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VeriSign (VRSN)

Market Price (9/13/2025): $288.86 | Market Cap: $27.1 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure

VeriSign (VRSN)

Market Price (9/13/2025): $288.86
Market Cap: $27.1 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure

Investment Highlights

0	Attractive operating margins Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 68%	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -8.7%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -12%
1	Attractive cash flow generation CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 61%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 59%
2	Low stock price volatility Vol 12M is 25%

0	Attractive operating margins Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 68%
1	Attractive cash flow generation CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 61%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 59%
2	Low stock price volatility Vol 12M is 25%
3	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -8.7%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -12%

Market Valuation

	9/13/25	2024	2023	2022	2021
Share Price CYE	$288.86	$205.80	$204.81	$204.29	$252.40
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)	27.1	19.6	20.9	21.6	28.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.0	1.2
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)	28.3	21.4	22.7	23.4	29.8
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	16.9	13.0	14.3	15.6	21.4
P/EBIT TTM	24.4	18.5	20.2	23.2	32.9
P/E TTM	33.9	25.8	26.1	32.9	36.2
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	3.2	3.1	2.8	2.5	5.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	4.3	-0.0	-0.1	-0.5	1.9
P/E TTM (Sector)	-0.4	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5	0.1

	9/13/25	2024	2023
Share Price CYE	$288.86	$205.80	$204.81
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)	27.1	19.6	20.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)	1.8	1.8	1.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)	0.6	0.6	0.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)	28.3	21.4	22.7
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	16.9	13.0	14.3
P/EBIT TTM	24.4	18.5	20.2
P/E TTM	33.9	25.8	26.1
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	3.2	3.1	2.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	4.3	-0.0	-0.1
P/E TTM (Sector)	-0.4	-0.3	-0.4

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Business Description

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. It enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which support global e-commerce. The company also back-end systems for .cc, .gov, .edu, and .name domain names, as well as operates distributed servers, networking, security, and data integrity services. Show more

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total [1]
Returns
VRSN Return	12%	17%	-19%	0%	0%	41%	43%
Peers Return	147%	9%	-40%	57%	10%	18%	228%
S&P 500 Return	16%	27%	-19%	24%	23%	12%	101%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: NET, AKAM, FSLY, VRSN, GDDY. See VRSN Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)

Interactive Breakdown

VeriSign Interactive Breakdown Analysis

Latest Trefis Analyses

	Title	Topic	Date
0	DASHBOARDS
1	VeriSign Earnings Notes
2	Better Bet Than VRSN Stock: Pay Less Than VeriSign To Get More From DOCN, GDDY	Actionable
3	VeriSign vs VICI Properties: Which Is A Better Investment?	Counter-Intuitive Comparisons
4	How Does VRSN Stack Up Against Its Peers?	Peer Comparison
5	Better Bet Than VRSN Stock: Pay Less Than VeriSign To Get More From ADBE, MU
6	Better Bet Than VRSN Stock: Pay Less Than VeriSign To Get More From GDDY
7	VeriSign Total Shareholder Return (TSR): 0.5% in 2024 and -6.6% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average)
8	VeriSign (VRSN) Operating Cash Flow Comparison	Financials
9	VeriSign (VRSN) Net Income Comparison	Financials
10	VeriSign (VRSN) Operating Income Comparison	Financials
11	ARTICLES
12	Better Bet Than VeriSign Stock: Pay Less To Get More From GDDY		September 2nd, 2025
13	Mid Cap Stocks Trading At 52-Week High		July 29th, 2025
14	S&P 500 Movers \| Winners: DECK, NEM, VRSN \| Losers: CHTR, INTC, DOC		July 26th, 2025
15	Buy or Sell VeriSign Stock Ahead of Its Upcoming Earnings?		July 22nd, 2025
16	Pick VeriSign Stock Over Gen Digital		October 7th, 2024

