Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

GEN •

TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareCybersecurity 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 $3.94B +3.6%
EBITDA $2.03B +27.2%
Net Income $643M +5.9%
EPS (Diluted) 1.03 +8.4%
Gross Margin 80.28% -0.6%
EBITDA Margin 51.56% +22.8%
Operating Margin 40.91% +40.1%
Net Margin 16.34% +2.3%
ROE 29.17% +4.3%
ROIC 12.37% +57.6%
Debt/Equity 3.66 -9.4%
Interest Coverage 2.79 +67.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 61.3%
✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
✓FCF machine: 30.6% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.2%
✓Share count reduced 2.8% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 3.7x
✗Profits declining 30.2% over 5 years
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-4.91%

5Y9.58%

3Y12.06%

TTM20.13%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-3.07%

5Y-30.22%

3Y-8.38%

TTM-6.22%

EPS CAGR

10Y-2%

5Y2.74%

3Y-9.94%

TTM-6.73%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.14%

5Y Avg15.84%

3Y Avg11.74%

Latest12.52%

Peer Comparison

Cybersecurity and identity management

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
OKTAOkta, Inc.	563.4M	72.50	1208.33	15.33%	6.87%	2.83%	100%	0.15
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.	104.69B	148.92	93.08	14.87%	12.96%	13.65%	3.31%	0.04
ALLTAllot Ltd.	250.63M	6.34	79.05	10.63%	3.63%	3.27%	6.18%	0.10
FTNTFortinet, Inc.	58.77B	79.03	32.52	14.17%	27.26%	149.77%	3.79%	0.81
GENGen Digital Inc.	13.93B	22.57	21.91	3.55%	12.76%	25.86%	8.66%	3.66
CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.	16.48B	152.07	20.38	6.22%	37.62%	32.79%	6.24%	0.01
QLYSQualys, Inc.	3.32B	92.47	19.89	9.58%	28.96%	35.73%	6.98%	0.10
RPDRapid7, Inc.	394.95M	6.22	15.55	8.53%	1.44%	2.04%	42.6%	57.49

