Symbols / VRSN Stock $272.44 +1.41% VeriSign, Inc.

Technology • Software - Infrastructure • United States • NMS
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Index EQUITY
Sector Technology
Industry Software - Infrastructure
CEO Mr. D. James Bidzos
Exch · Country NMS · United States
Market Cap 24.79B
Enterprise Value 26.03B
Income 840.90M
Sales 1.68B
FCF (ttm) 807.28M
Book/sh -24.30
Cash/sh 6.11
Employees 926
Insider 10d —
IPO Jan 30, 1998
Div forward ($/yr)
Div TTM ($/yr)
Dividend Yield
Ex-Div Date
5Y Avg Yield
Yield vs 5Y Avg
Payout 34.48%
P/E 30.10
Forward P/E 25.58
PEG 3.25
P/S 14.73
P/B -11.21
P/C —
EV/EBITDA 22.21
EV/Sales 15.46
Quick Ratio 0.42
Current Ratio 0.46
Debt/Eq —
LT Debt/Eq —
EPS (ttm) 9.05
EPS next Y 10.65
EPS Growth 11.40%
Revenue Growth 6.60%
EPS Gr Q/Q 7.60%
Rev Gr Q/Q —
Earnings (next) 2026-07-23
Earnings (prior) 2026-04-23
ROA 52.07%
ROE —
ROIC —
Gross Margin 88.35%
Oper. Margin 68.45%
Profit Margin 49.96%
Shs Outstand 91.00M
Shs Float 90.43M
Insider Own 10.57%
Instit Own 91.02%
Short Float 1.90%
Short Ratio 1.92
Short Interest 1.72M
52W High 310.60
vs 52W High -12.29%
52W Low 208.86
vs 52W Low 30.44%
Beta 0.69
Impl. Vol. 33.19%
Rel Volume 0.65
Avg Volume 887.06K
Volume 573.32K
Target (mean) $304.50
Tgt Median $299.00
Tgt Low $265.00
Tgt High $355.00
# Analysts 4
Recom Buy
Prev Close $268.66
Price $272.44
Change 1.41%
About

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company provides root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Valuation Models

Price estimates from analyst targets and simple models.

1. Analyst consensus
$304.50
Mean price target
2. Current target
$272.44
Latest analyst target
3. DCF / Fair value
$159.68
Simplified: (Free Cash Flow ÷ Shares) × 18 (P/FCF multiple). Not a …
Ratings
Current target
$272.44
Low
$265.00
High
$355.00
Mean
$304.50

Latest analyst rating changes

Date Action Analyst Rating Change Price Target
2026-04-24 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $320
2026-04-24 main JP Morgan Neutral → Neutral $278
2026-04-24 main Baird Outperform → Outperform $355
2026-04-02 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $295
2026-02-09 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $280
2026-01-06 main JP Morgan Neutral → Neutral $271
2025-10-28 init JP Morgan — → Neutral $270
2025-07-01 main Baird Outperform → Outperform $305
2025-04-25 main Baird Outperform → Outperform $285
2025-04-01 main Baird Outperform → Outperform $275
2025-02-04 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $250
2025-01-03 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $238
2024-12-09 up Baird Neutral → Outperform $250
2024-06-27 main Baird Neutral → Neutral $200
2024-04-26 main Baird Neutral → Neutral $200
2024-04-02 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $236
2024-02-12 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $237
2023-07-24 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $249
2023-07-11 down Baird Outperform → Neutral $245
2023-04-28 main Citigroup Buy → Buy $252
News
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Insider Transactions
Filed Date Insider Relationship Transaction Shares Price Value SEC
2026-04-28 MCPHERSON DANNY R Officer — 5,000 $271.02 $1,355,106
2026-04-14 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 498 $270.06 $134,490
2026-04-07 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 498 $274.00 $136,452
2026-03-25 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 498 $250.00 $124,500
2026-03-10 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 332 $240.62 $79,886
2026-03-03 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 498 $225.34 $115,426