	Title
0	DASHBOARDS
1	Better Bet Than VeriSign Stock: Pay Less To Get More From GDDY
2	Mid Cap Stocks Trading At 52-Week High
3	S&P 500 Movers \| Winners: DECK, NEM, VRSN \| Losers: CHTR, INTC, DOC
4	Buy or Sell VeriSign Stock Ahead of Its Upcoming Earnings?
5	Pick VeriSign Stock Over Gen Digital
6	ARTICLES
7	VeriSign Earnings Notes
8	Better Bet Than VRSN Stock: Pay Less Than VeriSign To Get More From DOCN, GDDY
9	VeriSign vs VICI Properties: Which Is A Better Investment?
10	How Does VRSN Stack Up Against Its Peers?
11	Better Bet Than VRSN Stock: Pay Less Than VeriSign To Get More From ADBE, MU
12	Better Bet Than VRSN Stock: Pay Less Than VeriSign To Get More From GDDY
13	VeriSign Total Shareholder Return (TSR): 0.5% in 2024 and -6.6% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average)
14	VeriSign (VRSN) Operating Cash Flow Comparison
15	VeriSign (VRSN) Net Income Comparison
16	VeriSign (VRSN) Operating Income Comparison

Recent Active Movers

1 Day Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	GCTK	GlucoTrack	117.5%	-97.6%
2	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	78.6%	-42.6%
3	HCWB	HCW Biologics	68.4%	-68.7%
4	AGAE	Allied Gaming & Entertainment	62.4%	86.8%
5	ATCH	AtlasClear	53.4%	-95.9%
6	SONN	Sonnet BioTherapeutics	49.0%	304.1%
7	EVTV	Envirotech Vehicles	48.4%	-66.3%
8	ISPC	iSpecimen	47.7%	-26.6%
9	ENTO	Entero Therapeutics	37.0%	68.8%
10	IBEX	IBEX	36.5%	93.5%

1 Day Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	NXTT	Next Technology	-57.4%	-93.8%
2	VCIG	VCI Global	-42.8%	-98.7%
3	RENT	Rent the Runway	-36.4%	-40.9%
4	NUAI	New Era Energy & Digital	-30.5%
5	AEI	Alset	-29.6%	156.9%
6	NAKA	Kindly MD	-29.5%
7	XTIA	XTI Aerospace	-24.6%	-85.8%
8	FARM	Farmer Bros	-21.5%	1.7%
9	FEIM	Frequency Electronics	-21.0%	46.5%
10	MSS	Maison Solutions	-20.4%	-27.6%

1 Week Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	OCTO	Eightco	900.0%	562.1%
2	QMMM	QMMM	875.3%	5698.4%
3	WLDS	Wearable Devices	780.4%	8.0%
4	CWD	CaliberCos	268.8%	-45.1%
5	AIRE	ReAlpha Tech	257.5%	-49.8%
6	PTNM	Pitanium	154.0%
7	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	144.0%	-42.6%
8	HYPD	Hyperion DeFi	144.0%
9	ISPC	iSpecimen	128.4%	-26.6%
10	EDHL	Everbright Digital	127.6%

1 Week Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	DGNX	Diginex	-85.6%
2	LGCL	Lucas GC	-69.1%	-76.6%
3	YYGH	YY	-68.7%	-76.6%
4	BINI	Bollinger Innovations	-61.6%	-100.0%
5	IPDN	Professional Diversity Network	-54.5%	-41.4%
6	INHD	Inno	-53.4%	-4.4%
7	CDT	CDT Equity	-49.2%	-99.4%
8	NFE	New Fortress Energy	-46.5%	-91.3%
9	TGHL	Growhub	-44.8%
10	SLXN	Silexion Therapeutics	-43.1%	-86.5%