Profit & Loss

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+	3.6B	4.02B	4.85B	4.73B	2.49B	2.55B	2.8B	3.32B	3.8B	3.94B
Revenue Growth %	-44.68%	11.64%	20.58%	-2.37%	-47.37%	2.45%	9.6%	18.63%	14.56%	3.55%
Cost of Goods Sold+	615M	853M	1.03B	1.05B	393M	362M	408M	589M	731M	776M
COGS % of Revenue	17.08%	21.22%	21.3%	22.19%	15.78%	14.19%	14.59%	17.76%	19.24%	19.72%
Gross Profit+	2.98B	3.17B	3.81B	3.68B	2.1B	2.19B	2.39B	2.73B	3.07B	3.16B
Gross Margin %	82.92%	78.78%	78.7%	77.81%	84.22%	85.81%	85.41%	82.24%	80.76%	80.28%
Gross Profit Growth %	-44.26%	6.06%	20.47%	-3.49%	-43.03%	4.39%	9.09%	14.24%	12.5%	2.93%
Operating Expenses+	2.39B	2.99B	3.35B	3.06B	1.74B	1.29B	1.38B	1.52B	1.96B	1.55B
OpEx % of Revenue	66.44%	74.47%	69.09%	64.68%	69.96%	50.69%	49.46%	45.88%	51.55%	39.36%
Selling, General & Admin	1.59B	2.02B	2.17B	1.94B	1.07B	791M	1.01B	968M	1.34B	1.04B
SG&A % of Revenue	44.08%	50.34%	44.8%	41.01%	42.93%	31.01%	36.27%	29.18%	35.18%	26.33%
Research & Development	748M	823M	957M	913M	328M	267M	253M	313M	332M	329M
R&D % of Revenue	20.78%	20.48%	19.75%	19.3%	13.17%	10.47%	9.05%	9.44%	8.74%	8.36%
Other Operating Expenses	57M	25M	-5M	-64M	345M	235M	116M	241M	290M	184M
Operating Income+	457M	-100M	49M	380M	355M	896M	1B	1.21B	1.11B	1.61B
Operating Margin %	12.69%	-2.49%	1.01%	8.03%	14.26%	35.12%	35.94%	36.36%	29.21%	40.91%
Operating Income Growth %	-60.23%	-121.88%	149%	675.51%	-6.58%	152.39%	12.17%	20%	-7.96%	45.05%
EBITDA+	756M	430M	689M	629M	716M	1.07B	1.17B	1.53B	1.59B	2.03B
EBITDA Margin %	21%	10.7%	14.22%	13.3%	28.75%	41.87%	41.67%	46.28%	41.97%	51.56%
EBITDA Growth %	-52.39%	-43.12%	60.23%	-8.71%	13.83%	49.16%	9.08%	31.76%	3.91%	27.21%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	299M	530M	640M	249M	361M	172M	160M	329M	485M	419M
EBIT	467M	-54M	500M	101M	1.01B	1.02B	1.17B	1.18B	1.12B	1.61B
Net Interest Income+	-65M	-187M	-232M	-166M	-116M	-140M	-126M	-386M	-644M	-550M
Interest Income	10M	21M	24M	42M	80M	4M	0	15M	25M	28M
Interest Expense	75M	208M	256M	208M	196M	144M	126M	401M	669M	578M
Other Income/Expense	-201M	-435M	-275M	-265M	464M	-24M	37M	-423M	-663M	-581M
Pretax Income+	392M	-262M	441M	108M	819M	872M	1.04B	783M	447M	1.03B
Pretax Margin %	10.89%	-6.52%	9.1%	2.28%	32.89%	34.18%	37.27%	23.61%	11.76%	26.15%
Income Tax+	1.21B	-26M	-710M	92M	241M	176M	206M	-551M	-160M	386M
Effective Tax Rate %	634.69%	40.46%	263.49%	28.7%	474.6%	63.53%	80.23%	170.37%	135.79%	62.49%
Net Income+	2.49B	-106M	1.16B	31M	3.89B	554M	836M	1.33B	607M	643M
Net Margin %	69.11%	-2.64%	23.98%	0.66%	156.1%	21.72%	29.9%	40.22%	15.97%	16.34%
Net Income Growth %	183.37%	-104.26%	1196.23%	-97.33%	12438.71%	-85.75%	50.9%	59.57%	-54.5%	5.93%
Net Income (Continuing)	-821M	-236M	964M	-110M	578M	696M	836M	1.33B	607M	643M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	11M	141M	3.31B	-142M	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	3.71	-0.17	1.74	0.05	0.90	0.92	1.41	2.16	0.95	1.03
EPS Growth %	194.44%	-104.58%	1123.53%	-97.18%	1732.99%	2.22%	53.26%	53.19%	-56.02%	8.42%
EPS (Basic)	3.71	-0.17	1.74	0.05	0.94	0.94	1.44	2.20	0.95	1.04
Diluted Shares Outstanding	670M	618M	668M	632M	643M	600M	591M	624M	642M	624M
Basic Shares Outstanding	667.48M	618M	668M	632M	615M	589M	581M	614M	637M	617M
Dividend Payout Ratio	121.78%	-	18.16%	700%	192.46%	67.33%	36.24%	23.54%	53.21%	48.68%

