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Gen DigitalGEN

Systems Software · Tempe, Arizona · In the S&P 500
High qualityCheaper than peers
$29.13+3.30%After hours: $29.01 (−0.41%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 12.7% over 1 year
Gen Digital over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$20$25Nov2026MarMayJulSep$29.13$20$25NovMarJul$29.13
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$17.44B
Price to earnings14.7x
Forward P/E9.7x
Dividend yield1.72%
Year to date+7.1%
One year+12.7%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorInformation Technology
52-week range (closes)
$17.89$31.41

Quality and valuation

How Gen Digital compares with other information technology stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Gen Digital and 7 systems software peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A stronger business than most information technology companies, priced below most of them.

Gen Digital trades at 9.7 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 22.2x for the 99 information technology stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +16.9% vs +20.6%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 77.4% vs 61.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 41.8% vs 17.0%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 33.7% vs 21.7%
GEN trades at 9.7x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Systems Software peers
GEN9.7xNOW23.9xMSFT26.5xTWLO33.2xFTNT38.0xZS48.7xPANW87.5xCRWD177.1xSector median 22.2xGEN9.7xNOW23.9xMSFT26.5xTWLO33.2xFTNT38.0xZS48.7xPANW87.5xCRWD177.1xSector median 22.2x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 14.6x earnings, GEN is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x30xAverage 24.5x2025202614.6x20x30xAverage 24.5x2025202614.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Gen Digital's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 2 Oct 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 12.2% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’27
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$1.4bnQ2 ’27$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$1.4bnQ2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +12.2% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%30%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2612.2%Q2 ’270%20%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2612.2%Q2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 37.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%20%40%60%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2637.0%Q2 ’270%25%50%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2637.0%Q2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$323mQ2 ’27$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$323mQ2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsGENSector median
Revenue growth+16.9%+20.6%
Gross margin77.4%61.5%
Operating margin41.8%17.0%
Free cash flow margin33.7%21.7%
Price to earnings14.7x33.1x

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