1 Month Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	PMI	Picard Medical	11249.2%	11249.2%
2	GIBO	GIBO	7400.0%
3	LNZA	LanzaTech Global	4710.5%	-85.8%
4	CHSN	Chanson International	3717.0%	-99.3%
5	QMMM	QMMM	2669.4%	5698.4%
6	VTAK	Catheter Precision	1332.7%	-71.4%
7	CURX	Curanex Pharmaceuticals	1309.0%	1309.0%
8	OCTO	Eightco	811.9%	562.1%
9	WLDS	Wearable Devices	708.6%	8.0%
10	PTNM	Pitanium	423.7%

1 Month Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	BINI	Bollinger Innovations	-93.4%	-100.0%
2	ETS	Elite Express	-92.8%	-92.8%
3	CJET	Chijet Motor	-92.7%	-94.6%
4	ELPW	Elong Power	-91.7%	-75.8%
5	STFS	Star Fashion Culture	-91.4%	-97.8%
6	JEM	707 Cayman	-90.4%	-98.0%
7	FLYE	Fly-E	-90.4%	-82.8%
8	NXTT	Next Technology	-89.3%	-93.8%
9	NUTR	NusaTrip	-87.2%	-87.2%
10	CUPR	Cuprina	-84.3%

Recent Active Movers

1 Day Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	GCTK	GlucoTrack	117.5%	-97.6%
2	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	78.6%	-42.6%
3	HCWB	HCW Biologics	68.4%	-68.7%
4	AGAE	Allied Gaming & Entertainment	62.4%	86.8%
5	ATCH	AtlasClear	53.4%	-95.9%
6	SONN	Sonnet BioTherapeutics	49.0%	304.1%
7	EVTV	Envirotech Vehicles	48.4%	-66.3%
8	ISPC	iSpecimen	47.7%	-26.6%
9	ENTO	Entero Therapeutics	37.0%	68.8%
10	IBEX	IBEX	36.5%	93.5%

1 Day Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	NXTT	Next Technology	-57.4%	-93.8%
2	VCIG	VCI Global	-42.8%	-98.7%
3	RENT	Rent the Runway	-36.4%	-40.9%
4	NUAI	New Era Energy & Digital	-30.5%
5	AEI	Alset	-29.6%	156.9%
6	NAKA	Kindly MD	-29.5%
7	XTIA	XTI Aerospace	-24.6%	-85.8%
8	FARM	Farmer Bros	-21.5%	1.7%
9	FEIM	Frequency Electronics	-21.0%	46.5%
10	MSS	Maison Solutions	-20.4%	-27.6%

1 Week Top Gainers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	OCTO	Eightco	900.0%	562.1%
2	QMMM	QMMM	875.3%	5698.4%
3	WLDS	Wearable Devices	780.4%	8.0%
4	CWD	CaliberCos	268.8%	-45.1%
5	AIRE	ReAlpha Tech	257.5%	-49.8%
6	PTNM	Pitanium	154.0%
7	OPI	Office Properties Income Trust	144.0%	-42.6%
8	HYPD	Hyperion DeFi	144.0%
9	ISPC	iSpecimen	128.4%	-26.6%
10	EDHL	Everbright Digital	127.6%

1 Week Top Losers

#	Ticker	Company	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
1	DGNX	Diginex	-85.6%
2	LGCL	Lucas GC	-69.1%	-76.6%
3	YYGH	YY	-68.7%	-76.6%
4	BINI	Bollinger Innovations	-61.6%	-100.0%
5	IPDN	Professional Diversity Network	-54.5%	-41.4%
6	INHD	Inno	-53.4%	-4.4%
7	CDT	CDT Equity	-49.2%	-99.4%
8	NFE	New Fortress Energy	-46.5%	-91.3%
9	TGHL	Growhub	-44.8%
10	SLXN	Silexion Therapeutics	-43.1%	-86.5%