Balance Sheet

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+	6.88B	5.25B	3.4B	3.19B	3.08B	1.54B	2.26B	1.23B	1.36B	1.44B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	6.03B	4.25B	2.16B	2.04B	2.26B	951M	1.89B	750M	846M	1.01B
Cash Only	5.98B	4.25B	1.77B	1.79B	2.18B	933M	1.89B	750M	846M	1.01B
Short-Term Investments	42M	0	388M	252M	86M	18M	4M	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	556M	649M	809M	777M	199M	148M	147M	184M	164M	262M
Days Sales Outstanding	56.37	58.94	60.93	59.95	29.17	21.18	19.19	20.25	15.75	24.3
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	304M	342M	251M	230M	507M	344M	115M	177M	206M	40M
Total Non-Current Assets+	4.88B	12.93B	12.36B	12.75B	4.66B	4.82B	4.68B	14.71B	14.44B	14.05B
Property, Plant & Equipment	957M	937M	778M	663M	326M	154M	134M	119M	117M	109M
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.76x	4.29x	6.23x	7.14x	7.64x	16.56x	20.87x	27.87x	32.48x	36.10x
Goodwill	3.15B	8.63B	8.32B	2.68B	2.58B	2.87B	2.87B	10.22B	10.21B	10.24B
Intangible Assets	443M	3B	2.64B	1.2B	1.07B	1.12B	1.02B	3.1B	2.64B	2.27B
Long-Term Investments	157M	158M	309M	216M	187M	185M	178M	176M	136M	109M
Other Non-Current Assets	177M	201M	265M	7.16B	104M	146M	124M	752M	98M	111M
Total Assets+	11.77B	18.17B	15.76B	15.94B	7.74B	6.36B	6.94B	15.95B	15.79B	15.49B
Asset Turnover	0.31x	0.22x	0.31x	0.30x	0.32x	0.40x	0.40x	0.21x	0.24x	0.25x
Asset Growth %	-11.08%	54.45%	-13.29%	1.14%	-51.47%	-17.76%	9.15%	129.68%	-0.97%	-1.89%
Total Current Liabilities+	4.03B	4.62B	3.17B	3.77B	2.62B	2.14B	3.06B	2.85B	2.73B	2.85B
Accounts Payable	175M	180M	168M	165M	87M	52M	63M	77M	66M	94M
Days Payables Outstanding	103.86	77.02	59.42	57.36	80.8	52.43	56.36	47.72	32.95	44.21
Short-Term Debt	0	1.31B	0	491M	784M	339M	1.02B	259M	188M	305M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	2.28B	2.35B	2.37B	1.03B	1.05B	1.21B	1.26B	1.15B	1.2B	1.19B
Other Current Liabilities	419M	477M	372M	1.73B	392M	291M	512M	1.06B	996M	929M
Current Ratio	1.71x	1.14x	1.07x	0.85x	1.17x	0.72x	0.74x	0.43x	0.50x	0.51x
Quick Ratio	1.71x	1.14x	1.07x	0.85x	1.17x	0.72x	0.74x	0.43x	0.50x	0.51x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	4.06B	10.06B	7.57B	6.43B	5.1B	4.72B	3.97B	10.9B	10.93B	10.38B
Long-Term Debt	2.21B	6.88B	5.03B	3.96B	3.46B	3.29B	2.74B	9.53B	8.43B	7.97B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	73M	73M	66M	75M	31M	38M	42M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	1.24B	2.4B	594M	577M	149M	137M	75M	395M	261M	222M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	257M	354M	1.21B	1.8B	1.39B	1.18B	1.04B	863M	2.12B	2.07B
Total Liabilities	8.09B	14.69B	10.74B	10.2B	7.72B	6.86B	7.04B	13.75B	13.65B	13.23B
Total Debt+	2.21B	8.19B	5.03B	4.45B	4.32B	3.69B	3.83B	9.82B	8.65B	8.31B
Net Debt	-3.78B	3.94B	3.25B	2.66B	2.15B	2.76B	1.94B	9.07B	7.81B	7.31B
Debt / Equity	0.60x	2.35x	1.00x	0.78x	432.20x	-	-	4.46x	4.04x	3.66x
Debt / EBITDA	2.92x	19.04x	7.29x	7.08x	6.04x	3.46x	3.29x	6.40x	5.43x	4.10x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-4.99x	9.16x	4.72x	4.23x	3.00x	2.58x	1.67x	5.91x	4.90x	3.60x
Interest Coverage	6.09x	-0.48x	0.19x	1.83x	1.81x	6.22x	7.98x	3.01x	1.66x	2.79x
Total Equity+	3.68B	3.49B	5.02B	5.74B	10M	-500M	-93M	2.2B	2.14B	2.27B
Equity Growth %	-38.06%	-5.14%	44.05%	14.23%	-99.83%	-5100%	81.4%	2465.59%	-2.73%	6.03%
Book Value per Share	5.49	5.64	7.52	9.08	0.02	-0.83	-0.16	3.53	3.33	3.64
Total Shareholders' Equity	3.68B	3.49B	5.02B	5.74B	10M	-500M	-93M	2.2B	2.14B	2.27B
