VRSN Stock Analysis: VeriSign | NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 27.305m USD | 12M Return: 2.5% | US92343E1029 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 208M
EPS Trend: 84.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) provides critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enable global internet navigation. The company serves as a root zone maintainer, operating two of the worlds thirteen internet root servers, and holds exclusive contracts to provide authoritative registration and resolution services for the .com and .net top-level domains (TLDs), which underpin much of global e-commerce. VeriSign also operates the .name and .cc TLD directories and provides back-end registry systems for .edu. Incorporated in 1995 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company operates within a highly regulated segment of the internet services industry, where registry operator roles are granted through contracts with ICANN, creating significant barriers to entry and a concentrated competitive landscape.
- .com renewal rates above 75% ensure predictable recurring revenue
- Pricing power on .com and .net domains lifts top-line growth
- Aggressive share repurchases drive double-digit earnings per share gains
| Net Income: 850.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.47 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -14.87 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -45.48% < 20% (prev -36.12%; Δ -9.36% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.61 > 3% & CFO 1.10b > Net Income 850.0m |
| Net Debt (2.26b) to EBITDA (1.20b): 1.88 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.59 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (91.1m) vs 12m ago -3.09% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 88.47% > 18% (prev 87.88%; Δ 0.59% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 106.4% > 50% (prev 113.5%; Δ -7.13% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.48 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.18b / Interest Expense TTM 75.9m) |
| A: -0.43 (Total Current Assets 1.12b - Total Current Liabilities 1.90b) / Total Assets 1.80b |
| B: -6.29 (Retained Earnings -11.3b / Total Assets 1.80b) |
| C: 0.73 (EBIT TTM 1.18b / Avg Total Assets 1.61b) |
| D: -0.56 (Book Value of Equity -2.25b / Total Liabilities 4.06b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -19.00 = D |
| DSRI: 0.81 (Receivables 24.2m/27.8m, Revenue 1.71b/1.60b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 87.88% / 88.47%) |
| AQI: 0.71 (AQ_t 0.25 / AQ_t-1 0.35) |
| SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 1.71b / 1.60b) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI 850.0m - CFO 1.10b) / TA 1.80b) |
| Beneish M = -3.32 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of September 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 287.25 with a total of 593,187 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.24%, over one month by -2.21%, over three months by +14.85% and over the past year by +2.52%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 274.70 (which is 4.4% 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 | 324.4 | 12.9% |
P/E Trailing = 32.3741
P/E Forward = 28.3286
P/S = 15.9877
P/B = 10.819
P/EG = 2.7412
Revenue TTM = 1.71b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.18b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.20b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.79b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 555.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.35b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 5.90m
Net Debt = 2.26b USD (calculated: Debt 2.35b - CCE 86.2m)
Enterprise Value = 29.6b USD (27.3b + Debt 2.35b - CCE 86.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.48 (Ebit TTM 1.18b / Interest Expense TTM 75.9m)
EV/FCF = 34.90x (Enterprise Value 29.6b / FCF TTM 847.1m)
FCF Yield = 2.87% (FCF TTM 847.1m / Enterprise Value 29.6b)
FCF Margin = 49.60% (FCF TTM 847.1m / Revenue TTM 1.71b)
Net Margin = 49.77% (Net Income TTM 850.0m / Revenue TTM 1.71b)
Gross Margin = 88.47% ((Revenue TTM 1.71b - Cost of Revenue TTM 197.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 88.50% (prev 88.53%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 16.40 (Enterprise Value 29.6b / Total Assets 1.80b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.24% (Interest Expense 75.9m / Debt 2.35b)
Taxrate = 22.99% (253.8m / 1.10b)
NOPAT = 905.0m (EBIT 1.18b * (1 - 22.99%))
Current Ratio = 0.59 (Total Current Assets 1.12b / Total Current Liabilities 1.91b)
Debt / Equity = -1.04 (negative equity) (Debt 2.35b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -2.25b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.88 (Net Debt 2.26b / EBITDA 1.20b)
Debt / FCF = 2.67 (Net Debt 2.26b / FCF TTM 847.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -2.17b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 52.95% (Net Income 850.0m / Total Assets 1.80b)
RoE = -39.21% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 850.0m / Total Stockholder Equity -2.17b)
RoCE = -306.9% (out of range, set to none) (EBIT 1.18b / Capital Employed (Equity -2.17b + L.T.Debt 1.79b))
RoIC = 242.3% (NOPAT 905.0m / Invested Capital 373.5m)
WACC = 6.04% (E(27.3b)/V(29.7b) * Re(6.34%) + D(2.35b)/V(29.7b) * Rd(3.24%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 6.34% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.78 | Cagr: -4.44%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.06% ; FCFF base≈856.6m ; Y1≈840.5m ; Y5≈850.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 122.0 (EV 13.3b - Net Debt 2.26b = Equity 11.0b / Shares 90.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -2.73% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 84.86 | EPS CAGR: 6.98% | SUE: 0.40 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.24 | Revenue CAGR: 5.32% | SUE: 0.38 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.42 | Chg30d=+0.52% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=9.58 | Chg30d=+0.21% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+8.8% | GrowthRev=+5.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=10.86 | Chg30d=+0.98% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+13.4% | GrowthRev=+9.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +57% (up=4, down=0)