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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026Latest | Feb 5, 2026 | $0.64vs $0.63+1.6% | $1.2Bvs $1.2B+1.1% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $0.62vs $0.61+1.6% | $1.2Bvs $1.2B+2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $0.64vs $0.60+6.7% | $1.3Bvs $1.2B+5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | May 6, 2025 | $0.59vs $0.58+1.7% | $1.0Bvs $997M+1.3% |
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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Apr'20 | Apr'21 | Apr'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Apr'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 4.85B | 4.73B | 2.49B | 2.55B | 2.8B | 3.32B | 3.8B | 3.94B | 5B |
| Revenue Growth % | 20.58% | -2.37% | -47.37% | 2.45% | 9.6% | 18.63% | 14.56% | 3.55% | 27.06% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.03B | 1.05B | 393M | 362M | 408M | 589M | 731M | 776M | 1.08B |
| COGS % of Revenue | 21.3% | 22.19% | 15.78% | 14.19% | 14.59% | 17.76% | 19.24% | 19.72% | 21.54% |
| Gross Profit | 3.81B▲ 0% | 3.68B▼ 3.5% | 2.1B▼ 43.0% | 2.19B▲ 4.4% | 2.39B▲ 9.1% | 2.73B▲ 14.2% | 3.07B▲ 12.5% | 3.16B▲ 2.9% | 3.92B▲ 24.2% |
| Gross Margin % | 78.7% | 77.81% | 84.22% | 85.81% | 85.41% | 82.24% | 80.76% | 80.28% | 78.46% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 20.47% | -3.49% | -43.03% | 4.39% | 9.09% | 14.24% | 12.5% | 2.93% | 24.18% |
| Operating Expenses | 3.35B | 3.06B | 1.74B | 1.29B | 1.38B | 1.52B | 1.96B | 1.55B | 1.72B |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 69.09% | 64.68% | 69.96% | 50.69% | 49.46% | 45.88% | 51.55% | 39.36% | 34.48% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 2.17B | 1.94B | 1.07B | 791M | 1.01B | 968M | 1.34B | 1.04B | 1.31B |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 44.8% | 41.01% | 42.93% | 31.01% | 36.27% | 29.18% | 35.18% | 26.33% | 26.3% |
| Research & Development | 957M | 913M | 328M | 267M | 253M | 313M | 332M | 329M | 409M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 19.75% | 19.3% | 13.17% | 10.47% | 9.05% | 9.44% | 8.74% | 8.36% | 8.18% |
| Other Operating Expenses | -5M | -64M | 345M | 235M | 116M | 241M | 290M | 184M | 0 |
| Operating Income | 49M▲ 0% | 380M▲ 675.5% | 355M▼ 6.6% | 896M▲ 152.4% | 1B▲ 12.2% | 1.21B▲ 20.0% | 1.11B▼ 8.0% | 1.61B▲ 45.0% | 2.12B▲ 31.7% |
| Operating Margin % | 1.01% | 8.03% | 14.26% | 35.12% | 35.94% | 36.36% | 29.21% | 40.91% | 42.4% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 149% | 675.51% | -6.58% | 152.39% | 12.17% | 20% | -7.96% | 45.05% | 31.68% |
| EBITDA | 689M | 629M | 716M | 1.07B | 1.17B | 1.53B | 1.59B | 2.03B | 2.12B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 14.22% | 13.3% | 28.75% | 41.87% | 41.67% | 46.28% | 41.97% | 51.56% | 42.4% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 60.23% | -8.71% | 13.83% | 49.16% | 9.08% | 31.76% | 3.91% | 27.21% | 4.49% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 640M | 249M | 361M | 172M | 160M | 329M | 485M | 419M | 0 |
| EBIT | 500M | 101M | 1.01B | 1.02B | 1.17B | 1.18B | 1.12B | 1.61B | 0 |
| Net Interest Income | -232M | -166M | -116M | -140M | -126M | -386M | -644M | -550M | 0 |
| Interest Income | 24M | 42M | 80M | 4M | 0 | 15M | 25M | 28M | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 256M | 208M | 196M | 144M | 126M | 401M | 669M | 578M | -569M |
| Other Income/Expense | -275M | -265M | 464M | -24M | 37M | -423M | -663M | -581M | -609M |
| Pretax Income | 441M▲ 0% | 108M▼ 75.5% | 819M▲ 658.3% | 872M▲ 6.5% | 1.04B▲ 19.5% | 783M▼ 24.9% | 447M▼ 42.9% | 1.03B▲ 130.2% | 1.51B▲ 46.8% |
| Pretax Margin % | 9.1% | 2.28% | 32.89% | 34.18% | 37.27% | 23.61% | 11.76% | 26.15% | 30.22% |