Common Stock	4.31B	4.24B	4.69B	4.81B	3.36B	2.23B	1.85B	2.8B	2.23B	2.07B
Retained Earnings	-655M	-761M	328M	933M	-3.33B	-2.78B	-1.94B	-585M	-98M	236M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	22M	12M	4M	-7M	-16M	47M	-4M	-15M	11M	-33M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+	838M	-220M	950M	1.5B	-861M	706M	974M	757M	2.06B	1.22B
Operating CF Margin %	23.28%	-5.47%	19.6%	31.6%	-34.58%	27.68%	34.84%	22.82%	54.32%	31.03%
Operating CF Growth %	-36.13%	-126.25%	531.82%	57.37%	-157.59%	182%	37.96%	-22.28%	172.66%	-40.84%
Net Income	-821M	-236M	1.15B	16M	3.89B	554M	836M	1.35B	607M	643M
Depreciation & Amortization	299M	530M	728M	615M	361M	150M	160M	329M	485M	419M
Stock-Based Compensation	161M	440M	619M	352M	312M	81M	0	134M	138M	134M
Deferred Taxes	1.08B	-168M	-1.84B	-70M	16M	42M	-81M	-145M	-991M	-32M
Other Non-Cash Items	-650M	-32M	-593M	97M	-5.92B	46M	-88M	59M	68M	129M
Working Capital Changes	767M	-754M	886M	485M	485M	-167M	147M	-969M	1.76B	-72M
Change in Receivables	38M	45M	-170M	113M	583M	3M	-9M	11M	7M	-53M
Change in Inventory	785M	-877M	566M	149M	201M	0	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	-69M	-67M	-4M	6M	-61M	-44M	10M	-8M	-12M	26M
Cash from Investing+	7.14B	-6.77B	-21M	-241M	11.38B	-69M	326M	-6.55B	2M	-100M
Capital Expenditures	-272M	-70M	-142M	-207M	-89M	-6M	-6M	-6M	-20M	-15M
CapEx % of Revenue	7.56%	1.74%	2.93%	4.38%	3.57%	0.24%	0.21%	0.18%	0.53%	0.38%
Acquisitions	6.5B	-6.73B	532M	-180M	11.3B	-344M	316M	-6.55B	25M	-84M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-63M	2M	-24M	-19M	3M	-5M	1M	2M	-3M	3M
Cash from Financing+	-4.77B	5.29B	-3.48B	-1.21B	-10.12B	-1.9B	-333M	4.68B	-1.96B	-970M
Debt Issued (Net)	132M	5.96B	-3.21B	-600M	-568M	-1.19B	-29M	5.91B	-1.18B	-370M
Equity Issued (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	0	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Dividends Paid	-3.03B	-222M	-211M	-217M	-7.48B	-373M	-303M	-314M	-323M	-313M
Share Repurchases	-1.87B	-500M	-107M	-234M	-1.58B	-304M	-15M	-904M	-441M	-272M
Other Financing	-4M	-44M	-54M	-158M	-493M	-35M	-15M	-8M	-26M	-26M
Net Change in Cash	3.11B	-1.74B	-2.47B	17M	386M	-1.24B	954M	-1.14B	96M	160M
Free Cash Flow+	566M	-290M	808M	1.29B	-950M	700M	968M	751M	2.04B	1.21B
FCF Margin %	15.72%	-7.22%	16.67%	27.22%	-38.15%	27.44%	34.62%	22.64%	53.79%	30.65%
FCF Growth %	-39.21%	-151.24%	378.62%	59.41%	-173.76%	173.68%	38.29%	-22.42%	172.17%	-41%
FCF per Share	0.84	-0.47	1.21	2.04	-1.48	1.17	1.64	1.20	3.18	1.93
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.34x	2.08x	0.82x	48.23x	-0.22x	1.27x	1.17x	0.57x	3.40x	1.90x
Interest Paid	70M	143M	199M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	302M	1.08B	354M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	51.77%	-2.96%	27.31%	0.58%	135.25%	-	-	126.63%	27.97%	29.17%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	13.56%	-2.05%	0.47%	3.42%	5.05%	30.44%	36.69%	13.79%	7.85%	12.37%
Gross Margin	82.92%	78.78%	78.7%	77.81%	84.22%	85.81%	85.41%	82.24%	80.76%	80.28%
Net Margin	69.11%	-2.64%	23.98%	0.66%	156.1%	21.72%	29.9%	40.22%	15.97%	16.34%
Debt / Equity	0.60x	2.35x	1.00x	0.78x	432.20x	-	-	4.46x	4.04x	3.66x
Interest Coverage	6.09x	-0.48x	0.19x	1.83x	1.81x	6.22x	7.98x	3.01x	1.66x	2.79x
FCF Conversion	0.34x	2.08x	0.82x	48.23x	-0.22x	1.27x	1.17x	0.57x	3.40x	1.90x
Revenue Growth	-44.68%	11.64%	20.58%	-2.37%	-47.37%	2.45%	9.6%	18.63%	14.56%	3.55%

