# Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $30.65, market value $18.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.9×** (5-yr avg 16.9×, 3-yr avg 19.9×). Gen Digital Inc. trades at 17.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 16.9×. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 9.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.18**. A PEG of 0.18 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.6×.
- **Price / book: 6.9×**. The shares trade at 6.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.2×**. Enterprise value is 10.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.4%** (5-yr avg 9.9%). Free cash flow equals 8.4% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.9%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 78.0%**. Gen Digital Inc. keeps 78.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 41.7%**. 41.7% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 19.5%**. 19.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 37.3%**. 37.3% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 15.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 15.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 6.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 27.1%** (3-yr 14.7%/yr, 5-yr 14.4%/yr). Revenue grew 27.1% over the last year, against 14.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 52.4%** (3-yr -9.8%/yr, 5-yr 11.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 52.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 26.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 26.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 3.14**. Debt is 3.14 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 0.40** (quick 0.40). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.73**. A Z-score of 1.73 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.63%** ($0.50 per share, trailing). Gen Digital Inc. yields 1.63%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%** (20% of free cash flow). 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -47.5%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 5.4%** (YTD 13.9%, 3-mo 16.6%). The shares are up 5.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.2%** (72.4% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.90** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.90 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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