Peer Comparisons for VeriSign

Financials

	VRSN	NET	AKAM	FSLY	GDDY	Median
Name	VeriSign	Cloudfla.	Akamai T.	Fastly	GoDaddy
Mkt Price	285.52	221.32	76.84	7.73	145.09	145.09
Mkt Cap	26.8	76.5	11.1	1.1	20.1	20.1
Rev LTM	1,598	1,770	4,083	571	4,752	1,770
Op Inc LTM	1,085	-153	628	-139	1,036	628
FCF LTM	950	184	679	12	1,453	679
FCF 3Y Avg	876	121	748	-35	1,152	748
CFO LTM	979	453	1,447	53	1,480	979
CFO 3Y Avg	910	313	1,430	7	1,199	910

Growth & Margins

	VRSN	NET	AKAM	FSLY	GDDY	Median
Name	VeriSign	Cloudfla.	Akamai T.	Fastly	GoDaddy
Rev Chg LTM	4.6%	27.8%	4.0%	7.4%	7.9%	7.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	5.2%	34.5%	4.6%	13.7%	5.9%	5.9%
Rev Chg Q	5.9%	26.5%	6.5%	12.3%	8.3%	8.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM	1.4%	6.0%	1.6%	2.9%	2.0%	2.0%
Op Mgn LTM	67.9%	-8.7%	15.4%	-24.3%	21.8%	15.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg	67.4%	-14.1%	17.1%	-34.8%	17.5%	17.1%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.1%	2.0%	0.7%	0.6%
CFO/Rev LTM	61.2%	25.6%	35.4%	9.3%	31.2%	31.2%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg	59.5%	21.7%	36.7%	0.8%	26.8%	26.8%
FCF/Rev LTM	59.4%	10.4%	16.6%	2.1%	30.6%	16.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg	57.2%	8.1%	19.3%	-7.3%	25.7%	19.3%

Valuation

	VRSN	NET	AKAM	FSLY	GDDY	Median
Name	VeriSign	Cloudfla.	Akamai T.	Fastly	GoDaddy
Mkt Cap	26.8	76.5	11.1	1.1	20.1	20.1
P/S	16.8	43.2	2.7	2.0	4.2	4.2
P/EBIT	24.1	-1,111.9	18.9	-8.2	19.0	18.9
P/E	33.5	-936.4	26.2	-7.6	24.9	24.9
P/CFO	27.4	169.0	7.7	21.1	13.6	21.1
Total Yield	3.0%	-0.1%	3.8%	-13.1%	4.0%	3.0%
Dividend Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg	3.9%	0.3%	5.8%	-2.2%	6.4%	3.9%
D/E	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.2
Net D/E	0.0	-0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1

Returns

	VRSN	NET	AKAM	FSLY	GDDY	Median
Name	VeriSign	Cloudfla.	Akamai T.	Fastly	GoDaddy
1M Rtn	6.7%	11.0%	1.9%	6.8%	1.2%	6.7%
3M Rtn	2.3%	28.7%	-0.2%	10.1%	-17.4%	2.3%
6M Rtn	20.5%	90.5%	-4.8%	12.8%	-17.6%	12.8%
12M Rtn	59.5%	180.6%	-21.0%	23.7%	-4.9%	23.7%
3Y Rtn	60.6%	269.8%	-14.3%	-19.9%	93.3%	60.6%
1M Excs Rtn	4.9%	9.2%	0.0%	4.9%	-0.6%	4.9%
3M Excs Rtn	-7.3%	20.7%	-11.0%	-9.8%	-27.3%	-9.8%
6M Excs Rtn	3.7%	75.4%	-21.6%	-2.1%	-35.1%	-2.1%
12M Excs Rtn	38.7%	168.3%	-38.7%	13.7%	-22.9%	13.7%
3Y Excs Rtn	-11.5%	197.3%	-80.3%	-80.0%	28.4%	-11.5%