2026-02-27 ARMSTRONG COURTNEY D. Director — 22 $219.44 $4,912
2026-02-10 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 166 $219.24 $36,394
2026-02-05 INDELICARTO THOMAS C General Counsel — 4,810 $0.00 $0
2026-02-05 MCPHERSON DANNY R Officer — 4,810 $0.00 $0
Financials
Statement View
Amounts in millions (2 decimals, no suffix) • EPS per share (2 decimals) • Trend = period evolution • YoY Growth = previous period %
Line Item Trend 2021-12-31
Total Revenue
—
Operating Revenue
—
Cost Of Revenue
—
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue
—
Gross Profit
—
Operating Expense
—
Research And Development
—
Selling General And Administration
—
Selling And Marketing Expense
39.88
General And Administrative Expense
148.43
Other Gand A
148.43
Total Expenses
—
Operating Income
—
Total Operating Income As Reported
—
EBITDA
—
Normalized EBITDA
—
Reconciled Depreciation
—
EBIT
—
Total Unusual Items
-2.10
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill
-2.10
Special Income Charges
-2.10
Other Special Charges
2.10
Net Income
—
Pretax Income
—
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense
—
Interest Expense Non Operating
—
Net Interest Income
—
Interest Expense
83.30
Interest Income Non Operating
—
Interest Income
—
Other Income Expense
—
Other Non Operating Income Expenses
—
Gain On Sale Of Business
0.00
Tax Provision
—
Tax Rate For Calcs
—
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
-0.57
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests
—
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest
—
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
—
Net Income Continuous Operations
—
Normalized Income
—
Net Income Common Stockholders
—
Diluted EPS
—
Basic EPS
—
Basic Average Shares
—
Diluted Average Shares
—
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders
—
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Assets
1,325.90
-5.73%
1,406.50
-19.58%
1,749.00
+0.90%
1,733.40
Current Assets
652.50
-1.70%
663.80
-32.83%
988.30
-4.85%
1,038.70
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments
580.50
-3.23%
599.90
-35.24%
926.40
-5.51%
980.40
Cash And Cash Equivalents
307.90
+48.96%
206.70
-13.91%
240.10
-35.73%
373.60
Other Short Term Investments
272.60
-30.67%
393.20
-42.71%
686.30
+13.10%
606.80
Receivables
14.90
+91.03%
7.80
-42.65%
13.60
+67.90%
8.10
Accounts Receivable
7.70
+37.50%
5.60
-11.11%
6.30
+1.61%
6.20
Taxes Receivable
7.20
+227.27%
2.20
-69.86%
7.30
+284.21%
1.90
Prepaid Assets
54.70
-0.73%
55.10
+16.99%
47.10
-3.48%
48.80
Other Current Assets
2.40
+140.00%
1.00
-16.67%
1.20
-14.29%
1.40
Total Non Current Assets
673.40
-9.33%
742.70
-2.37%
760.70
+9.50%
694.70
Net PPE
223.50
-4.41%
233.80
-2.83%
240.60
+0.59%
239.20
Gross PPE
765.70
+0.71%
760.30
+2.15%
744.30
+4.24%
714.00
Accumulated Depreciation
-542.20
-2.98%
-526.50
-4.53%
-503.70
-6.09%
-474.80
Properties
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Land And Improvements
37.90
+0.00%
37.90
+0.00%
37.90
+21.86%
31.10
Buildings And Improvements
266.70
+0.72%
264.80
+1.34%
261.30
+1.48%
257.50
Machinery Furniture Equipment
437.20
+1.72%
429.80
+2.33%
420.00
+1.67%
413.10
Construction In Progress
12.40
-26.63%
16.90
+4.97%
16.10
+347.22%
3.60
Other Properties
9.80
+5.38%
9.30
+25.68%
7.40
+2.78%
7.20
Leases
1.70
+6.25%
1.60
+0.00%
1.60
+6.67%
1.50
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets
197.70
+0.10%
197.50
+0.00%
197.50
+0.00%
197.50
Goodwill
52.50
+0.00%
52.50
+0.00%
52.50
+0.00%
52.50
Other Intangible Assets
145.20
+0.14%
145.00
+0.00%
145.00
+0.00%
145.00
Non Current Deferred Assets
233.20
-17.10%
281.30
-6.54%
301.00
+28.30%
234.60
Non Current Deferred Taxes Assets
