stockrowGlobal Payments Inc. (GPN) vs VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN)
- Global Payments Inc. GPN 95.76 −0.34%
- VeriSign, Inc. VRSN 312.35 −1.79%
Global Payments Inc. and VeriSign, Inc. are both Software Infrastructure companies. VeriSign, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $28.0B against $25.1B — 1.1× the size. Global Payments Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; VeriSign, Inc. trades at 33.5×. Global Payments Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 43.1% against 6.46%. VeriSign, Inc. has the higher net margin (49.1% vs −9.15%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 2.01%). Both pay a dividend; Global Payments Inc. yields more (1.04% vs 1.02%). Across the 21 metrics below, VeriSign, Inc. leads on 12 and Global Payments Inc. on 9.
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| Metric | GPN | VRSN | Software Infrastructure median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 63.91% | 88.57% | 57.45% |
| Operating margin | 12.84% | 67.63% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | (9.15%) | 49.07% | 0.00% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.06% | 59.12% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | (3.97%) | (39.20%) | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | (1.67%) | 63.33% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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