Comparison Analyses

	Title
0	How Does VRSN Stack Up Against Its Peers?
1	VRSN or GEN - With 50% Return Forecast, GEN Probably Deserves Your Money
2	Verisign CA vs. FirstEnergy: With Return Forecast Of 17%, FirstEnergy Is A Better Bet
3	With 21% Gains On The Table, AKAM May Outshine VRSN
4	Verisign CA vs. The Trade Desk: With Return Forecast Of 75%, The Trade Desk Is A Better Bet
5	Verisign CA vs. Enphase Energy: With Return Forecast Of 11%, Verisign CA Is A Better Bet
6	Verisign CA vs. Monolithic Power Systems: With Return Forecast Of 46%, Monolithic Power Systems Is A Better Bet
7	Verisign CA vs. Laboratory of America: With Return Forecast Of 17%, Laboratory of America Is A Better Bet
8	Verisign CA vs. Diamondback Energy: With Return Forecast Of 77%, Diamondback Energy Is A Better Bet
9	Verisign CA vs. Okta: With Return Forecast Of 79%, Okta Is A Better Bet

Financials

Annual
Quarterly

$ Mil \| FY: 12/31	LTM	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Period End		12/31/2024	12/31/2023	12/31/2022	12/31/2021	12/31/2020	12/31/2019
Filing Date		2/13/2025	2/15/2024	2/17/2023	2/18/2022	2/19/2021	2/14/2020
Key Financials
Total Revenue	1,598	1,557	1,493	1,425	1,328	1,265	1,232
Ebitda	1,147	1,134	1,096	1,002	913	887	896
Operating Income	1,085	1,058	1,001	943	867	824	806
Net Income	800	786	818	674	785	815	612
EPS	8.39	8.01	7.91	6.24	7.01	7.08	5.17
Growth Rates
Total Revenue Growth	4.6%	4.3%	4.8%	7.3%	4.9%	2.7%	1.4%
EBITDA Growth	1.6%	3.5%	9.3%	9.7%	3.0%	-1.0%	0.7%
Operating Income Growth	4.8%	5.8%	6.1%	8.8%	5.2%	2.2%	5.0%
Net Income Growth	-5.5%	-3.9%	21.3%	-14.1%	-3.7%	33.1%	5.1%
Margins
EBITDA Margin	71.7%	72.8%	73.4%	70.3%	68.8%	70.1%	72.7%
Operating Income Margin	67.9%	67.9%	67.0%	66.2%	65.3%	65.2%	65.5%
Net Income Margin	50.0%	50.4%	54.8%	47.3%	59.1%	64.4%	49.7%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	594	600	926	980	1,206	1,167	1,218
Total Debt	1,792	1,802	1,798	1,795	1,788	1,795	1,792
Net Debt / (Cash)	1,198	1,202	871	815	582	628	574
Cash Flows
Net Cash from Operations	979	903	854	831	807	730	754
Free Cash from Operations	950	874	808	804	754	687	714
Returns to Shareholders
Dividends	0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0
Share Repurchases	974	1,226	901	1,048	723	777	783

