VeriSign

VRSN

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

Also trades as: 0LOZ.L

Price

$281.80

+4.90 (+1.77%)

Market Cap

$25.47B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Good

Valuation

Mixed

Dividends

Weak

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Share count falling — buybacks

−17.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 112.2M (2021) → 92.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

VeriSign runs the internet's address book. Specifically, it manages the registries for .com and .net domain names — the endings you see on most websites. When anyone in the world registers a .com or .net website address, VeriSign is the company behind the scenes making sure that address works. It is the only company authorized to run the .com registry, which contains over 160 million domain names.

VeriSign charges a small annual fee for every .com and .net domain name that exists, creating a steady, recurring revenue stream. It operates globally but is headquartered in the United States, and its exclusive contract with ICANN to run the .com registry gives it an extremely rare, government-backed monopoly. That contract has been renewed repeatedly and is currently set through 2030, but the key risk is that long-term growth depends on demand for new domain registrations, which has slowed as businesses increasingly build their presence on social media and app platforms instead.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+6.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+7.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$104M/ year

↑ Rising (+7% vs prior year)

6.3% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

VeriSign is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

88.5%

Premium pricing power — 88.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

68.2%

Excellent — 68.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

96.3%

Exceptional — 96.3% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+6.9%

Slow sales growth (+6.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+10.0%

Earnings growing (+10.0% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

130%

Turns 130% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

62.4%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (62.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

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Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

30.91x

Comfortably covers interest (30.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

30.5x

Pricey — P/E 30.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+1.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.15%

Small dividend — 1.15% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-56.1%

Dividend cut (-56.1% YoY) — warning sign

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