233.20
-17.10%
281.30
-6.54%
301.00
+28.30%
234.60
Non Current Prepaid Assets
14.90
-31.34%
21.70
+65.65%
13.10
-16.56%
15.70
Other Non Current Assets
4.10
-51.19%
8.40
-1.18%
8.50
+10.39%
7.70
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
3,480.10
+3.44%
3,364.40
+1.03%
3,330.00
+1.04%
3,295.60
Current Liabilities
1,333.10
-12.93%
1,531.10
+28.83%
1,188.50
+6.41%
1,116.90
Payables And Accrued Expenses
122.40
+1.07%
121.10
+17.34%
103.20
+14.79%
89.90
Payables
91.00
+6.68%
85.30
+24.53%
68.50
+26.15%
54.30
Accounts Payable
13.80
+30.19%
10.60
-15.20%
12.50
+27.55%
9.80
Other Payable
13.20
+48.31%
8.90
+36.92%
6.50
-8.45%
7.10
Current Accrued Expenses
31.40
-12.29%
35.80
+3.17%
34.70
-2.53%
35.60
Pensionand Other Post Retirement Benefit Plans Current
77.20
+15.40%
66.90
+9.31%
61.20
+3.73%
59.00
Total Tax Payable
64.00
-2.74%
65.80
+32.93%
49.50
+32.35%
37.40
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
5.80
-98.10%
305.00
+5880.39%
5.10
-7.27%
5.50
Current Debt
—
299.80
—
—
Other Current Borrowings
—
299.80
—
—
Current Capital Lease Obligation
5.80
+11.54%
5.20
+1.96%
5.10
-7.27%
5.50
Current Deferred Liabilities
1,127.70
+8.63%
1,038.10
+2.96%
1,008.30
+4.77%
962.40
Current Deferred Revenue
1,127.70
+8.63%
1,038.10
+2.96%
1,008.30
+4.77%
962.40
Other Current Liabilities
—
1.10
-89.72%
10.70
+10600.00%
0.10
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest
2,147.00
+17.11%
1,833.30
-14.39%
2,141.50
-1.71%
2,178.70
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
1,792.20
+19.76%
1,496.50
-16.51%
1,792.40
+0.16%
1,789.50
Long Term Debt
1,788.20
+19.81%
1,492.50
-16.63%
1,790.20
+0.13%
1,787.90
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation
4.00
+0.00%
4.00
+81.82%
2.20
+37.50%
1.60
Tradeand Other Payables Non Current
5.40
-11.48%
6.10
-82.11%
34.10
-43.64%
60.50
Non Current Deferred Liabilities
349.40
+5.65%
330.70
+4.98%
315.00
-4.17%
328.70
Non Current Deferred Revenue
349.40
+5.65%
330.70
+4.98%
315.00
-4.17%
328.70
Stockholders Equity
-2,154.20
-10.03%
-1,957.90
-23.84%
-1,581.00
-1.20%
-1,562.20
Common Stock Equity
-2,154.20
-10.03%
-1,957.90
-23.84%
-1,581.00
-1.20%
-1,562.20
Capital Stock
9,623.50
-9.60%
10,645.30
-9.85%
11,808.00
-6.62%
12,644.50
Common Stock
9,623.50
-9.60%
10,645.30
-9.85%
11,808.00
-6.62%
12,644.50
Preferred Stock
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Share Issued
355.60
+0.11%
355.20
+0.08%
354.90
+0.11%
354.50
Ordinary Shares Number
91.90
-3.26%
95.00
-6.22%
101.30
-3.80%
105.30
Treasury Shares Number
263.70
+1.35%
260.20
+2.60%
253.60
+1.77%
249.20
Retained Earnings
-11,775.00
+6.55%
-12,600.70
+5.87%
-13,386.40
+5.76%
-14,204.00
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings
-2.70
-8.00%
-2.50
+3.85%
-2.60
+3.70%
-2.70
Other Equity Adjustments
-2.70
-8.00%
-2.50
+3.85%
-2.60
+3.70%
-2.70
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
-2,154.20
-10.03%
-1,957.90
-23.84%
-1,581.00
-1.20%
-1,562.20
Total Capitalization
-366.00
+21.36%
-465.40
-322.47%
209.20
-7.31%
225.70
Working Capital
-680.60
+21.53%
-867.30
-333.22%
-200.20
-156.01%
-78.20
Invested Capital
-366.00
-121.01%
-165.60
-179.16%
209.20
-7.31%
225.70
Total Debt
1,798.00
-0.19%
1,801.50
+0.22%
1,797.50
+0.14%
1,795.00
Net Debt
1,480.30
-6.64%
1,585.60
+2.29%
1,550.10
+9.60%
1,414.30
Capital Lease Obligations
9.80
+6.52%
9.20
+26.03%
7.30
+2.82%
7.10
Net Tangible Assets
-2,351.90
-9.12%
-2,155.40
-21.19%
-1,778.50
-1.07%
-1,759.70
Tangible Book Value
-2,351.90
-9.12%
-2,155.40
-21.19%
-1,778.50
-1.07%
-1,759.70
Interest Payable
15.10
-22.56%
19.50
+0.00%
19.50
+0.00%
19.50
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Operating Cash Flow
