Gen Digital Inc.'s LifeLock bolsters defenses and updates products to counter rising AI-driven scams and identity theft. LifeLock product upgrades strengthen Gen Digital's core identity protection business amid escalating threats.
| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
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| Buy | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2029 | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2028 | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2027 | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2026 | 0.51 |
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—
—
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| 2025 | 0.50 |
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—
—
—
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| 2024 | 0.50 |
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—
—
—
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| 2023 | 0.50 |
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—
—
—
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| 2022 | 0.50 |
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—
—
—
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| 2021 | 0.59 |
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—
—
—
—
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| 2020 | 0.50 |
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—
—
—
—
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| 2019 | 0.47 |
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—
—
—
—
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| 2018 | 0.41 |
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—
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—
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| 2017 | 0.41 |
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—
—
—
—
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| 2016 | 0.46 |
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—
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| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 846.00 | 1,006.00 | 411.00 | 564.00 |
| Receivables | 163.00 | 171.00 | 361.00 | 378.00 |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 349.00 | 267.00 | 309.00 | 326.00 |
| 1,358.00 | 1,444.00 | 1,081.00 | 1,268.00 |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 66.00 | 94.00 | 96.00 | 96.00 |
| ST’ Debt | 175.00 | 291.00 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| Other | 2,407.00 | 2,361.00 | 2,318.00 | 2,370.00 |
| 2,726.00 | 2,851.00 | 2,710.00 | 2,722.00 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Jun | Sep | Dec | Mar | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1,336.00 | — | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | 1,257.00 | 1,220.00 | 1,240.00 | 1,283.00 |
5,000.00
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| ’25 | 965.00 | 974.00 | 986.00 | 1,010.00 |
3,935.00
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| ’24 | 943.00 | 945.00 | 948.00 | 964.00 |
3,800.00
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| ’23 | 707.00 | 748.00 | 936.00 | 926.00 |
3,317.00
|
| ’22 | 686.00 | 692.00 | 702.00 | 716.00 |
2,796.00
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| ’21 | 614.00 | 626.00 | 639.00 | 672.00 |
2,551.00
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| Jun | Sep | Dec | Mar | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 434.00 | — | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | 409.00 | 116.00 | 541.00 | 479.00 |
1,545.00
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| ’25 | 264.00 | 158.00 | 326.00 | 473.00 |
1,221.00
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| ’24 | 226.00 | 125.00 | 315.00 | 1,398.00 |
2,064.00
|
| ’23 | 215.00 | (88.00) | 306.00 | 324.00 |
757.00
|
| ’22 | 258.00 | 60.00 | 330.00 | 326.00 |
974.00
|
| ’21 | 170.00 | (113.00) | 293.00 | 356.00 |
706.00
|
| Jun | Sep | Dec | Mar | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 430.00 | — | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | 414.00 | 107.00 | 587.00 | 476.00 |
1,584.00
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| ’25 | 262.00 | 156.00 | 318.00 | 470.00 |
1,206.00
|
| ’24 | 222.00 | 133.00 | 319.00 | 1,395.00 |
2,069.00
|
| ’23 | 213.00 | (90.00) | 305.00 | 323.00 |
751.00
|
| ’22 | 257.00 | 414.00 | 328.00 | 324.00 |
1,323.00
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| ’21 | 169.00 | 3.00 | 291.00 | 455.00 |
918.00
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| Jun | Sep | Dec | Mar | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.36 | — | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.84 |
1.57
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| ’25 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.23 |
1.03
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| ’24 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
0.96
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| ’23 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 1.42 |
2.16
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| ’22 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.20 |
1.41
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| ’21 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.33 |
0.92
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 20.12 | 15.45 | 19.08 | 22.74 | 17.78 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 30.92 | 23.74 | 31.72 | 32.22 | 31.65 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,700 | 3,700 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 3,900 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.04 | 0.90 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.28 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,796.00 | 3,317.00 | 3,800.00 | 3,935.00 | 5,000.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 85.41% | 82.24% | 80.76% | 80.28% | 78.46% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,042.00 | 783.00 | 447.00 | 1,029.00 | 1,511.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 37.27% | 23.61% | 11.76% | 26.15% | 30.22% | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 836.00 | 1,334.00 | 607.00 | 643.00 | 973.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 140.00 | 329.00 | 485.00 | 419.00 | 493.00 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.81 | 5.40 | 5.97 | 6.38 | 8.17 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 1.44 | 2.20 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.59 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.68 | 1.23 | 3.24 | 1.98 | 2.52 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.60 | (0.01) | 0.01 | (0.02) | 0.06 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.28 | 1.22 | 3.25 | 1.95 | 2.59 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.16) | 3.58 | 3.36 | 3.68 | 4.27 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 581.00 | 614.00 | 637.00 | 617.00 | 612.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 18.42 | 7.94 | 23.00 | 25.52 | 11.77 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.51 | 3.18 | 3.74 | 4.16 | 2.30 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 4.79 | 6.64 | 7.22 | 4.41 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 6.17 | 5.89 | 5.78 | 6.00 | 3.86 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 13.04 | 26.03 | 10.62 | 19.59 | 12.51 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 974.00 | 757.00 | 2,064.00 | 1,221.00 | 1,545.00 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 349.00 | (6.00) | 5.00 | (15.00) | 39.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,323.00 | 751.00 | 2,069.00 | 1,206.00 | 1,584.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (805.00) | (1,616.00) | (1,368.00) | (1,407.00) | (1,629.00) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3,736.00 | 9,762.00 | 8,604.00 | 8,259.00 | 8,196.00 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,845.00 | 9,012.00 | 7,758.00 | 7,253.00 | 7,785.00 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (93.00) | 2,200.00 | 2,140.00 | 2,269.00 | 2,611.00 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.57% | 11.66% | 3.82% | 4.11% | 6.26% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 35.85% | 6.72% | 7.01% | 10.57% | 12.75% | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (281.96%) | 126.63% | 27.97% | 29.17% | 39.88% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROE
|
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN), forged through aggressive M&A like the $8.6 billion Avast acquisition, has delivered revenue surges—from $3.32 billion in 2023 to $3.8 billion in 2024—but at the cost of ballooning net debt to $7.76 billion and volatile profitability. Historical rollercoasters reveal EBT margins swinging from losses to 23.6% peaks before halving amid integration pains and depreciation spikes, while efficiency soared with revenue per employee tripling to over $1.1 million post-layoffs. Gross margins eroded slightly to 80.8%, signaling pricing pressures in a commoditizing cybersecurity market, yet free cash flow per share exploded 164% to $3.25, highlighting cash generation amid negligible capex.
Wall Street’s bullish forecasts project 47% revenue growth to $5.47 billion by 2028 and EPS doubling, with mean price targets implying 37% upside, fueled by subscription bundling and AI defenses. However, contrarian red flags abound: heavy insider selling (11x buys), opaque EBT projections, lingering 4x net debt/EBITDA, intensifying competition from CrowdStrike and Microsoft, and macro headwinds like high rates. Trading at 23x forward earnings with ROIC dipping to 7%, GEN tempts as an asymmetric bet but risks a 20-50% pullback if M&A magic falters—read the full analysis for the deep dive into this leveraged cyber play.
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