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VerisignVRSN

Internet Services & Infrastructure · Reston, Virginia · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$307.21+0.41%After hours: $307.21 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 32.0% over 1 year
Verisign over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$250$300Nov2026MarMayJulSep$307.21$250NovMarJul$307.21
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$27.56B
Price to earnings33.1x
Forward P/E30.0x
Dividend yield1.05%
Year to date+26.4%
One year+32.0%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorInformation Technology
52-week range (closes)
$211.49$310.00

Quality and valuation

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

Verisign and 5 internet services & infrastructure 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: pricier than most

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

Verisign trades at 30.0 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: +6.5% vs +20.6%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 88.6% vs 61.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 67.6% vs 17.0%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 59.1% vs 21.7%
VRSN trades at 30.0x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Internet Services & Infrastructure peers
AKAM14.1xGDDY14.6xVRSN30.0xSHOP74.9xNET190.2xSector median 22.2xAKAM14.1xGDDY14.6xVRSN30.0xSHOP74.9xNET190.2xSector median 22.2x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 33.1x earnings, VRSN is pricier than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x25x30x35xAverage 29.8x2025202633.1x20x30xAverage 29.8x2025202633.1x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Verisign's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 5.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q3 ’26
$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$443mQ3 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$443mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +5.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%4%6%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’255.7%Q3 ’260%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’255.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 66.9% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%20%40%60%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2566.9%Q3 ’260%25%50%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2566.9%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.0 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$100m$200m$300mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$261mQ3 ’26$0m$200mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$261mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsVRSNSector median
Revenue growth+6.5%+20.6%
Gross margin88.6%61.5%
Operating margin67.6%17.0%
Free cash flow margin59.1%21.7%
Price to earnings33.1x33.1x

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