VeriSign, Inc. VRSN

287.25 (4.63) (1.59%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$26.4B
P/E
31.1×
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VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) Return on equity

VeriSign, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −40.0%, up 0.1 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 0.59% and below the Technology sector median of 0.27%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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 30.0%
FFIV F5, Inc. compare 19.8%
AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. compare 8.92%
IOT Samsara Inc. compare 6.43%
MDB MongoDB, Inc. compare 1.99%
ZS Zscaler, Inc. compare −2.87%
GPN Global Payments Inc. compare −3.97%
VRSN VeriSign, Inc. −40.0%
Software Infrastructure industry median 0.59%
Technology sector median 0.27%
Market median 1.76%

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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