.73B | 3.39B | 3.23B | 2.98B | 3.17B | 2.10B | 2.00B | 2.10B | 2.19B | - | 2.39B | 2.73B | 3.07B | 3.16B | 3.92B | 3.92B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.45B | 1.90B | 1.54B | 1.77B | - |
| Operating Income | 602.00M | -6.47B | 933.00M | 880.00M | 1.10B | 1.11B | 144.00M | 154.00M | 457.00M | -100.00M | -154.00M | 158.00M | 355.00M | 896.00M | - | 1.00B | 1.27B | 1.17B | 1.62B | 2.15B | 2.12B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.51B | 1.60B | 2.03B | 2.57B | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401.00M | 669.00M | 578.00M | 569.00M | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 783.00M | 447.00M | 1.03B | 1.51B | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -551.00M | -160.00M | 386.00M | 538.00M | - |
| Net Income | - | -6.79B | 714.00M | 597.00M | 1.19B | 755.00M | 898.00M | 878.00M | 2.49B | -106.00M | 1.14B | 31.00M | 3.89B | 554.00M | - | 836.00M | 1.33B | 607.00M | 643.00M | 973.00M | 973.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.46 | -8.17 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 1.59 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 3.71 | -0.17 | 1.70 | 0.05 | 6.05 | 0.92 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 2.16 | 0.96 | 1.03 | - | 1.57 |
| R&D Expense | 895.00M | 870.00M | 857.00M | 862.00M | 969.00M | 1.03B | 722.00M | 812.00M | 748.00M | 823.00M | 455.00M | 420.00M | 328.00M | 267.00M | - | 253.00M | 313.00M | 332.00M | 329.00M | - | 409.00M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 14.66% |
| 1 Year: | 27.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -9.98% |
| 1 Year: | 265.20% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -7.68% |
| 6 Months: | -2.30% |
| 3 Months: | +14.88% |
| 1 Month: | +35.47% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2007 | Apr 2007 | Mar 2008 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | - | - | 10.64B | 11.23B | 12.72B | 13.02B | 14.51B | 13.54B | 13.23B | 11.77B | 18.17B | 15.76B | 15.94B | 7.74B | 6.36B | - | 6.94B | 15.95B | 15.79B | 15.49B | 15.59B | 15.59B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.23B | 1.36B | 1.44B | 1.08B | - |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | 2.56B | 1.89B | 1.89B | 1.79B | 3.03B | 2.95B | 3.16B | 4.68B | 3.69B | 2.84B | 5.98B | 4.25B | 1.77B | 1.79B | 2.18B | 933.00M | - | 1.89B | 750.00M | 846.00M | 1.01B | 402.00M | - |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 168.00M | 163.00M | 171.00M | 216.00M | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | 6.49B | 6.68B | 8.11B | 7.85B | 9.03B | 7.74B | 7.30B | 8.09B | 14.69B | 10.74B | 10.20B | 7.72B | 6.86B | - | 7.04B | 13.75B | 13.65B | 13.23B | 12.98B | 12.98B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | - | - | 3.51B | 3.77B | 4.89B | 4.50B | 5.57B | 4.31B | 4.45B | 4.03B | 4.62B | 3.17B | 3.77B | 2.62B | 2.14B | - | 3.06B | 2.85B | 2.73B | 2.85B | 2.71B | 2.71B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.99B | 2.04B | 2.09B | 2.10B | 1.75B | 2.21B | 6.88B | 5.03B | 3.96B | 3.46B | 3.29B | - | 2.74B | 9.53B | 8.43B | 7.97B | 8.02B | 8.02B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.82B | 8.65B | 8.31B | 8.26B | - |
| Total Equity | 11.91B | - | - | - | 4.15B | 4.55B | 4.53B | 5.09B | 5.48B | 5.80B | 5.93B | 3.68B | 3.49B | 5.02B | 5.74B | 10.00M | -500.00M | - | -126.00M | 2.20B | 2.14B | 2.27B | 2.61B | 2.61B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 640.00M | 623.00M | 617.00M | 598.00M | - |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2008 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.82B | 1.67B | 1.69B | 1.79B | 1.90B | 1.59B | 1.28B | 1.31B | 802.00M | -209.00M | 950.00M | 1.50B | -861.00M | 706.00M | - | 974.00M | 757.00M | 2.06B | 1.22B | 1.54B | 1.54B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.53B | -961.00M | -65.00M | -1.76B | -318.00M | -319.00M | -583.00M | -1.15B | 7.17B | -6.77B | -21.00M | -241.00M | 11.38B | -69.00M | - | 326.00M | -6.55B | 2.00M | -100.00M | -1.01B | -1.01B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.07B | -677.00M | -441.00M | -184.00M | -1.39B | 308.00M | -1.71B | -811.00M | -4.77B | 5.28B | -3.48B | -1.21B | -10.12B | -1.90B | - | -333.00M | 4.68B | -1.96B | -970.00M | -1.13B | -1.13B |
| Capital Expenditure | -274.00M | -272.00M | -248.00M | -268.00M | -286.00M | -336.00M | -194.00M | -303.00M | -272.00M | -70.00M | -142.00M | -207.00M | -89.00M | -6.00M | - | -6.00M | -6.00M | -20.00M | -15.00M | -22.00M | -22.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.54B | 1.40B | 1.45B | 1.53B | 1.61B | 1.26B | 1.09B | 1.01B | 530.00M | -279.00M | 808.00M | 1.29B | -950.00M | 700.00M | - | 968.00M | 751.00M | 2.04B | 1.21B | 1.52B | 1.52B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.11B | 105.00M | 151.00M | -599.00M | - |
| Share Buybacks | 1.50B | 700.00M | 553.00M | 872.00M | 893.00M | 826.00M | 500.00M | 500.00M | 1.87B | 500.00M | 0 | 234.00M | 1.58B | 304.00M | - | 0 | 904.00M | 441.00M | 272.00M | - | 634.00M |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 418.00M | 413.00M | 3.03B | 222.00M | 211.00M | 217.00M | 7.48B | 373.00M | - | 303.00M | 314.00M | 323.00M | 313.00M | - | 312.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Mar 2008 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78.8% | 81.9% | 81.5% | 84.2% | 85.8% | - | 85.4% | 82.2% | 80.8% | 80.3% | 78.5% | 78.5% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.5% | -6.0% | 6.4% | 14.3% | 35.1% | - | 35.9% | 38.4% | 30.7% | 41.2% | 43.1% | 42.4% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.6% | 44.5% | 1.3% | 156.1% | 21.7% | - | 29.9% | 40.2% | 16.0% | 16.3% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| ROE % | - | -163.6% | 15.7% | 13.2% | 23.3% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 14.8% | 67.7% | -3.0% | 22.7% | 0.5% | 38,870.0% | -110.8% | - | -663.5% | 60.6% | 28.4% | 28.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% |
| ROCE % | - | -90.8% | 12.5% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 12.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5.9% | -0.7% | -1.2% | 1.3% | 6.9% | 21.2% | - | 25.9% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 16.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.79% | 52.95M | $1.37B |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 7.44% | 44.80M | $1.16B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.91% | 35.59M | $917.78M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.20% | 31.36M | $808.66M |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.90% | 29.50M | $760.80M |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 3.31% | 19.95M | $514.50M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.58% | 15.56M | $401.35M |
| 8 | Boston Partners | 2.47% | 14.89M | $383.89M |
| 9 | First Trust Advisors LP | 2.46% | 14.81M | $381.92M |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.25% | 13.54M | $349.08M |
Analyst View
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