VRSN Stock Analysis: VeriSign | NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 22.827m USD | 12M Return: -8.6% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 234M
EPS Trend: 84.9%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 99.3%
Qual. Beats: 3
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
Average return per month, with how dependable it is below — did the month move the same way every year (high) or randomly (low). Above 60 is a pattern worth trusting; under 40 is noise.
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is a US-based internet infrastructure company that provides domain name registry services critical to global internet navigation. The company serves as a root zone maintainer, operating two of the worlds thirteen internet root servers, and holds registry rights for the .com and .net top-level domains under agreements with ICANN, which support the backbone of global e-commerce. VeriSign also operates the .name and .cc directories and provides back-end registry systems for .edu. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and incorporated in 1995, VeriSign sits within the Information Technology sector and benefits from a recurring revenue model tied to domain name registrations and renewals.
- .com and .net renewals drive recurring revenue growth
- ICANN agreement caps wholesale price increases
- Aggressive buybacks return capital to shareholders
| Net Income: 840.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.65 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.88 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -43.32% < 20% (prev -36.34%; Δ -6.98% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.83 > 3% & CFO 1.07b > Net Income 840.9m |
| Net Debt (1.24b) to EBITDA (1.19b): 1.04 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.46 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (91.8m) vs 12m ago -3.16% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 88.35% > 18% (prev 87.83%; Δ 0.52% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 122.6% > 50% (prev 108.8%; Δ 13.82% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.41 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.17b / Interest Expense TTM 75.6m) |
| A: -0.56 (Total Current Assets 626.0m - Total Current Liabilities 1.36b) / Total Assets 1.30b |
| B: -8.91 (Retained Earnings -11.6b / Total Assets 1.30b) |
| C: 0.85 (EBIT TTM 1.17b / Avg Total Assets 1.37b) |
| D: -0.63 (Book Value of Equity -2.21b / Total Liabilities 3.51b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -27.70 = D |
| DSRI: 1.43 (Receivables 11.9m/7.80m, Revenue 1.68b/1.58b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 87.83% / 88.35%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.34 / AQ_t-1 0.35) |
| SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 1.68b / 1.58b) |
| TATA: -0.18 (NI 840.9m - CFO 1.07b) / TA 1.30b) |
| Beneish M = -2.66 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of June 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 252.49 with a total of 845,259 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.41%, over one month by -16.70%, over three months by +2.19% and over the past year by -8.62%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 238.50 (which is 5.5% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).
VeriSign has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.50. Therefore, it is recommended to hold VRSN.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 312 | 23.6% |
P/E Trailing = 27.6876
P/E Forward = 26.8097
P/S = 13.5619
P/B = 10.819
P/EG = 3.0315
Revenue TTM = 1.68b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.17b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.19b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.79b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 5.80m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.80b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 5.80m
Net Debt = 1.24b USD (calculated: Debt 1.80b - CCE 556.4m)
Enterprise Value = 24.1b USD (22.8b + Debt 1.80b - CCE 556.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.41 (Ebit TTM 1.17b / Interest Expense TTM 75.6m)
EV/FCF = 28.41x (Enterprise Value 24.1b / FCF TTM 847.2m)
FCF Yield = 3.52% (FCF TTM 847.2m / Enterprise Value 24.1b)
FCF Margin = 50.33% (FCF TTM 847.2m / Revenue TTM 1.68b)
Net Margin = 49.96% (Net Income TTM 840.9m / Revenue TTM 1.68b)
Gross Margin = 88.35% ((Revenue TTM 1.68b - Cost of Revenue TTM 196.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 88.53% (prev 88.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 18.56 (Enterprise Value 24.1b / Total Assets 1.30b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.20% (Interest Expense 75.6m / Debt 1.80b)
Taxrate = 22.82% (248.6m / 1.09b)
NOPAT = 899.2m (EBIT 1.17b * (1 - 22.82%))
Current Ratio = 0.46 (Total Current Assets 626.0m / Total Current Liabilities 1.37b)
Debt / Equity = -0.81 (negative equity) (Debt 1.80b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -2.21b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.04 (Net Debt 1.24b / EBITDA 1.19b)
Debt / FCF = 1.47 (Net Debt 1.24b / FCF TTM 847.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -2.10b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 61.27% (Net Income 840.9m / Total Assets 1.30b)
RoE = -39.99% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 840.9m / Total Stockholder Equity -2.10b)
RoCE = -370.8% (out of range, set to none) (EBIT 1.17b / Capital Employed (Equity -2.10b + L.T.Debt 1.79b))
RoIC = -660.0% (out of range, set to none) (NOPAT 899.2m / Invested Capital -136.3m)
WACC = 6.83% (E(22.8b)/V(24.6b) * Re(7.11%) + D(1.80b)/V(24.6b) * Rd(4.20%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 7.11% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -100.00 | Cagr: -4.57%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.23% ; FCFF base≈852.4m ; Y1≈845.1m ; Y5≈872.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 135.9 (EV 13.6b - Net Debt 1.24b = Equity 12.4b / Shares 91.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -1.52% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 84.90 | EPS CAGR: 8.46% | SUE: 1.92 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 99.28 | Revenue CAGR: 5.05% | SUE: 1.59 | # QB: 3
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.38 | Chg30d=+0.27% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=9.48 | Chg30d=+0.22% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+7.6% | GrowthRev=+5.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=10.36 | Chg30d=+0.44% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+9.3% | GrowthRev=+6.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%