1,091.10
+20.88%
902.60
+5.72%
853.80
+2.73%
831.10
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities
1,091.10
+20.88%
902.60
+5.72%
853.80
+2.73%
831.10
Net Income From Continuing Operations
825.70
+5.09%
785.70
-3.90%
817.60
+21.34%
673.80
Depreciation Amortization Depletion
31.20
-15.45%
36.90
-16.33%
44.10
-5.97%
46.90
Depreciation
31.20
-15.45%
36.90
-16.33%
44.10
-5.97%
46.90
Depreciation And Amortization
31.20
-15.45%
36.90
-16.33%
44.10
-5.97%
46.90
Other Non Cash Items
6.50
+80.56%
3.60
+9.09%
3.30
-13.16%
3.80
Stock Based Compensation
69.70
+14.08%
61.10
+2.35%
59.70
+1.88%
58.60
Change In Working Capital
169.60
+365.93%
36.40
+184.45%
-43.10
-177.38%
55.70
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense
—
—
—
-0.10
Change In Other Working Capital
128.30
+65.12%
77.70
+297.21%
-39.40
-166.22%
59.50
Change In Other Current Assets
-1.40
+88.71%
-12.40
-726.67%
-1.50
-115.79%
9.50
Change In Other Current Liabilities
42.70
+247.75%
-28.90
-1213.64%
-2.20
+83.46%
-13.30
Investing Cash Flow
109.10
-61.89%
286.30
+393.94%
-97.40
-127.38%
355.70
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities
109.10
-61.89%
286.30
+393.94%
-97.40
-127.38%
355.70
Net PPE Purchase And Sale
-22.80
+18.86%
-28.10
+38.65%
-45.80
-67.15%
-27.40
Purchase Of PPE
-22.80
+18.86%
-28.10
+38.65%
-45.80
-67.15%
-27.40
Capital Expenditure
-22.80
+18.86%
-28.10
+38.65%
-45.80
-67.15%
-27.40
Net Investment Purchase And Sale
132.10
-57.98%
314.40
+709.30%
-51.60
-113.47%
383.10
Purchase Of Investment
-572.20
+35.03%
-880.70
+33.81%
-1,330.50
+0.59%
-1,338.40
Sale Of Investment
704.30
-41.07%
1,195.10
-6.55%
1,278.90
-25.71%
1,721.50
Net Business Purchase And Sale
—
—
—
0.00
Net Other Investing Changes
-0.20
—
—
—
Financing Cash Flow
-1,102.80
+9.72%
-1,221.50
-37.28%
-889.80
+14.10%
-1,035.80
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities
-1,102.80
+9.72%
-1,221.50
-37.28%
-889.80
+14.10%
-1,035.80
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt
-6.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
Issuance Of Debt
493.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
Repayment Of Debt
-500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Long Term Debt Issuance
493.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
Long Term Debt Payments
-500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Net Long Term Debt Issuance
-6.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
Net Common Stock Issuance
-881.60
+28.07%
-1,225.60
-35.97%
-901.40
+14.00%
-1,048.10
Common Stock Payments
-881.60
+28.07%
-1,225.60
-35.97%
-901.40
+14.00%
-1,048.10
Common Stock Dividend Paid
-215.20
0.00
0.00
—
Cash Dividends Paid
-215.20
0.00
0.00
—
Repurchase Of Capital Stock
-881.60
+28.07%
-1,225.60
-35.97%
-901.40
+14.00%
-1,048.10
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised
12.30
+0.00%
12.30
+0.00%
12.30
+0.00%
12.30
Net Other Financing Charges
-11.60
-41.46%
-8.20
-1071.43%
-0.70
—
Changes In Cash
97.40
+398.77%
-32.60
+75.56%
-133.40
-188.34%
151.00
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes
0.00
+100.00%
-0.80
-700.00%
-0.10
+87.50%
-0.80
Beginning Cash Position
212.10
-13.60%
245.50
-35.22%
379.00
+65.65%
228.80
End Cash Position
309.50
+45.92%
212.10
-13.60%
245.50
-35.22%
379.00
Free Cash Flow
1,068.30
+22.16%
874.50
+8.23%
808.00
+0.54%
803.70
Interest Paid Supplemental Data
78.70
+8.10%
72.80
+0.00%
72.80
+0.00%
72.80
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data
—
230.50
-3.84%
239.70
+13.23%
211.70
Amortization Of Securities
-11.60
+45.02%
-21.10
+24.10%
-27.80
-261.04%
-7.70
Sale Of Business
—
—
—
0.00
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