VeriSign Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | 5,532.0 | – | – | – | – | 46.0 | 14.2 | 15.7 | – | – | 19.0 | 7.0 | 41.7 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 22.6 | 31.0 | 22.2 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 37.4 | 30.6 | 36.3 | 32.9 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 27.3 | |
| – | 31.7 | 258.1 | 24.9 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 13.6 | |
| – | 30.3 | 73.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 75.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | 257.6 | – | – | 1.3 | – | – | 3.3 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 22.6 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 14.5 | |
| – | – | 9,936.5 | – | – | 5.3 | – | – | 11.6 | 24.5 | 74.5 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 15.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 14.5 | 20.2 | 15.2 | 20.6 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 29.7 | 32.9 | 23.5 | 20.9 | 19.3 | 20.5 | |
| – | – | 2,530.5 | 88.7 | – | 29.6 | 14.1 | 31.4 | 15.7 | 20.3 | 28.1 | 10.6 | 16.7 | 43.5 | 41.6 | 13.1 | 18.1 | 14.3 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 21.7 | 27.5 | 32.1 | 36.3 | 37.7 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 23.2 | 21.1 | |
| – | -1.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | -2.0% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 3.6% | 9.5% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 7.6% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.7% | |
| Margins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44.7% | 60.2% | 68.7% | 71.9% | 65.1% | 53.2% | 57.7% | 61.9% | 68.2% | 63.1% | 60.1% | 76.4% | 77.4% | 77.0% | 78.6% | 80.8% | 80.6% | 81.3% | 81.8% | 82.6% | 83.4% | 84.2% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 85.5% | 85.9% | 86.8% | 87.7% | 88.2% | |
| -202.1% | -50.1% | -3.9% | -662.7% | -1,363.5% | -393.0% | -21.6% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 6.9% | -14.8% | 7.4% | 30.4% | 34.1% | 42.7% | 52.4% | 54.7% | 55.9% | 57.2% | 60.1% | 60.7% | 63.2% | 65.5% | 65.2% | 65.3% | 66.2% | 67.0% | 67.9% | 67.7% | |
| -204.3% | -50.6% | 4.7% | -656.2% | -1,357.9% | -406.1% | -24.6% | 16.0% | 25.3% | 24.1% | -9.3% | -39.0% | 23.8% | 122.1% | 18.5% | 36.6% | 56.4% | 35.2% | 35.4% | 38.6% | 39.2% | 47.9% | 49.7% | 64.4% | 59.1% | 47.3% | 54.8% | 50.4% | 49.8% | |
| -214.9% | -41.6% | 10.2% | 28.1% | -15.5% | 5.2% | 23.7% | 23.4% | 22.9% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 37.7% | 27.0% | 19.8% | 18.6% | 55.5% | 53.2% | 55.6% | 57.7% | 43.6% | 56.1% | 54.4% | 57.9% | 54.3% | 56.8% | 56.4% | 54.1% | 56.2% | 64.5% | |
| Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -142.2% | -48.4% | 1.3% | -16.9% | -205.3% | -314.1% | -18.8% | 11.0% | 20.1% | 15.6% | -9.3% | -737.7% | 41.0% | 122.8% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| -78.7% | -30.6% | 1.2% | -16.2% | -177.2% | -207.5% | -12.4% | 7.2% | 12.8% | 9.5% | -3.5% | -14.6% | 9.9% | 34.0% | 7.7% | 15.2% | 20.5% | 16.5% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 15.5% | 30.4% | 33.0% | 46.1% | 39.6% | 38.9% | 46.7% | 55.9% | 62.3% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | -39 | – | – | -280 | – | – | -469 | -302 | 88 | 507 | -696 | -918 | -595 | 608 | 1,695 | 1,179 | 1,641 | 1,635 | 1,955 | 1,447 | 1,284 | 1,389 | 1,562 | 1,420 | 1,555 | 1,591 | 1,486 | |
| – | – | -17.6 | – | – | -0.9 | – | – | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -1.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 55.3% | 63.3% | 87.5% | 96.2% | 86.3% | 66.0% | 65.9% | 65.3% | 63.8% | 61.0% | 37.2% | 2.0% | 24.2% | 27.7% | -4.7% | -0.4% | -15.9% | -41.0% | -45.4% | -51.4% | -42.8% | -72.4% | -80.4% | -78.7% | -63.5% | -90.1% | -90.4% | -139.2% | -162.5% | |
| – | – | 0.1 | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 25.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -0.23 | -0.24 | 0.03 | -19.57 | -65.64 | -20.97 | -1.20 | 0.73 | 1.54 | 1.53 | -0.59 | -1.87 | 1.28 | 4.64 | 0.86 | 1.95 | 3.49 | 2.52 | 2.82 | 3.42 | 3.68 | 4.75 | 5.15 | 7.07 | 7.00 | 6.24 | 7.90 | 8.00 | 8.92 | |
| 0.11 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 2.98 | 4.83 | 5.16 | 4.87 | 4.58 | 6.10 | 6.38 | 6.29 | 4.79 | 5.35 | 3.80 | 4.63 | 5.33 | 6.19 | 7.17 | 7.96 | 8.87 | 9.38 | 9.91 | 10.35 | 10.97 | 11.84 | 13.19 | 14.43 | 15.86 | 17.89 | |
| 0.16 | 0.49 | 2.60 | 116.04 | 31.97 | 6.68 | 6.39 | 6.64 | 7.67 | 9.81 | 6.30 | 0.25 | 3.11 | 3.78 | -0.53 | -0.06 | -2.72 | -6.27 | -8.05 | -9.32 | -10.15 | -11.30 | -12.53 | -12.06 | -11.24 | -14.46 | -15.28 | -19.94 | -23.26 | |
| -0.24 | -0.19 | 0.08 | 0.84 | -0.75 | 0.27 | 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.40 | 1.19 | 1.34 | 1.81 | 1.45 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 2.96 | 3.30 | 3.99 | 4.59 | 3.87 | 5.26 | 5.39 | 6.00 | 5.96 | 6.72 | 7.44 | 7.81 | 8.91 | 11.54 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.