VeriSign, Inc. VRSN SPXR3KAITECH
Company Overview
VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company provides root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Why Investors Should Care
Net profit has compounded at 42.0% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 31.7, below the sector median of 32.4.
Maintains a net profit margin of 49.8%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.66B (+6.4% YoY); net profit $825.70M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.0%, earnings +7.7%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.0%, profit CAGR 42.0%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.00% |
| 1 Year: | 6.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 42.02% |
| 1 Year: | 7.70% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +10.54% |
| 6 Months: | +20.48% |
| 3 Months: | -0.67% |
| 1 Month: | +0.14% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
VeriSign operates critical internet infrastructure — the .com and .net domain registries and DNS — that underpins the connected services AI relies on.
Authoritative domain-name registry operation and DNS infrastructure with high reliability/security.
- Critical DNS infrastructure VeriSign operates the .com/.net registries and DNS that keep internet services reachable.
- Security & resilience Investment in security and resilience protects core internet routing.
- Infrastructure reliability Industry-leading uptime underpins online commerce and services.
- Monopoly-like internet-infrastructure franchise; extremely high margins (net ~52%).
- Predictable, recurring, inflation-linked registry revenue.
- AI exposure is indirect — it enables, rather than provides, AI.
- Domain-volume trends and regulation are watch items.
Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.
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Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Excellent profit margin of 49.8%.
- Profit CAGR of 42.0% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
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 | VRSN VeriSign, Inc. SPXR3KAITECH | 292.08 | 31.71 | $26.40B | 1.11% | - | -38.33% | 4.00% | 42.02% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 230.36 | 35.28 | $5.58T | 0.46% | 74.66% | 114.29% | 24.64% | 32.12% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPXR3KTECH | 319.97 | 36.69 | $4.67T | 0.35% | 68.72% | 148.75% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 499.70 | 27.85 | $3.71T | 0.73% | 26.33% | 34.04% | 9.93% | 11.90% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AITECH | 426.34 | 37.46 | $2.21T | 0.91% | 30.20% | 39.97% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 357.90 | 59.55 | $1.70T | 0.62% | 16.70% | 37.28% | 17.04% | 54.08% |
| 7 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 1,016.59 | 22.97 | $1.15T | 0.06% | 13.69% | 66.64% | 13.68% | 26.02% |
| 8 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 477.57 | 122.14 | $779.62B | 0.00% | 5.47% | 10.20% | 11.81% | 66.28% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAITECH | 1,714.88 | 58.49 | $658.69B | 0.53% | 42.97% | 53.94% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 243.68M | 248.80M | 250.38M | 255.02M | 258.42M | 262.54M | 265.78M | 281.88M | 286.47M | 287.55M | 288.61M | 288.55M | 292.43M | 299.29M | 302.45M | 305.78M | 306.41M | 306.29M | 308.42M | 312.52M | 314.37M | 317.88M | 323.60M | 329.40M | 334.30M | 346.90M | 351.90M | 356.90M | 364.40M | 372.00M | 376.30M | 384.30M | 387.10M | 390.60M | 402.30M | 409.90M | 419.10M | 425.30M | 428.90M | 434.60M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.40M | 49.10M | 48.80M | 49.00M | 49.20M | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 352.90M | 360.80M | 370.30M | 376.30M | 379.70M | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81.70M | 80.10M | 86.00M | 91.50M | 86.10M | - |
