VeriSign, Inc.

VRSN Technology Software Infrastructure

VeriSign, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.7 billion, up 6.37% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+5.70%
EPS
+3.51%
Free cash flow
−14.0%
Total debt
−0.10%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

312.35 5.68 −1.79%
Market cap
$28.0B
P/E
33.5×
Fwd P/E
32.3×
Dividend yield
1.02%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
−5.09
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
76/100

VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) Return on equity

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VeriSign, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −39.2%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−40.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.2% (fiscal 2021) to −37.2% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is below the Software Infrastructure industry median of 0.00% and below the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −40.2% 4.24
FY2024 −44.4% 7.62
FY2023 −52.0% (4.28)
FY2022 −47.7% 11.47
FY2021 −59.2% (2.63)
FY2020 −56.6% (13.99)
FY2019 −42.6% 1.44
FY2018 −44.0% (6.87)
FY2017 −37.2% 1.65
FY2016 −38.8% (0.40)

Against its own ten years

Low −59.2% High −37.2%
Ten-year median −44.0%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. compare 47.8%
CPAY Corpay, Inc. compare 33.0%
TWLO Twilio Inc. compare 14.9%
IOT Samsara Inc. compare 6.43%
OKTA Okta, Inc. compare 4.31%
MDB MongoDB, Inc. compare 1.99%
GPN Global Payments Inc. compare −3.97%
VRSN VeriSign, Inc. −39.2%
CRWV CoreWeave Inc. compare −50.2%
Software Infrastructure industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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