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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

GEN •

TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareCybersecurity and identity management

Revenue $3.94B +3.6%
EBITDA $2.03B +27.2%
Net Income $643M +5.9%
EPS (Diluted) 1.03 +8.4%
Gross Margin 80.28% -0.6%
EBITDA Margin 51.56% +22.8%
Operating Margin 40.91% +40.1%
Net Margin 16.34% +2.3%
ROE 29.17% +4.3%
ROIC 12.37% +57.6%
Debt/Equity 3.66 -9.4%
Interest Coverage 2.79 +67.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 61.3%
✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
✓FCF machine: 30.6% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.2%
✓Share count reduced 2.8% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 3.7x
✗Profits declining 30.2% over 5 years
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-4.91%

5Y9.58%

3Y12.06%

TTM20.13%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-3.07%

5Y-30.22%

3Y-8.38%

TTM-6.22%

EPS CAGR

10Y-2%

5Y2.74%

3Y-9.94%

TTM-6.73%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.14%

5Y Avg15.84%

3Y Avg11.74%

Latest12.52%

Peer Comparison

Cybersecurity and identity management

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
OKTAOkta, Inc.	563.4M	72.50	1208.33	15.33%	6.87%	2.83%	100%	0.15
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.	104.69B	148.92	93.08	14.87%	12.96%	13.65%	3.31%	0.04
ALLTAllot Ltd.	250.63M	6.34	79.05	10.63%	3.63%	3.27%	6.18%	0.10
FTNTFortinet, Inc.	58.77B	79.03	32.52	14.17%	27.26%	149.77%	3.79%	0.81
GENGen Digital Inc.	13.93B	22.57	21.91	3.55%	12.76%	25.86%	8.66%	3.66
CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.	16.48B	152.07	20.38	6.22%	37.62%	32.79%	6.24%	0.01
QLYSQualys, Inc.	3.32B	92.47	19.89	9.58%	28.96%	35.73%	6.98%	0.10
RPDRapid7, Inc.	394.95M	6.22	15.55	8.53%	1.44%	2.04%	42.6%	57.49