| Income Tax | -710M | 92M | 241M | 176M | 206M | -551M | -160M | 386M | 538M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -161% | 85.19% | 29.43% | 20.18% | 19.77% | -70.37% | -35.79% | 37.51% | 35.61% |
| Net Income | 1.16B▲ 0% | 31M▼ 97.3% | 3.89B▲ 12438.7% | 554M▼ 85.7% | 836M▲ 50.9% | 1.33B▲ 59.6% | 607M▼ 54.5% | 643M▲ 5.9% | 973M▲ 51.3% |
| Net Margin % | 23.98% | 0.66% | 156.1% | 21.72% | 29.9% | 40.22% | 15.97% | 16.34% | 19.46% |
| Net Income Growth % | 1196.23% | -97.33% | 12438.71% | -85.75% | 50.9% | 59.57% | -54.5% | 5.93% | 51.32% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 964M | -110M | 578M | 696M | 836M | 1.33B | 607M | 643M | 973M |
| Discontinued Operations | 11M | 141M | 3.31B | -142M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.74▲ 0% | 0.05▼ 97.2% | 0.90▲ 1733.0% | 0.92▲ 2.2% | 1.41▲ 53.3% | 2.16▲ 53.2% | 0.95▼ 56.0% | 1.03▲ 8.4% | 1.57▲ 52.4% |
| EPS Growth % | 1123.53% | -97.18% | 1732.99% | 2.22% | 53.26% | 53.19% | -56.02% | 8.42% | 52.43% |
| EPS (Basic) | 1.74 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.44 | 2.20 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 1.59 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 668M | 632M | 643M | 600M | 591M | 624M | 642M | 624M | 619M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 668M | 632M | 615M | 589M | 581M | 614M | 637M | 617M | 612M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 18.16% | 700% | 192.46% | 67.33% | 36.24% | 23.54% | 53.21% | 48.68% | - |
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Apr'20 | Apr'21 | Apr'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Apr'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 3.4B | 3.19B | 3.08B | 1.54B | 2.26B | 1.23B | 1.36B | 1.44B | 1.08B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 2.16B | 2.04B | 2.26B | 951M | 1.89B | 750M | 846M | 1.01B | 411M |
| Cash Only | 1.77B | 1.79B | 2.18B | 933M | 1.89B | 750M | 846M | 1.01B | 411M |
| Short-Term Investments | 388M | 252M | 86M | 18M | 4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 809M | 777M | 199M | 148M | 147M | 184M | 164M | 262M | 361M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 60.93 | 59.95 | 29.17 | 21.18 | 19.19 | 20.25 | 15.75 | 24.3 | 26.35 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 251M | 230M | 507M | 344M | 115M | 177M | 206M | 40M | 309M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 12.36B | 12.75B | 4.66B | 4.82B | 4.68B | 14.71B | 14.44B | 14.05B | 14.51B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 778M | 663M | 326M | 154M | 134M | 119M | 117M | 109M | 71M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 6.23x | 7.14x | 7.64x | 16.56x | 20.87x | 27.87x | 32.48x | 36.10x | 70.42x |
| Goodwill | 8.32B | 2.68B | 2.58B | 2.87B | 2.87B | 10.22B | 10.21B | 10.24B | 11B |
| Intangible Assets | 2.64B | 1.2B | 1.07B | 1.12B | 1.02B | 3.1B | 2.64B | 2.27B | 2.1B |
| Long-Term Investments | 309M | 216M | 187M | 185M | 178M | 176M | 136M | 109M | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 265M | 7.16B | 104M | 146M | 124M | 752M | 98M | 111M | 192M |
| Total Assets | 15.76B▲ 0% | 15.94B▲ 1.1% | 7.74B▼ 51.5% | 6.36B▼ 17.8% | 6.94B▲ 9.1% | 15.95B▲ 129.7% | 15.79B▼ 1.0% | 15.49B▼ 1.9% | 15.59B▲ 0.6% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.31x | 0.30x | 0.32x | 0.40x | 0.40x | 0.21x | 0.24x | 0.25x | 0.32x |
| Asset Growth % | -13.29% | 1.14% | -51.47% | -17.76% | 9.15% | 129.68% | -0.97% | -1.89% | 0.61% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 3.17B | 3.77B | 2.62B | 2.14B | 3.06B | 2.85B | 2.73B | 2.85B | 2.71B |
| Accounts Payable | 168M | 165M | 87M | 52M | 63M | 77M | 66M | 94M | 96M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 59.42 | 57.36 | 80.8 | 52.43 | 56.36 | 47.72 | 32.95 | 44.21 | 32.53 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 491M | 784M | 339M | 1.02B | 259M | 188M | 305M | 181M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 2.37B | 1.03B | 1.05B | 1.21B | 1.26B | 1.15B | 1.2B | 1.19B | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 372M | 1.73B | 392M | 317M | 512M | 1.06B | 983M | 929M | 2.53B |
| Current Ratio | 1.07x | 0.85x | 1.17x | 0.72x | 0.74x | 0.43x | 0.50x | 0.51x | 0.40x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.07x | 0.85x | 1.17x | 0.72x | 0.74x | 0.43x | 0.50x | 0.51x | 0.40x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 7.57B | 6.43B | 5.1B | 4.72B | 3.97B | 10.9B | 10.93B | 10.38B | 10.27B |
| Long-Term Debt | 5.03B | 3.96B | 3.46B | 3.29B | 2.74B | 9.53B | 8.43B | 7.97B | 8.02B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 73M | 73M | 66M | 75M | 31M | 38M | 42M | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 594M | 577M | 149M | 137M | 75M | 395M | 261M | 222M | 198M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 1.21B | 1.8B | 1.39B | 1.18B | 1.04B | 863M | 2.12B | 2.07B | 2.06B |
| Total Liabilities | 10.74B | 10.2B | 7.72B | 6.86B | 7.04B | 13.75B | 13.65B | 13.23B | 12.98B |
| Total Debt | 5.03B | 4.45B | 4.32B | 3.69B | 3.83B | 9.82B | 8.65B | 8.31B | 8.2B |
| Net Debt | 3.25B | 2.66B | 2.15B | 2.76B | 1.94B | 9.07B | 7.81B | 7.31B | 7.79B |
| Debt / Equity | 1.00x | 0.78x | 432.20x | - | - | 4.46x | 4.04x | 3.66x | 3.14x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 7.29x | 7.08x | 6.04x | 3.46x | 3.29x | 6.40x | 5.43x | 4.10x | 3.87x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.72x | 4.23x | 3.00x | 2.58x | 1.67x | 5.91x | 4.90x | 3.60x | 3.67x |
| Interest Coverage | 1.95x | 0.49x | 5.18x | 7.06x | 9.27x | 2.95x | 1.67x | 2.78x | 3.73x |
| Total Equity | 5.02B▲ 0% | 5.74B▲ 14.2% | 10M▼ 99.8% | -500M▼ 5100.0% | -93M▲ 81.4% | 2.2B▲ 2465.6% | 2.14B▼ 2.7% | 2.27B▲ 6.0% | 2.61B▲ 15.1% |
| Equity Growth % | 44.05% | 14.23% | -99.83% | -5100% | 81.4% | 2465.59% | -2.73% | 6.03% | 15.07% |
| Book Value per Share | 7.52 | 9.08 | 0.02 | -0.83 | -0.16 | 3.53 | 3.33 | 3.64 | 4.22 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 5.02B | 5.74B | 10M | -500M | -93M | 2.2B | 2.14B | 2.27B | 2.61B |
| Common Stock | 4.69B | 4.81B | 3.36B | 2.23B | 1.85B | 2.8B | 2.23B | 2.07B | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 328M | 933M | -3.33B | -2.78B | -1.94B | -585M | -98M | 236M | 0 |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 4M | -7M | -16M | 47M | -4M | -15M | 11M | -33M | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Apr'20 | Apr'21 | Apr'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Apr'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 950M | 1.5B | -861M | 706M | 974M | 757M | 2.06B | 1.22B | 1.54B |
| Operating CF Margin % | 19.6% | 31.6% | -34.58% | 27.68% | 34.84% | 22.82% | 54.32% | 31.03% | 30.9% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 531.82% | 57.37% | -157.59% | 182% | 37.96% | -22.28% | 172.66% | -40.84% | 26.54% |
| Net Income | 1.15B | 16M | 3.89B | 554M | 836M | 1.35B | 607M | 643M | 973M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 728M | 615M | 361M | 150M | 160M | 329M | 485M | 419M | 493M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 619M | 352M | 312M | 81M | 0 | 134M | 138M | 134M | 237M |
| Deferred Taxes | -1.84B | -70M | 16M | 42M | -81M | -145M | -991M | -32M | 92M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -593M | 97M | -5.92B | 46M | -88M | 59M | 68M | 129M | -250M |
| Working Capital Changes | 886M | 485M | 485M | -167M | 147M | -969M | 1.76B | -72M | 0 |
| Change in Receivables | -170M | 113M | 583M | 3M | -9M | 11M | 7M | -53M | -32M |
| Change in Inventory | 566M | 149M | 201M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -4M | 6M | -61M | -44M | 10M | -8M | -12M | 26M | -48M |
| Cash from Investing | -21M | -241M | 11.38B | -69M | 326M | -6.55B | 2M | -100M | -1.01B |
| Capital Expenditures | -142M | -207M | -89M | -6M | -6M | -6M | -20M | -15M | -22M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 2.93% | 4.38% | 3.57% | 0.24% | 0.21% | 0.18% | 0.53% | 0.38% | 0.44% |
| Acquisitions | 532M | -180M | 11.3B | -344M | 316M | -6.55B | 25M | -84M | -1.03B |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -24M | -19M | 3M | -5M | 1M | 2M | -3M | 3M | 30M |
| Cash from Financing | -3.48B | -1.21B | -10.12B | -1.9B | -333M | 4.68B | -1.96B | -970M | -1.13B |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -3.21B | -600M | -568M | -1.19B | -29M | 5.91B | -1.18B | -370M | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | -234M | -1.58B | -304M | 14M | -904M | -429M | -261M | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | -211M | -217M | -7.48B | -373M | -303M | -314M | -323M | -313M | -312M |
| Share Repurchases | -107M | -234M | -1.58B | -304M | 0 | -904M | -441M | -272M | -634M |
| Other Financing | -54M | -158M | -493M | -35M | -15M | -8M | -26M | -26M | -821M |
| Net Change in Cash | -2.47B▲ 0% | 17M▲ 100.7% | 386M▲ 2170.6% | -1.24B▼ 422.3% | 954M▲ 176.7% | -1.14B▼ 219.2% | 96M▲ 108.4% | 160M▲ 66.7% | 0▼ 100.0% |
| Free Cash Flow | 808M▲ 0% | 1.29B▲ 59.4% | -950M▼ 173.8% | 700M▲ 173.7% | 968M▲ 38.3% | 751M▼ 22.4% | 2.04B▲ 172.2% | 1.21B▼ 41.0% | 1.52B▲ 26.3% |
| FCF Margin % | 16.67% | 27.22% | -38.15% | 27.44% | 34.62% | 22.64% | 53.79% | 30.65% | 30.46% |
| FCF Growth % | 378.62% | 59.41% | -173.76% | 173.68% | 38.29% | -22.42% | 172.17% | -41% | 26.29% |
| FCF per Share | 1.21 | 2.04 | -1.48 | 1.17 | 1.64 | 1.20 | 3.18 | 1.93 | 2.46 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.82x | 48.23x | -0.22x | 1.27x | 1.17x | 0.57x | 3.40x | 1.90x | 1.59x |
| Interest Paid | 199M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 354M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -2.96% | 27.31% | 0.58% | 135.25% | - | - | 126.63% | 27.97% | 29.17% | 39.88% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -2.05% | 0.47% | 3.42% | 5.05% | 30.44% | 36.69% | 13.79% | 7.85% | 12.37% | 15.92% |
| Gross Margin | 78.78% | 78.7% | 77.81% | 84.22% | 85.81% | 85.41% | 82.24% | 80.76% | 80.28% | 78.46% |
| Net Margin | -2.64% | 23.98% | 0.66% | 156.1% | 21.72% | 29.9% | 40.22% | 15.97% | 16.34% | 19.46% |
| Debt / Equity | 2.35x | 1.00x | 0.78x | 432.20x | - | - | 4.46x | 4.04x | 3.66x | 3.14x |
| Interest Coverage | -0.26x | 1.95x | 0.49x | 5.18x | 7.06x | 9.27x | 2.95x | 1.67x | 2.78x | 3.73x |
| FCF Conversion | 2.08x | 0.82x | 48.23x | -0.22x | 1.27x | 1.17x | 0.57x | 3.40x | 1.90x | 1.59x |
| Revenue Growth | 11.64% | 20.58% | -2.37% | -47.37% | 2.45% | 9.6% | 18.63% | 14.56% | 3.55% | 27.06% |
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
May 7, 2026·SEC
Mar 27, 2026·SEC
Feb 5, 2026·SEC
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) reported $5.00B in revenue for fiscal year 2026. This represents a 959% increase from $472.2M in 1997.
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) grew revenue by 27.1% over the past year. This is strong growth.
Yes, Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) is profitable, generating $973.0M in net income for fiscal year 2026 (19.5% net margin).
Yes, Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.50%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 39.9%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) generated $1.50B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2026. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.
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