# Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $29.71, market value $17.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.1×** (5-yr avg 16.9×, 3-yr avg 19.9×). Gen Digital Inc. trades at 15.1× 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 8.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.17**. A PEG of 0.17 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.4×.
- **Price / book: 6.4×**. The shares trade at 6.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.6×**. Enterprise value is 9.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.0%** (5-yr avg 9.9%). Free cash flow equals 10.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.9%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 77.4%**. Gen Digital Inc. keeps 77.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 41.8%**. 41.8% 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: 16.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.7% 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: 1.69**. A Z-score of 1.69 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: 1.68%** ($0.50 per share, trailing). Gen Digital Inc. yields 1.68%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%** (18% 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Gen Digital Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $32.27 (+9% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 15.1%** (YTD 11.1%, 3-mo 6.1%). The shares are up 15.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.1%** (67.1% above the low). Trading 6% below 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): 73**. An RSI of 73 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.72** (volatility 43%). Beta of 0.72 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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