$ Mil \| FY: 12/31	2025Q2	2025Q1	2024Q4	2024Q3	2024Q2	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3
Period End	6/30/2025	3/31/2025	12/31/2024	9/30/2024	6/30/2024	3/31/2024	12/31/2023	9/30/2023	6/30/2023	3/31/2023	12/31/2022	9/30/2022
Filing Date	7/24/2025	4/24/2025	2/13/2025	10/24/2024	7/25/2024	4/25/2024	2/15/2024	10/26/2023	7/27/2023	4/27/2023	2/17/2023	10/27/2022
Key Financials Quarterly
Total Revenue	410	402	395	391	387	384	380	376	372	364	369	357
Ebitda	294	288	276	289	287	283	281	278	273	264	263	253
Operating Income	281	271	264	269	266	259	256	254	249	241	246	237
Net Income	207	199	192	201	199	194	265	188	186	179	180	170
EPS	2.21	2.11	2.00	2.07	2.01	1.93	2.60	1.83	1.79	1.70	1.70	1.58
Key Financials TTM
Total Revenue TTM	1,598	1,575	1,557	1,542	1,528	1,513	1,493	1,482	1,462	1,442	1,425	1,396
Ebitda TTM	1,147	1,139	1,134	1,139	1,129	1,114	1,096	1,078	1,053	1,030	1,002	974
Operating Income TTM	1,085	1,070	1,058	1,051	1,036	1,018	1,001	990	972	960	943	920
Net Income TTM	800	791	786	859	846	833	818	732	713	695	674	824
Growth Rates Quarterly
Total Revenue Growth	5.9%	4.7%	3.9%	3.8%	4.1%	5.5%	3.0%	5.4%	5.7%	5.0%	8.5%	6.8%
EBITDA Growth	2.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	3.8%	5.2%	7.0%	6.8%	9.9%	9.3%	11.5%	12.0%	8.4%
Operating Income Growth	5.4%	4.8%	2.9%	5.9%	7.0%	7.3%	4.4%	7.4%	5.4%	7.3%	10.5%	7.0%
Net Income Growth	4.3%	2.7%	-27.7%	6.8%	7.1%	8.6%	47.5%	11.2%	11.0%	13.5%	-45.6%	8.2%
Margins Quarterly
EBITDA Margin	71.8%	71.5%	69.7%	73.9%	74.1%	73.5%	73.8%	73.9%	73.3%	72.5%	71.2%	70.9%
Operating Income Margin	68.5%	67.4%	66.7%	68.9%	68.8%	67.4%	67.4%	67.6%	66.9%	66.2%	66.5%	66.3%
Net Income Margin	50.6%	49.5%	48.4%	51.5%	51.4%	50.5%	69.6%	50.1%	49.9%	49.0%	48.6%	47.5%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	594	648	600	645	690	925	926	944	936	1,015	980	980
Total Debt	1,792	1,792	1,802	1,802	1,803	1,796	1,798	1,798	1,789	1,788	1,795	1,789
Net Debt / (Cash)	1,198	1,143	1,202	1,157	1,113	871	871	855	853	774	815	809
Cash Flows Quarterly
FCF from Operations	202	291	232	253	160	257	204	245	145	259	217	262
Cash Flows TTM
FCF from Operations TTM	979	937	903	875	867	852	854	866	883	883	831	820
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly
Dividends	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	167	242	262	303	390	270	226	222	223	230	214	278
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly
ROIC	7.6%	7.2%	6.9%	6.9%	6.7%	6.4%	8.1%	6.0%	5.8%	5.6%	5.6%	5.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM
ROIC TTM	7.4%	7.1%	6.9%	7.3%	7.0%	6.8%	6.6%	5.9%	5.7%	5.6%	5.4%	6.5%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Single Segment	1,493	1,425	1,328	1,265	1,232
Total	1,493	1,425	1,328	1,265	1,232

Price Behavior

Behavior Stats
Betas Matrix

Price Behavior

Market Price	$285.52
Market Cap ($ Bil)	26.8
First Trading Date	01/30/1998
Distance from 52W High	-6.4%
	50 Days	200 Days
DMA Price	$277.43	$248.80
DMA Trend	up	down
Distance from DMA	2.9%	14.8%
	3M	1YR
Volatility	29.2%	24.8%
Downside Capture	0.49	0.24
Upside Capture	85.82	72.44
Correlation (SPY)	20.0%	34.2%

VRSN Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

	1M	2M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
Beta	0.21	0.62	0.61	0.42	0.42	0.65
Up Beta	-0.61	-0.37	0.25	0.28	0.34	0.63
Down Beta	0.61	-0.05	-0.27	0.39	0.45	0.62
Up Capture	47%	77%	71%	63%	55%	36%
Bmk +ve Days	10	22	35	71	142	415
Stock +ve Days	11	23	37	76	145	395
Down Capture	28%	222%	145%	62%	43%	89%
Bmk -ve Days	11	19	27	54	106	334
Stock -ve Days	10	19	26	50	104	355