Profit & Loss

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+	3.6B	4.02B	4.85B	4.73B	2.49B	2.55B	2.8B	3.32B	3.8B	3.94B
Revenue Growth %	-44.68%	11.64%	20.58%	-2.37%	-47.37%	2.45%	9.6%	18.63%	14.56%	3.55%
Cost of Goods Sold+	615M	853M	1.03B	1.05B	393M	362M	408M	589M	731M	776M
COGS % of Revenue	17.08%	21.22%	21.3%	22.19%	15.78%	14.19%	14.59%	17.76%	19.24%	19.72%
Gross Profit+	2.98B	3.17B	3.81B	3.68B	2.1B	2.19B	2.39B	2.73B	3.07B	3.16B
Gross Margin %	82.92%	78.78%	78.7%	77.81%	84.22%	85.81%	85.41%	82.24%	80.76%	80.28%
Gross Profit Growth %	-44.26%	6.06%	20.47%	-3.49%	-43.03%	4.39%	9.09%	14.24%	12.5%	2.93%
Operating Expenses+	2.39B	2.99B	3.35B	3.06B	1.74B	1.29B	1.38B	1.52B	1.96B	1.55B
OpEx % of Revenue	66.44%	74.47%	69.09%	64.68%	69.96%	50.69%	49.46%	45.88%	51.55%	39.36%
Selling, General & Admin	1.59B	2.02B	2.17B	1.94B	1.07B	791M	1.01B	968M	1.34B	1.04B
SG&A % of Revenue	44.08%	50.34%	44.8%	41.01%	42.93%	31.01%	36.27%	29.18%	35.18%	26.33%
Research & Development	748M	823M	957M	913M	328M	267M	253M	313M	332M	329M
R&D % of Revenue	20.78%	20.48%	19.75%	19.3%	13.17%	10.47%	9.05%	9.44%	8.74%	8.36%
Other Operating Expenses	57M	25M	-5M	-64M	345M	235M	116M	241M	290M	184M
Operating Income+	457M	-100M	49M	380M	355M	896M	1B	1.21B	1.11B	1.61B
Operating Margin %	12.69%	-2.49%	1.01%	8.03%	14.26%	35.12%	35.94%	36.36%	29.21%	40.91%
Operating Income Growth %	-60.23%	-121.88%	149%	675.51%	-6.58%	152.39%	12.17%	20%	-7.96%	45.05%
EBITDA+	756M	430M	689M	629M	716M	1.07B	1.17B	1.53B	1.59B	2.03B
EBITDA Margin %	21%	10.7%	14.22%	13.3%	28.75%	41.87%	41.67%	46.28%	41.97%	51.56%
EBITDA Growth %	-52.39%	-43.12%	60.23%	-8.71%	13.83%	49.16%	9.08%	31.76%	3.91%	27.21%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	299M	530M	640M	249M	361M	172M	160M	329M	485M	419M
EBIT	467M	-54M	500M	101M	1.01B	1.02B	1.17B	1.18B	1.12B	1.61B
Net Interest Income+	-65M	-187M	-232M	-166M	-116M	-140M	-126M	-386M	-644M	-550M
Interest Income	10M	21M	24M	42M	80M	4M	0	15M	25M	28M
Interest Expense	75M	208M	256M	208M	196M	144M	126M	401M	669M	578M
Other Income/Expense	-201M	-435M	-275M	-265M	464M	-24M	37M	-423M	-663M	-581M
Pretax Income+	392M	-262M	441M	108M	819M	872M	1.04B	783M	447M	1.03B
Pretax Margin %	10.89%	-6.52%	9.1%	2.28%	32.89%	34.18%	37.27%	23.61%	11.76%	26.15%
Income Tax+	1.21B	-26M	-710M	92M	241M	176M	206M	-551M	-160M	386M
Effective Tax Rate %	634.69%	40.46%	263.49%	28.7%	474.6%	63.53%	80.23%	170.37%	135.79%	62.49%
Net Income+	2.49B	-106M	1.16B	31M	3.89B	554M	836M	1.33B	607M	643M
Net Margin %	69.11%	-2.64%	23.98%	0.66%	156.1%	21.72%	29.9%	40.22%	15.97%	16.34%
Net Income Growth %	183.37%	-104.26%	1196.23%	-97.33%	12438.71%	-85.75%	50.9%	59.57%	-54.5%	5.93%
Net Income (Continuing)	-821M	-236M	964M	-110M	578M	696M	836M	1.33B	607M	643M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	11M	141M	3.31B	-142M	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	3.71	-0.17	1.74	0.05	0.90	0.92	1.41	2.16	0.95	1.03
EPS Growth %	194.44%	-104.58%	1123.53%	-97.18%	1732.99%	2.22%	53.26%	53.19%	-56.02%	8.42%
EPS (Basic)	3.71	-0.17	1.74	0.05	0.94	0.94	1.44	2.20	0.95	1.04
Diluted Shares Outstanding	670M	618M	668M	632M	643M	600M	591M	624M	642M	624M
Basic Shares Outstanding	667.48M	618M	668M	632M	615M	589M	581M	614M	637M	617M
Dividend Payout Ratio	121.78%	-	18.16%	700%	192.46%	67.33%	36.24%	23.54%	53.21%	48.68%

Balance Sheet

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+	6.88B	5.25B	3.4B	3.19B	3.08B	1.54B	2.26B	1.23B	1.36B	1.44B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	6.03B	4.25B	2.16B	2.04B	2.26B	951M	1.89B	750M	846M	1.01B
Cash Only	5.98B	4.25B	1.77B	1.79B	2.18B	933M	1.89B	750M	846M	1.01B
Short-Term Investments	42M	0	388M	252M	86M	18M	4M	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	556M	649M	809M	777M	199M	148M	147M	184M	164M	262M
Days Sales Outstanding	56.37	58.94	60.93	59.95	29.17	21.18	19.19	20.25	15.75	24.3
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	304M	342M	251M	230M	507M	344M	115M	177M	206M	40M
Total Non-Current Assets+	4.88B	12.93B	12.36B	12.75B	4.66B	4.82B	4.68B	14.71B	14.44B	14.05B
Property, Plant & Equipment	957M	937M	778M	663M	326M	154M	134M	119M	117M	109M
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.76x	4.29x	6.23x	7.14x	7.64x	16.56x	20.87x	27.87x	32.48x	36.10x
Goodwill	3.15B	8.63B	8.32B	2.68B	2.58B	2.87B	2.87B	10.22B	10.21B	10.24B
Intangible Assets	443M	3B	2.64B	1.2B	1.07B	1.12B	1.02B	3.1B	2.64B	2.27B
Long-Term Investments	157M	158M	309M	216M	187M	185M	178M	176M	136M	109M
Other Non-Current Assets	177M	201M	265M	7.16B	104M	146M	124M	752M	98M	111M
Total Assets+	11.77B	18.17B	15.76B	15.94B	7.74B	6.36B	6.94B	15.95B	15.79B	15.49B
Asset Turnover	0.31x	0.22x	0.31x	0.30x	0.32x	0.40x	0.40x	0.21x	0.24x	0.25x
Asset Growth %	-11.08%	54.45%	-13.29%	1.14%	-51.47%	-17.76%	9.15%	129.68%	-0.97%	-1.89%
Total Current Liabilities+	4.03B	4.62B	3.17B	3.77B	2.62B	2.14B	3.06B	2.85B	2.73B	2.85B
Accounts Payable	175M	180M	168M	165M	87M	52M	63M	77M	66M	94M
Days Payables Outstanding	103.86	77.02	59.42	57.36	80.8	52.43	56.36	47.72	32.95	44.21
Short-Term Debt	0	1.31B	0	491M	784M	339M	1.02B	259M	188M	305M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	2.28B	2.35B	2.37B	1.03B	1.05B	1.21B	1.26B	1.15B	1.2B	1.19B
Other Current Liabilities	419M	477M	372M	1.73B	392M	291M	512M	1.06B	996M	929M
Current Ratio	1.71x	1.14x	1.07x	0.85x	1.17x	0.72x	0.74x	0.43x	0.50x	0.51x
Quick Ratio	1.71x	1.14x	1.07x	0.85x	1.17x	0.72x	0.74x	0.43x	0.50x	0.51x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	4.06B	10.06B	7.57B	6.43B	5.1B	4.72B	3.97B	10.9B	10.93B	10.38B
Long-Term Debt	2.21B	6.88B	5.03B	3.96B	3.46B	3.29B	2.74B	9.53B	8.43B	7.97B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	73M	73M	66M	75M	31M	38M	42M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	1.24B	2.4B	594M	577M	149M	137M	75M	395M	261M	222M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	257M	354M	1.21B	1.8B	1.39B	1.18B	1.04B	863M	2.12B	2.07B
Total Liabilities	8.09B	14.69B	10.74B	10.2B	7.72B	6.86B	7.04B	13.75B	13.65B	13.23B
Total Debt+	2.21B	8.19B	5.03B	4.45B	4.32B	3.69B	3.83B	9.82B	8.65B	8.31B
Net Debt	-3.78B	3.94B	3.25B	2.66B	2.15B	2.76B	1.94B	9.07B	7.81B	7.31B
Debt / Equity	0.60x	2.35x	1.00x	0.78x	432.20x	-	-	4.46x	4.04x	3.66x
Debt / EBITDA	2.92x	19.04x	7.29x	7.08x	6.04x	3.46x	3.29x	6.40x	5.43x	4.10x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-4.99x	9.16x	4.72x	4.23x	3.00x	2.58x	1.67x	5.91x	4.90x	3.60x
Interest Coverage	6.09x	-0.48x	0.19x	1.83x	1.81x	6.22x	7.98x	3.01x	1.66x	2.79x
Total Equity+	3.68B	3.49B	5.02B	5.74B	10M	-500M	-93M	2.2B	2.14B	2.27B
Equity Growth %	-38.06%	-5.14%	44.05%	14.23%	-99.83%	-5100%	81.4%	2465.59%	-2.73%	6.03%
Book Value per Share	5.49	5.64	7.52	9.08	0.02	-0.83	-0.16	3.53	3.33	3.64
Total Shareholders' Equity	3.68B	3.49B	5.02B	5.74B	10M	-500M	-93M	2.2B	2.14B	2.27B
