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VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) Stock Analysis

VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) is a Software - Infrastructure stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

VRSN

$307.25

+$0.72 (+0.23%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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VRSN Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$304.12
Previous Close
$306.53
Day's Range
303.01–308.64
52-Week Range
208.86–312.48
Volume
734.56K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.69
Valuation
Market Cap
$27.78B
P/E Ratio
33.25
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
27.78
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
2.26
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
16.26
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
9.24
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.66B+6.37%
Net Income (FY)
$825.70M+5.09%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
49.77%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
90.40M
1-Year Return
+16.74%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$3.24+1.06%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 19, 2026
Earnings Date
October 22, 2026
Avg Volume
820.27K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, VRSN closed at $307.25, +16.74% over 1 year.

VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) has a market capitalization of $27.78B.

In fiscal 2025, VRSN reported revenue of $1.66B.

VRSN Stock Return by Calendar Year

VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $11,674
+16.74%
5 years
$10,000 $14,477
+44.77%
10 years
$10,000 $38,355
+283.55%

If you had invested $10,000 in VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $38,355 at the close on October 21, 2026: +283.55% in total, +14.39% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+27.65%
2025+18.41%
2024+0.49%
2023+0.25%
2022−19.06%
2021+17.29%
2020+12.31%
2019+29.93%
2018+29.58%
2017+50.44%
2016 (partial year)−10.14%

As of October 21, 2026.

VRSN Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.66B$825.70M49.8%
2024$1.56B$785.70M50.4%
2023$1.49B$817.60M54.8%
2022$1.42B$673.80M47.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.66B$1.46B$1.12B$825.70M49.8%
2024$1.56B$1.37B$1.06B$785.70M50.4%
2023$1.49B$1.30B$1.00B$817.60M54.8%
2022$1.42B$1.22B$943.10M$673.80M47.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

VRSN Dividend History

$2.31

Dividends per share, 2025 · 3 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$2.433—
2025$2.313—

Most recent payment: $0.81 per share, ex-dividend August 19, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

VRSN Valuation vs Software - Infrastructure Median

Median of 182 stocks
MetricVRSNSoftware - Infrastructure medianvs median
P/E33.2530.1710% above
P/S ratio16.263.275.0x the median
Profit margin49.77%2.53%47.2 pts above

Medians across 182 Software - Infrastructure stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) at $27.78B. It is classified in the Software - Infrastructure industry, within the Technology sector. The company reports 926 employees.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $208.86 to $312.48. VRSN last closed at $307.25 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.72 (+0.23%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 47.11% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $1.66B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $1.56B, that is a change of +6.37%. Net income for the same year was $825.70M. That is +5.09% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 49.77%. That is 47.2 percentage points above the Software - Infrastructure median of 2.53%. Trailing earnings per share are 9.24.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $1.42B in 2022 to $1.66B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 33.25. That is 10.23% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 30.17. On forward earnings the ratio is 27.78. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.26. The price-to-sales ratio is 16.26. On price-to-sales that is 5 times the Software - Infrastructure median of 3.27. The medians here are taken across 182 Software - Infrastructure companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 0.69. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 26.31%. The trailing one-year total return is +16.74%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +14.39%.

Growth & Income

VRSN pays a dividend yielding 1.06%. That is 0.4 percentage points below the Software - Infrastructure median yield of 1.42%. The indicated annual rate is $3.24 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 19, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 2 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $2.43 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $2.31 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2017 returned +50.44% and 2022 returned −19.06%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +27.65% year to date.

Peer Comparison

VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) operates in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
VeriSign, Inc. VRSN $27.78B 33.3
Microsoft Corporation MSFT $3.96T 29.7
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR $484.74B 173.9
Oracle Corporation ORCL $391.46B 20.2

The Software - Infrastructure industry average P/E ratio is 30.2x. VeriSign, Inc. trades at a P/E of 33.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About VeriSign, Inc.

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enable internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company provides root zone maintainer services operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which support global e-commerce. It also 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.

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