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date	8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity	1,840,700
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025	-12.3%
Average Daily Volume	687,198
Days-to-Cover Short Interest	2.68
Basic Shares Quantity	93,800,000
Short % of Basic Shares	2.0%

Returns Analyses

	Title
0	VRSN Up 10% In A Month. Do You Buy Or Wait?
1	VeriSign During 2008 Recession vs. 2022 Inflation Shock: VRSN Stock Is Now 14% Higher Than Its Pre-Shock High
2	VRSN YTD Stock Return Of -19% Outperforms FSLY by 81% and Underperforms AKAM by -1.4%
3	VeriSign Stock Return Comparison

Earnings Returns History

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	Forward Returns
Earnings Date	1D Returns	5D Returns	21D Returns
7/24/2025	6.7%	-6.2%	-5.7%
4/24/2025	8.0%	10.7%	11.1%
2/6/2025	0.5%	4.2%	8.6%
10/24/2024	-2.1%	-4.5%	-2.3%
7/25/2024	4.2%	6.6%	1.5%
4/25/2024	-3.9%	-7.8%	-6.3%
2/8/2024	-1.3%	-1.6%	-4.1%
10/26/2023	-5.8%	-2.0%	4.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	12	9	12
# Negative	12	15	12
Median Positive	2.9%	4.9%	4.2%
Median Negative	-2.7%	-3.2%	-6.3%
Max Positive	9.5%	10.7%	16.0%
Max Negative	-14.3%	-15.7%	-18.5%

	Forward Returns
7/24/2025	6.7%	-6.2%	-5.7%
4/24/2025	8.0%	10.7%	11.1%
2/6/2025	0.5%	4.2%	8.6%
10/24/2024	-2.1%	-4.5%	-2.3%
7/25/2024	4.2%	6.6%	1.5%
4/25/2024	-3.9%	-7.8%	-6.3%
2/8/2024	-1.3%	-1.6%	-4.1%
10/26/2023	-5.8%	-2.0%	4.6%
7/27/2023	-0.6%	-0.6%	-1.8%
4/27/2023	2.3%	1.8%	4.2%
2/9/2023	1.0%	-0.3%	-8.1%
10/27/2022	9.5%	-3.0%	6.4%
7/28/2022	3.6%	8.0%	2.7%
4/28/2022	-14.3%	-15.7%	-15.4%
2/10/2022	0.7%	-2.0%	-6.2%
10/28/2021	5.7%	9.4%	16.0%
7/22/2021	-4.7%	-7.5%	-8.8%
4/22/2021	-0.4%	3.4%	4.2%
2/11/2021	-1.1%	-3.2%	-6.9%
10/22/2020	-3.4%	-7.8%	-5.5%
7/23/2020	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%
4/23/2020	-0.4%	-1.6%	0.3%
2/6/2020	-5.5%	-3.3%	-18.5%
10/24/2019	1.6%	4.9%	3.5%
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	12	9	12
# Negative	12	15	12
Median Positive	2.9%	4.9%	4.2%
Median Negative	-2.7%	-3.2%	-6.3%
Max Positive	9.5%	10.7%	16.0%
Max Negative	-14.3%	-15.7%	-18.5%

SEC Filings

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Report Date	Filing
6302025	10-Q 6/30/2025
3312025	10-Q 3/31/2025
12312024	10-K 12/31/2024
9302024	10-Q 9/30/2024
6302024	10-Q 6/30/2024
3312024	10-Q 3/31/2024
12312023	10-K 12/31/2023
9302023	10-Q 9/30/2023
6302023	10-Q 6/30/2023
3312023	10-Q 3/31/2023
12312022	10-K 12/31/2022
9302022	10-Q 9/30/2022
6302022	10-Q 6/30/2022
3312022	10-Q 3/31/2022
12312021	10-K 12/31/2021
9302021	10-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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	Owner	Title	Filing Date	Action	Price	Shares	Transacted Value	Value of Held Shares	Form
0	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	8212025	Sell	267.37	1,800	481,270	134,088,218	Form
1	TOMLINSON TIMOTHY		8212025	Sell	270.00	700	189,000	4,126,680	Form
2	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	8142025	Sell	262.80	2,100	551,886	134,468,735	Form
3	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	8132025	Sell	264.50	501	132,514	9,724,821	Form
4	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	8062025	Sell	269.50	501	135,020	10,043,675	Form

