profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
VeriSign
$313.02+0.17% today
+24.5% in 1 year
1-year low $211.491-year high $318.03
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $34.00 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What VeriSign sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.42 billion in 2022 to $1.66 billion in 2025, with $826 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
VeriSign handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $882M
Free cash flow 2025$1.1B
Bought back its own shares$882M
Paid as dividends$215M
Cash vs. debt$308M vs. $1.8B
VeriSign vs. similar companies
VeriSign grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| VeriSign | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
 Microsoft | 29.1× · Fair price | ||
 Palantir Technologies | 249.1× · Very expensive | ||
 Oracle | 22.9× · Fair price | ||
 Palo Alto Networks | 232.7× · Very expensive |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads VeriSign's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,265 | 1,328 | 1,425 | 1,493 | 1,557 | 1,657 | |
| 1,085 | 1,136 | 1,224 | 1,296 | 1,366 | 1,460 | |
| 824 | 867 | 943 | 1,001 | 1,058 | 1,121 | |
| 887 | 913 | 1,002 | 1,096 | 1,134 | 1,177 | |
| 815 | 785 | 674 | 818 | 786 | 826 | |
| 7.07 | 7.00 | 6.24 | 7.90 | 8.00 | 8.81 | |
| 85.8% | 85.5% | 85.9% | 86.8% | 87.7% | 88.2% | |
| 65.1% | 65.3% | 66.2% | 67.0% | 67.9% | 67.7% | |
| 64.4% | 59.1% | 47.3% | 54.8% | 50.4% | 49.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,767 | 1,984 | 1,733 | 1,749 | 1,407 | 1,326 |
| Cash | 401 | 224 | 374 | 240 | 207 | 308 |
| Total debt | – | – | 1,795 | 1,798 | 1,802 | 1,798 |
| Total liabilities | 3,157 | 3,244 | 3,296 | 3,330 | 3,364 | 3,480 |
| -1,390 | -1,261 | -1,562 | -1,581 | -1,958 | -2,154 | |
| 115 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 98 | 94 | |
| – | – | 324.2% | 383.8% | – | – | |
| -58.6% | -62.3% | -43.1% | -51.7% | -40.1% | -38.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | 807 | 831 | 854 | 903 | 1,091 | |
| 43 | 53 | 27 | 46 | 28 | 23 | |
| 687 | 754 | 804 | 808 | 875 | 1,068 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| 778 | 723 | 1,048 | 901 | 1,226 | 882 | |
| 48 | 53 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 70 |
Valuation
- 34.0×
- 32.3×
- 7.56
- -12.3×
- 16.9×
- 26.3×
- 25.1×
- 3.8%
- 2.9%
- 1.0%
Profitability
- 88.2%
- 67.7%
- 49.8%
- 70.3%
- -1,693.9%
- 16.3%
- -40.0%
- 64.8%
- -1,974.8%
- 6.2%
Growth
- +5.5%
- +4.5%
- +22.2%
- –
- −4.7%
Financial health
- 1.1×
- -0.81
- 138.3%
- 15.1×
- 0.46
- 0.46
- 1.30
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 1%of 977
Bottom 42%of 748
Bottom 41%of 982
Top 35%of 984
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $355.00
- Range
- $355.00 – $355.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 2.34 | 2.30 | +1.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 2.23 | 2.35 | −5.1% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2.27 | 2.25 | +0.9% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 2.21 | 2.20 | +0.5% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 2.10 | 2.11 | −0.5% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 2.00 | 2.00 | +0.0% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 2.07 | 2.01 | +3.0% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 2.01 | 1.93 | +4.1% |
1.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$10a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
26.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 20.1%
News
VeriSign targets 6.5%-7% 2026 domain base growth as .web launch plans take shapeSeeking Alpha · Oct 22, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
67Pass
Benjamin Graham
41No pass
Philip Fisher
71Pass
Peter Lynch
26No pass
Joel Greenblatt
24No pass
Charlie Munger
67Pass
Terry Smith
65Pass
Questions about VeriSign
Is VeriSign a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, but the price is high. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the VeriSign AI analysis
What does VeriSign do?
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 is in Software - Infrastructure, based in Reston, VA, United States, with 926 employees.
Does VeriSign pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.0% a year, about 26% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $215 million in dividends.
Is VeriSign stock halal?
Yes. VeriSign passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 6% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has VeriSign stock done over the past year?
Up 24.5% over the past twelve months, to $313.02. It traded between $211.49 and $318.03, close to its high.
Who are VeriSign's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, Oracle and Palo Alto Networks. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with VeriSign's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.