| Operating Income | 132.71M | 139.59M | 143.12M | 139.50M | 144.24M | 148.97M | 154.46M | 166.77M | 176.27M | 174.78M | 175.27M | 174.96M | 181.06M | 185.42M | 193.01M | 195.00M | 200.25M | 201.69M | 205.62M | 206.26M | 206.78M | 206.65M | 210.40M | 213.00M | 221.30M | 224.80M | 236.00M | 236.80M | 241.30M | 248.70M | 254.30M | 258.90M | 266.20M | 269.30M | 271.20M | 280.70M | 284.30M | 284.80M | 293.60M | 296.30M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 287.60M | 294.50M | 297.90M | 296.70M | 304.70M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.30M | 18.90M | 18.90M | 18.90M | 18.90M | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 258.40M | 267.30M | 271.70M | 271.10M | 279.40M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59.10M | 59.90M | 58.90M | 64.90M | 64.90M | - |
| Net Income | 80.90M | 94.42M | 100.18M | 95.19M | 88.24M | 93.01M | 92.46M | 107.46M | 113.21M | 114.43M | 116.41M | 123.10M | 114.90M | 134.26M | 128.35M | 137.68M | 162.53M | 147.53M | 153.91M | 334.12M | 152.48M | 170.98M | 150.40M | 147.70M | 156.60M | 157.50M | 167.30M | 169.50M | 178.70M | 185.70M | 188.50M | 194.10M | 198.80M | 201.30M | 199.30M | 207.40M | 212.80M | 206.20M | 214.50M | 216.50M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.10 | 2.21 | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.34 | - |
| R&D Expense | 17.46M | 18.44M | 15.69M | 16.32M | 17.15M | 16.35M | 15.02M | 16.74M | 14.29M | 14.32M | 13.34M | 13.51M | 12.71M | 15.38M | 13.76M | 13.71M | 16.13M | 14.95M | 14.62M | 17.36M | 18.20M | 19.71M | 20.30M | 19.80M | 19.60M | 22.90M | 20.30M | 21.00M | 24.20M | 22.20M | 21.70M | 24.80M | 23.80M | 23.20M | 26.00M | 25.70M | 25.40M | - | 27.50M | 27.50M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 850.51M | 558.90M | 615.95M | 680.58M | 771.98M | 873.59M | 965.09M | 1.01B | 1.06B | 1.14B | 1.17B | 1.21B | 1.23B | 1.27B | - | 1.42B | 1.49B | 1.56B | 1.66B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200.70M | 197.30M | 191.40M | 196.30M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.22B | 1.30B | 1.37B | 1.46B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 281.10M | 295.20M | 307.80M | 339.30M |
| Operating Income | -231.52M | -26.01M | 159.96M | 232.28M | 329.39M | 457.33M | 528.23M | 564.43M | 605.95M | 686.57M | 707.72M | 767.39M | 806.13M | 824.20M | - | 943.10M | 1.00B | 1.06B | 1.12B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00B | 1.10B | 1.13B | 1.18B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.30M | 75.30M | 75.30M | 77.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 880.20M | 976.50M | 1.02B | 1.07B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 206.40M | 158.90M | 236.20M | 242.80M |
| Net Income | -150.35M | -374.25M | 245.55M | 830.97M | 142.89M | 320.03M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 673.80M | 817.60M | 785.70M | 825.70M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.63 | -1.87 | 1.28 | 4.64 | 0.86 | 1.95 | 3.49 | 2.52 | 2.82 | 3.42 | 3.68 | 4.75 | 5.15 | 7.07 | - | 6.24 | 7.90 | 8.00 | 8.81 |
| R&D Expense | 94.43M | 61.75M | 52.36M | 53.66M | 53.28M | 61.69M | 70.30M | 67.78M | 63.72M | 59.10M | 52.34M | 57.88M | 60.80M | 74.70M | 80.50M | 85.70M | 91.00M | 96.70M | 103.60M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 2.37B | 2.47B | 2.44B | 1.86B | 2.06B | 2.66B | 1.90B | 2.36B | 2.33B | 2.94B | 1.91B | 1.85B | 1.77B | 1.98B | 1.73B | 1.75B | 1.41B | 1.33B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.04B | 988.30M | 663.80M | 652.50M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 501.78M | 1.38B | 789.07M | 1.48B | 1.56B | 1.31B | 130.74M | 339.22M | 191.61M | 228.66M | 231.94M | 465.85M | 357.42M | 508.20M | 401.19M | 223.50M | 373.60M | 240.10M | 206.70M | 307.90M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.20M | 6.30M | 5.60M | 7.70M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 1.85B | 1.87B | 1.77B | 1.94B | 2.07B | 3.08B | 2.78B | 3.43B | 3.54B | 4.20B | 3.30B | 3.34B | 3.16B | 3.24B | 3.30B | 3.33B | 3.36B | 3.48B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 976.88M | 886.47M | 652.71M | 658.92M | 695.02M | 2.03B | 1.43B | 1.50B | 1.52B | 1.56B | 947.59M | 965.17M | 988.69M | 1.07B | 1.12B | 1.19B | 1.53B | 1.33B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00M | 100.00M | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79B | 1.79B | 1.49B | 1.79B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79B | 1.80B | 1.80B | 1.80B |
