# VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $292.08, market value $26.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.7×** (5-yr avg 34.1×). VeriSign Inc. trades at 31.7× 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 26.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 15.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 15.5×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.0×**. Enterprise value is 22.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.0%** (5-yr avg 3.9%). Free cash flow equals 4.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.9%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 67.9%**. 67.9% 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: -37.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -37.2%: 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: 5.70**. A Z-score of 5.70 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: 1.11%** ($3.16 per share, trailing). VeriSign Inc. yields 1.11%, 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.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.4%** (YTD 21.0%, 3-mo -1.0%). The shares are up 6.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.5%** (39.8% above the low). Trading 7% 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): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.00** (volatility 29%). Beta of -0.00 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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