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	Owner	Title	Filing Date	Action	Price	Shares	Transacted Value	Value of Held Shares	Form
0	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	8212025	Sell	267.37	1,800	481,270	134,088,218	Form
1	TOMLINSON TIMOTHY		8212025	Sell	270.00	700	189,000	4,126,680	Form
2	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	8142025	Sell	262.80	2,100	551,886	134,468,735	Form
3	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	8132025	Sell	264.50	501	132,514	9,724,821	Form
4	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	8062025	Sell	269.50	501	135,020	10,043,675	Form
5	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	7172025	Sell	280.97	520	146,105	146,737,613	Form
6	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	7102025	Sell	281.91	600	169,143	149,740,202	Form
7	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	7022025	Sell	290.17	501	145,373	11,104,559	Form
8	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	6202025	Sell	280.57	500	140,284	151,582,388	Form
9	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	6122025	Sell	276.05	2,810	775,709	150,990,506	Form
10	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	6112025	Sell	280.52	501	140,541	10,875,987	Form
11	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	6042025	Sell	275.44	501	137,995	10,817,027	Form
12	Armstrong Courtney D		5302025	Buy	268.61	15	3,969	1,388,364	Form
13	GORELICK JAMIE S		5302025	Buy	267.51	60	16,051	5,718,026	Form
14	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	5282025	Sell	282.00	501	141,282	11,200,758	Form
15	BIDZOS D JAMES	Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO	5222025	Sell	279.25	1,500	418,879	155,578,549	Form
16	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	5222025	Sell	281.78	501	141,172	11,752,198	Form
17	Buchalter Yehuda Ari		5082025	Sell	283.79	600	170,274	1,059,959	Form
18	CALYS JOHN	SVP, Cont., Chief Acct Officer	5052025	Sell	281.97	400	112,788	6,579,770	Form
19	CALYS JOHN	SVP, Cont., Chief Acct Officer	2252025	Sell	231.75	447	103,590	5,500,468	Form
20	COTE KATHLEEN A		2192025	Sell	230.00	3,000	690,000	6,289,580	Form
21	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC		1032025	Buy	204.83	1,621	332,027	2,718,368,649	Form
22	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC		12302024	Buy	201.75	6,745	1,360,788	2,663,088,604	Form
23	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC		12262024	Buy	194.98	6,200	1,208,883	2,545,697,614	Form
24	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC		12192024	Buy	194.63	6,160	1,198,922	2,495,504,243	Form
25	McPherson Danny R	EVP - Technology & CSO	12032024	Sell	192.43	2,092	402,573	5,033,504	Form
26	CALYS JOHN	SVP, Cont., Chief Acct Officer	11082024	Sell	186.49	1,066	198,800	3,934,049	Form
27	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	10162024	Sell	190.00	1,228	233,320	6,382,670	Form
28	Indelicarto Thomas C	EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	9302024	Sell	190.00	2,456	466,640	6,615,990	Form

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VeriSign (VRSN)

Market Price (9/13/2025): $288.86 | Market Cap: $27.1 BilSector: Information Technology | Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure

VeriSign (VRSN)

Market Price (9/13/2025): $288.86Market Cap: $27.1 BilSector: Information TechnologyIndustry: Internet Services & Infrastructure

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Market Price (9/13/2025): $288.86 | Market Cap: $27.1 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure

Market Price (9/13/2025): $288.86
Market Cap: $27.1 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure