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GEN logoGen Digital Inc.(GEN)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

GEN•NASDAQ
$20.19
$12.23B mkt cap·12.9× P/E·Price updated May 7, 2026
SectorTechnologyIndustryInfrastructure SoftwareSub-IndustryCybersecurity and identity management
AboutGen Digital Inc. provides cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. It offers Norton 360, an integrated platform provides extensive cyber safety coverage and a subscription service providing protection for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, ransomware, and other online threats on various platforms; and Norton and LifeLock identity theft protection solution that offers monitoring, alerts, and restoration services to its customers. The company also provides Norton Secure VPN solution, which enhances security and online privacy by providing an encrypted data tunnel; Privacy Monitor Assistant, an on-demand, white glove service where agents help members delete personal information from data brokers online; Home Title Protect product that detects fraud and notifies members; and Avira Security, a consumer-focused portfolio of cybersecurity and privacy solutions. It offers Dark Web Monitoring product, which looks for personal information of its Norton 360 members on the Dark Web; and Social Media Monitoring solution that helps to keep customers' social media accounts safer by monitoring them for account takeovers, risky activity, and inappropriate content. The company also provides AntiTrack product, which helps to keep personal information and browsing activity private by blocking trackers and disguising digital fingerprints online; and Online Reputation Management solution that manages online search results, personal branding, and digital privacy. It markets and sells its products and related services through retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers, and employee benefit providers, as well as e-commerce platform. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc. and changed its name to Gen Digital Inc. in November 2022. Gen Digital Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.Show more
  • Revenue$5B+27.1%
  • EBITDA$2.12B+4.5%
  • Net Income$973M+51.3%
  • EPS (Diluted)1.57+52.4%
  • Gross Margin78.46%-2.3%
  • EBITDA Margin42.4%-17.8%
  • Operating Margin42.4%+3.6%
  • Net Margin19.46%+19.1%
  • ROE39.88%+36.7%
  • ROIC15.92%+28.7%
  • Debt/Equity3.14-14.3%
  • Interest Coverage3.73+34.0%
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GEN Key Insights

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 32.3%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 30.5% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 14.4%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.5%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 3.1x
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 15 (bottom 15%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

GEN Price & Volume

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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GEN Growth Metrics

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years3.34%
5 Years14.41%
3 Years14.66%
TTM27.06%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-8.96%
5 Years11.92%
3 Years-9.98%
TTM51.32%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-8.24%
5 Years11.28%
3 Years-10.09%
TTM51.92%

Return on Capital

10 Years10.24%
5 Years15.33%
3 Years12.54%
Last Year16.61%

GEN Recent Earnings

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 10/12 qtrs (83%)●Beat Revenue 8/12 qtrs (67%)
Q1 2026Latest
Feb 5, 2026
EPS
$0.64
Est $0.63
+1.6%
Revenue
$1.2B
Est $1.2B
+1.1%
Q4 2025
Nov 6, 2025
EPS
$0.62
Est $0.61
+1.6%
Revenue
$1.2B
Est $1.2B
+2.2%
Q3 2025
Aug 7, 2025
EPS
$0.64
Est $0.60
+6.7%
Revenue
$1.3B
Est $1.2B
+5.9%
Q2 2025
May 6, 2025
EPS
$0.59
Est $0.58
+1.7%
Revenue
$1.0B
Est $997M
+1.3%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026LatestFeb 5, 2026
$0.64vs $0.63+1.6%
$1.2Bvs $1.2B+1.1%
Q4 2025Nov 6, 2025
$0.62vs $0.61+1.6%
$1.2Bvs $1.2B+2.2%
Q3 2025Aug 7, 2025
$0.64vs $0.60+6.7%
$1.3Bvs $1.2B+5.9%
Q2 2025May 6, 2025
$0.59vs $0.58+1.7%
$1.0Bvs $997M+1.3%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

GEN Peer Comparison

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) competitors in Cybersecurity and identity management — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
CHKP logoCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.Direct Competitor12.05B115.5612.016.25%38.37%36.43%0.68
IDXX logoIDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.Direct Competitor45.45B572.2043.7510.42%24.63%70.87%0.67
CRWD logoCRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.Product Competitor128.13B505.74-778.0621.71%-3.81%-4.63%0.18
PANW logoPANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.Product Competitor138.16B196.53122.8314.87%12.96%13.65%0.04
S logoSSentinelOne, Inc.Product Competitor5.01B15.92-11.6221.89%-45.02%-29.84%
FTNT logoFTNTFortinet, Inc.Product Competitor79.89B107.9744.4314.17%27.49%155.65%0.81
CYBR logoCYBRCyberArk Software Ltd.Product Competitor20.64B408.85-139.5436.01%-10.79%-6.11%0.51
ZS logoZSZscaler, Inc.Product Competitor24.53B152.79-565.8923.31%-2.25%-3.08%1.00

Compare GEN vs Peers

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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GEN Income Statement

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemMar'18Mar'19Apr'20Apr'21Apr'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25Apr'26
Sales/Revenue4.85B4.73B2.49B2.55B2.8B3.32B3.8B3.94B5B
Revenue Growth %20.58%-2.37%-47.37%2.45%9.6%18.63%14.56%3.55%27.06%
Cost of Goods Sold1.03B1.05B393M362M408M589M731M776M1.08B
COGS % of Revenue21.3%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 Expenses3.35B3.06B1.74B1.29B1.38B1.52B1.96B1.55B1.72B
OpEx % of Revenue69.09%64.68%69.96%50.69%49.46%45.88%51.55%39.36%34.48%
Selling, General & Admin2.17B1.94B1.07B791M1.01B968M1.34B1.04B1.31B
SG&A % of Revenue44.8%41.01%42.93%31.01%36.27%29.18%35.18%26.33%26.3%
Research & Development957M913M328M267M253M313M332M329M409M
R&D % of Revenue19.75%19.3%13.17%10.47%9.05%9.44%8.74%8.36%8.18%
Other Operating Expenses-5M-64M345M235M116M241M290M184M0
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%
EBITDA689M629M716M1.07B1.17B1.53B1.59B2.03B2.12B
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)640M249M361M172M160M329M485M419M0
EBIT500M101M1.01B1.02B1.17B1.18B1.12B1.61B0
Net Interest Income-232M-166M-116M-140M-126M-386M-644M-550M0
Interest Income24M42M80M4M015M25M28M0
Interest Expense256M208M196M144M126M401M669M578M-569M
Other Income/Expense-275M-265M464M-24M37M-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-710M92M241M176M206M-551M-160M386M538M
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-110M578M696M836M1.33B607M643M973M
Discontinued Operations11M141M3.31B-142M00000
Minority Interest000000000
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)1.740.050.940.941.442.200.951.041.59
Diluted Shares Outstanding668M632M643M600M591M624M642M624M619M
Basic Shares Outstanding668M632M615M589M581M614M637M617M612M
Dividend Payout Ratio18.16%700%192.46%67.33%36.24%23.54%53.21%48.68%-

GEN Balance Sheet

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemMar'18Mar'19Apr'20Apr'21Apr'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25Apr'26
Total Current Assets3.4B3.19B3.08B1.54B2.26B1.23B1.36B1.44B1.08B
Cash & Short-Term Investments2.16B2.04B2.26B951M1.89B750M846M1.01B411M
Cash Only1.77B1.79B2.18B933M1.89B750M846M1.01B411M
Short-Term Investments388M252M86M18M4M0000
Accounts Receivable809M777M199M148M147M184M164M262M361M
Days Sales Outstanding60.9359.9529.1721.1819.1920.2515.7524.326.35
Inventory000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding---------
Other Current Assets251M230M507M344M115M177M206M40M309M
Total Non-Current Assets12.36B12.75B4.66B4.82B4.68B14.71B14.44B14.05B14.51B
Property, Plant & Equipment778M663M326M154M134M119M117M109M71M
Fixed Asset Turnover6.23x7.14x7.64x16.56x20.87x27.87x32.48x36.10x70.42x
Goodwill8.32B2.68B2.58B2.87B2.87B10.22B10.21B10.24B11B
Intangible Assets2.64B1.2B1.07B1.12B1.02B3.1B2.64B2.27B2.1B
Long-Term Investments309M216M187M185M178M176M136M109M0
Other Non-Current Assets265M7.16B104M146M124M752M98M111M192M
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 Turnover0.31x0.30x0.32x0.40x0.40x0.21x0.24x0.25x0.32x
Asset Growth %-13.29%1.14%-51.47%-17.76%9.15%129.68%-0.97%-1.89%0.61%
Total Current Liabilities3.17B3.77B2.62B2.14B3.06B2.85B2.73B2.85B2.71B
Accounts Payable168M165M87M52M63M77M66M94M96M
Days Payables Outstanding59.4257.3680.852.4356.3647.7232.9544.2132.53
Short-Term Debt0491M784M339M1.02B259M188M305M181M
Deferred Revenue (Current)2.37B1.03B1.05B1.21B1.26B1.15B1.2B1.19B0
Other Current Liabilities372M1.73B392M317M512M1.06B983M929M2.53B
Current Ratio1.07x0.85x1.17x0.72x0.74x0.43x0.50x0.51x0.40x
Quick Ratio1.07x0.85x1.17x0.72x0.74x0.43x0.50x0.51x0.40x
Cash Conversion Cycle---------
Total Non-Current Liabilities7.57B6.43B5.1B4.72B3.97B10.9B10.93B10.38B10.27B
Long-Term Debt5.03B3.96B3.46B3.29B2.74B9.53B8.43B7.97B8.02B
Capital Lease Obligations073M73M66M75M31M38M42M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities594M577M149M137M75M395M261M222M198M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.21B1.8B1.39B1.18B1.04B863M2.12B2.07B2.06B
Total Liabilities10.74B10.2B7.72B6.86B7.04B13.75B13.65B13.23B12.98B
Total Debt5.03B4.45B4.32B3.69B3.83B9.82B8.65B8.31B8.2B
Net Debt3.25B2.66B2.15B2.76B1.94B9.07B7.81B7.31B7.79B
Debt / Equity1.00x0.78x432.20x--4.46x4.04x3.66x3.14x
Debt / EBITDA7.29x7.08x6.04x3.46x3.29x6.40x5.43x4.10x3.87x
Net Debt / EBITDA4.72x4.23x3.00x2.58x1.67x5.91x4.90x3.60x3.67x
Interest Coverage1.95x0.49x5.18x7.06x9.27x2.95x1.67x2.78x3.73x
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 Share7.529.080.02-0.83-0.163.533.333.644.22
Total Shareholders' Equity5.02B5.74B10M-500M-93M2.2B2.14B2.27B2.61B
Common Stock4.69B4.81B3.36B2.23B1.85B2.8B2.23B2.07B0
Retained Earnings328M933M-3.33B-2.78B-1.94B-585M-98M236M0
Treasury Stock000000000
Accumulated OCI4M-7M-16M47M-4M-15M11M-33M0
Minority Interest000000000

GEN Cash Flow Statement

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemMar'18Mar'19Apr'20Apr'21Apr'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25Apr'26
Cash from Operations950M1.5B-861M706M974M757M2.06B1.22B1.54B
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 Income1.15B16M3.89B554M836M1.35B607M643M973M
Depreciation & Amortization728M615M361M150M160M329M485M419M493M
Stock-Based Compensation619M352M312M81M0134M138M134M237M
Deferred Taxes-1.84B-70M16M42M-81M-145M-991M-32M92M
Other Non-Cash Items-593M97M-5.92B46M-88M59M68M129M-250M
Working Capital Changes886M485M485M-167M147M-969M1.76B-72M0
Change in Receivables-170M113M583M3M-9M11M7M-53M-32M
Change in Inventory566M149M201M000000
Change in Payables-4M6M-61M-44M10M-8M-12M26M-48M
Cash from Investing-21M-241M11.38B-69M326M-6.55B2M-100M-1.01B
Capital Expenditures-142M-207M-89M-6M-6M-6M-20M-15M-22M
CapEx % of Revenue2.93%4.38%3.57%0.24%0.21%0.18%0.53%0.38%0.44%
Acquisitions532M-180M11.3B-344M316M-6.55B25M-84M-1.03B
Investments---------
Other Investing-24M-19M3M-5M1M2M-3M3M30M
Cash from Financing-3.48B-1.21B-10.12B-1.9B-333M4.68B-1.96B-970M-1.13B
Debt Issued (Net)-3.21B-600M-568M-1.19B-29M5.91B-1.18B-370M0
Equity Issued (Net)0-234M-1.58B-304M14M-904M-429M-261M0
Dividends Paid-211M-217M-7.48B-373M-303M-314M-323M-313M-312M
Share Repurchases-107M-234M-1.58B-304M0-904M-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 Share1.212.04-1.481.171.641.203.181.932.46
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.82x48.23x-0.22x1.27x1.17x0.57x3.40x1.90x1.59x
Interest Paid199M00000000
Taxes Paid354M00000000

GEN Key Ratios

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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 Margin78.78%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 / Equity2.35x1.00x0.78x432.20x--4.46x4.04x3.66x3.14x
Interest Coverage-0.26x1.95x0.49x5.18x7.06x9.27x2.95x1.67x2.78x3.73x
FCF Conversion2.08x0.82x48.23x-0.22x1.27x1.17x0.57x3.40x1.90x1.59x
Revenue Growth11.64%20.58%-2.37%-47.37%2.45%9.6%18.63%14.56%3.55%27.06%

GEN SEC Filings & Documents

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 7, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 27, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 5, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2025

May 15, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

May 16, 2024·SEC

FY 2023

May 25, 2023·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

Feb 6, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 7, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 13, 2025·SEC

GEN Frequently Asked Questions

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

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).

Dividend & Returns

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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Long-term charts & historical price data

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Revenue History

Sales growth patterns & revenue breakdown

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Financial Ratios

30 years of market, efficiency and balance-sheet ratios

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