# VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $313.88, market value $28.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 33.2×** (5-yr avg 34.1×). VeriSign Inc. trades at 33.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 34.1×. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 28.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 16.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 16.3×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **EV / EBITDA: 23.3×**. Enterprise value is 23.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.6%** (5-yr avg 3.9%). Free cash flow equals 3.6% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.9%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 67.6%**. 67.6% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 49.8%**. 49.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -38.3%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -37.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -37.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 64.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 64.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.4%** (3-yr 5.2%/yr, 5-yr 5.5%/yr). Revenue grew 6.4% over the last year, against 5.5% a year compounded over five years.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 10.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 10.0% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. VeriSign Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 0.49** (quick 0.49). 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: 6.00**. A Z-score of 6.00 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.03%** ($3.20 per share, trailing). VeriSign Inc. yields 1.03%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 26%**. 26% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover VeriSign Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $339.60 (+8% 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): 29.8%** (YTD 27.8%, 3-mo 3.2%). The shares are up 29.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.1%** (50.3% 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): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.07** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.07 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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