Common Stock	4.31B	4.24B	4.69B	4.81B	3.36B	2.23B	1.85B	2.8B	2.23B	2.07B
Retained Earnings	-655M	-761M	328M	933M	-3.33B	-2.78B	-1.94B	-585M	-98M	236M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	22M	12M	4M	-7M	-16M	47M	-4M	-15M	11M	-33M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+	838M	-220M	950M	1.5B	-861M	706M	974M	757M	2.06B	1.22B
Operating CF Margin %	23.28%	-5.47%	19.6%	31.6%	-34.58%	27.68%	34.84%	22.82%	54.32%	31.03%
Operating CF Growth %	-36.13%	-126.25%	531.82%	57.37%	-157.59%	182%	37.96%	-22.28%	172.66%	-40.84%
Net Income	-821M	-236M	1.15B	16M	3.89B	554M	836M	1.35B	607M	643M
Depreciation & Amortization	299M	530M	728M	615M	361M	150M	160M	329M	485M	419M
Stock-Based Compensation	161M	440M	619M	352M	312M	81M	0	134M	138M	134M
Deferred Taxes	1.08B	-168M	-1.84B	-70M	16M	42M	-81M	-145M	-991M	-32M
Other Non-Cash Items	-650M	-32M	-593M	97M	-5.92B	46M	-88M	59M	68M	129M
Working Capital Changes	767M	-754M	886M	485M	485M	-167M	147M	-969M	1.76B	-72M
Change in Receivables	38M	45M	-170M	113M	583M	3M	-9M	11M	7M	-53M
Change in Inventory	785M	-877M	566M	149M	201M	0	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	-69M	-67M	-4M	6M	-61M	-44M	10M	-8M	-12M	26M
Cash from Investing+	7.14B	-6.77B	-21M	-241M	11.38B	-69M	326M	-6.55B	2M	-100M
Capital Expenditures	-272M	-70M	-142M	-207M	-89M	-6M	-6M	-6M	-20M	-15M
CapEx % of Revenue	7.56%	1.74%	2.93%	4.38%	3.57%	0.24%	0.21%	0.18%	0.53%	0.38%
Acquisitions	6.5B	-6.73B	532M	-180M	11.3B	-344M	316M	-6.55B	25M	-84M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-63M	2M	-24M	-19M	3M	-5M	1M	2M	-3M	3M
Cash from Financing+	-4.77B	5.29B	-3.48B	-1.21B	-10.12B	-1.9B	-333M	4.68B	-1.96B	-970M
Debt Issued (Net)	132M	5.96B	-3.21B	-600M	-568M	-1.19B	-29M	5.91B	-1.18B	-370M
Equity Issued (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	0	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Dividends Paid	-3.03B	-222M	-211M	-217M	-7.48B	-373M	-303M	-314M	-323M	-313M
Share Repurchases	-1.87B	-500M	-107M	-234M	-1.58B	-304M	-15M	-904M	-441M	-272M
Other Financing	-4M	-44M	-54M	-158M	-493M	-35M	-15M	-8M	-26M	-26M
Net Change in Cash	3.11B	-1.74B	-2.47B	17M	386M	-1.24B	954M	-1.14B	96M	160M
Free Cash Flow+	566M	-290M	808M	1.29B	-950M	700M	968M	751M	2.04B	1.21B
FCF Margin %	15.72%	-7.22%	16.67%	27.22%	-38.15%	27.44%	34.62%	22.64%	53.79%	30.65%
FCF Growth %	-39.21%	-151.24%	378.62%	59.41%	-173.76%	173.68%	38.29%	-22.42%	172.17%	-41%
FCF per Share	0.84	-0.47	1.21	2.04	-1.48	1.17	1.64	1.20	3.18	1.93
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.34x	2.08x	0.82x	48.23x	-0.22x	1.27x	1.17x	0.57x	3.40x	1.90x
Interest Paid	70M	143M	199M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	302M	1.08B	354M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	51.77%	-2.96%	27.31%	0.58%	135.25%	-	-	126.63%	27.97%	29.17%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	13.56%	-2.05%	0.47%	3.42%	5.05%	30.44%	36.69%	13.79%	7.85%	12.37%
Gross Margin	82.92%	78.78%	78.7%	77.81%	84.22%	85.81%	85.41%	82.24%	80.76%	80.28%
Net Margin	69.11%	-2.64%	23.98%	0.66%	156.1%	21.72%	29.9%	40.22%	15.97%	16.34%
Debt / Equity	0.60x	2.35x	1.00x	0.78x	432.20x	-	-	4.46x	4.04x	3.66x
Interest Coverage	6.09x	-0.48x	0.19x	1.83x	1.81x	6.22x	7.98x	3.01x	1.66x	2.79x
FCF Conversion	0.34x	2.08x	0.82x	48.23x	-0.22x	1.27x	1.17x	0.57x	3.40x	1.90x
Revenue Growth	-44.68%	11.64%	20.58%	-2.37%	-47.37%	2.45%	9.6%	18.63%	14.56%	3.55%

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