| Total Equity | 2.44B | 1.97B | 518.42M | 598.66M | 676.43M | -88.11M | -9.32M | -423.56M | -883.47M | -1.07B | -1.20B | -1.26B | -1.39B | -1.49B | -1.39B | -1.26B | -1.56B | -1.58B | -1.96B | -2.15B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 354.50M | 354.90M | 355.20M | 355.60M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 473.54M | 484.03M | 395.19M | 215.21M | 335.90M | 537.63M | 579.40M | 600.95M | 669.95M | 693.01M | 702.76M | 697.77M | 753.89M | 730.20M | - | 831.10M | 853.80M | 902.60M | 1.09B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 209.01M | 76.76M | 484.45M | 603.09M | 273.24M | -1.44B | -11.06M | 112.69M | -496.90M | -42.73M | -405.42M | 1.07B | 167.19M | -72.30M | - | 355.70M | -97.40M | 286.30M | 109.10M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 188.67M | -1.16B | -197.99M | -745.27M | -852.20M | -277.75M | -357.33M | -859.75M | -136.24M | -648.82M | -65.07M | -1.88B | -770.30M | -764.90M | - | -1.04B | -889.80M | -1.22B | -1.10B |
| Capital Expenditure | -154.54M | -120.99M | -116.88M | -80.53M | -192.66M | -53.02M | -65.59M | -39.33M | -40.66M | -26.57M | -49.50M | -37.01M | -40.32M | -43.40M | - | -27.40M | -45.80M | -28.10M | -22.80M |
| Free Cash Flow | 319.00M | 363.04M | 278.31M | 134.68M | 143.24M | 484.61M | 513.80M | 561.62M | 629.29M | 666.43M | 653.26M | 660.76M | 713.58M | 686.80M | - | 803.70M | 808.00M | 874.50M | 1.07B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151.00M | -133.40M | -32.60M | 97.40M |
| Share Buybacks | 1.16B | 1.33B | 260.57M | 449.75M | 550.10M | 325.68M | 1.04B | 883.40M | 643.17M | 662.49M | 621.17M | 638.15M | 782.58M | 777.50M | 722.60M | 1.05B | 901.40M | 1.23B | 881.60M |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | 518.22M | 463.50M | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 215.20M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85.9% | 86.8% | 87.7% | 88.2% |
| Operating Margin % | -27.2% | -4.7% | 26.0% | 34.1% | 42.7% | 52.4% | 54.7% | 55.9% | 57.2% | 60.1% | 60.7% | 63.2% | 65.5% | 65.1% | - | 66.2% | 67.0% | 67.9% | 67.7% |
| Net Margin % | -17.7% | -67.0% | 39.9% | 122.1% | 18.5% | 36.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.3% | 54.8% | 50.4% | 49.8% |
| ROE % | -7.6% | -72.2% | 41.0% | 122.8% | -162.2% | -3,432.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -43.1% | -51.7% | -40.1% | -38.3% |
| ROCE % | - | -1.9% | 10.1% | 13.0% | 27.5% | 33.4% | 83.6% | 120.4% | 70.9% | 84.5% | 51.3% | 79.4% | 90.7% | 105.9% | - | 153.0% | 178.5% | -849.3% | -15,569.4% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc | 9.96% | 8.99M | $2.62B |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 9.32% | 8.41M | $2.46B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.92% | 5.35M | $1.56B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.62% | 5.08M | $1.48B |
| 5 | AQR Capital Management, LLC | 5.48% | 4.95M | $1.45B |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 4.60% | 4.15M | $1.21B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.74% | 2.47M | $722.01M |
| 8 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 2.71% | 2.45M | $715.16M |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 2.51% | 2.27M | $662.59M |
| 10 | Ninety One UK Ltd | 2.30% | 2.08M | $605.76M |
Analyst View
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VRSN — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) trades at $292.08 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $210.31 to $309.09.
What is the market capitalisation of VRSN?
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) has a market capitalisation of $26.40B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of VRSN?
VRSN trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.71. The industry average P/E is 32.42. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -11.81.
Does VRSN pay a dividend?
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.11%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of VRSN?
VRSN has a return on equity (ROE) of -38.33%.
Is VRSN a good stock to buy?
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