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Gen Digital

GEN Nasdaq Systems Software Financials FY2017–FY2026

Gen Digital's revenue rose 27.1% to $5.0 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 42.4%, up from 40.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.5 billion, up 26.3%. It paid out $946 million in dividends and buybacks, 62% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.8%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$5.0B
27.1% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
42.4%
1.5 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$973M
51.3%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$1.5B
26.3%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
13.7%
3.4 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$15.0B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
14.6x
On $1.71 EPS (TTM)

What Gen Digital does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Gen Digital Inc.
Fiscal year ends
April 3, 2026
Latest annual report
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0000849399-26-000017
0000849399

Revenue and margins

Gen Digital had $5.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 27.1% on the year before.

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Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $1.5B in fiscal 2026, 30.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Gen Digital returned $946M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 62% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.8%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Gen Digital yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$7.8B and divides by 619.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 14.5x · peers 50.0x · sector 33.5x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Gen Digital can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $1.9B$750M$846M$1.0B$411M
Debt incl. finance leases $3.7B$9.8B$8.6B$8.3B$8.2B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x5.9x4.9x3.6x3.0x
Debt / equity —4.5x4.0x3.6x3.1x
Interest coverage 8.0x3.0x1.7x2.8x3.7x
Current ratio 0.7x0.4x0.5x0.5x0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x0.4x0.5x0.5x0.4x
Total assets $6.9B$15.9B$15.8B$15.5B$15.6B
Total liabilities $7.0B$13.7B$13.7B$13.2B$13.0B
Shareholders' equity −$126M$2.2B$2.1B$2.3B$2.6B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.8B$9.0B$7.8B$7.3B$7.8B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.2M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$21.9M

4 insiders

Of sales under plans

4%

$0.9M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 4, 2026 Bryan Seuk KoCOO, CLO and Secretary Sold plan 28,248 $30.67 $0.9M Form 4
Aug 27, 2026 Ondrej VlcekDirector Sold 200,000 $30.00 $6.0M Form 4
Aug 25, 2026 Ondrej VlcekDirector Sold 152,358 $29.00 $4.4M Form 4
Aug 21, 2026 Ondrej VlcekDirector Sold 47,462 $29.00 $1.4M Form 4
Aug 19, 2026 Ondrej VlcekDirector Sold 100,000 $28.00 $2.8M Form 4
Aug 17, 2026 Travis Michael WitteveenHead of Products and Portfolio Sold 440 $28.06 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 10, 2026 Travis Michael WitteveenHead of Products and Portfolio Sold 30,000 $29.42 $0.9M Form 4
Jun 10, 2026 Ondrej VlcekDirector Sold 100,000 $24.78 $2.5M Form 4
Jun 4, 2026 John C ChrystalDirector Bought 3,000 $27.06 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 17, 2026 Natalie Marie DerseCFO Sold 794 $23.62 $0.0M Form 4
Dec 10, 2025 Ondrej VlcekDirector Sold 113,674 $27.12 $3.1M Form 4
Nov 13, 2025 John C ChrystalDirector Bought 5,000 $27.14 $0.1M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✓
F-score 5 / 98 / 97 / 9
Accruals ratio −9.2%−3.7%−3.7%
Altman Z'' 0.050.330.50

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $4.0B $2.6B $2.5B $2.5B $2.6B $2.8B $3.3B $3.8B $3.9B $5.0B
Gross profit $3.2B $2.1B $2.0B $2.1B $2.2B $2.4B $2.7B $3.1B $3.2B $3.9B
Research and development $823M $455M $420M $328M $267M $253M $313M $332M $329M $409M
Operating income −$100M −$154M $158M $355M $896M $1.0B $1.2B $1.1B $1.6B $2.1B
Interest expense $208M $256M $208M $196M $144M $126M $401M $669M $578M $569M
Pretax income −$262M $244M −$107M $819M $872M $1.0B $783M $447M $1.0B $1.5B
Income tax −$26.0M −$720M $3.0M $241M $176M $206M −$551M −$160M $386M $538M
Net income −$106M $1.1B $31.0M $3.9B $554M $836M $1.3B $607M $643M $973M
Diluted EPS −$0.17 $1.70 $0.05 $6.05 $0.92 $1.41 $2.14 $0.95 $1.03 $1.57
Diluted shares 0.62B 0.67B 0.63B 0.64B 0.60B 0.59B 0.62B 0.64B 0.62B 0.62B
Cash flow
Cash from operations −$209M $950M $1.5B −$861M $706M $974M $757M $2.1B $1.2B $1.5B
Capital expenditure $70.0M $142M $207M $89.0M $6.0M $6.0M $6.0M $20.0M $15.0M $22.0M
Free cash flow −$279M $808M $1.3B −$950M $700M $968M $751M $2.0B $1.2B $1.5B
Depreciation and amortization $492M $640M $615M $361M $150M $140M $329M $485M $419M $493M
Stock-based compensation $440M $610M $352M $312M $81.0M $70.0M $134M $138M $133M $237M
Acquisitions $6.7B $401M $180M $0.0M $344M $39.0M $6.5B $0.0M $84.0M $1.0B
Share buybacks $500M $0.0M $234M $1.6B $304M $0.0M $904M $441M $272M $634M
Dividends paid $222M $211M $217M $7.5B $373M $303M $314M $323M $313M $312M
Dividends and buybacks $722M $211M $451M $9.1B $677M $303M $1.2B $764M $585M $946M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $4.3B $2.2B $2.0B $2.3B $951M $1.9B $750M $846M $1.0B $411M
Total debt $8.2B $5.0B $4.5B $4.2B $3.6B $3.7B $9.8B $8.6B $8.3B $8.2B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $5.3B $3.5B $3.2B $3.1B $1.5B $2.3B $1.2B $1.4B $1.4B $1.1B
Current liabilities $4.6B $3.2B $3.8B $2.6B $2.1B $3.1B $2.8B $2.7B $2.9B $2.7B
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net $937M $778M $663M $238M $78.0M $60.0M $76.0M $72.0M $60.0M $71.0M
Total assets $18.2B $15.8B $15.9B $7.7B $6.4B $6.9B $15.9B $15.8B $15.5B $15.6B
Total liabilities $14.7B $10.7B $10.2B $7.7B $6.9B $7.0B $13.7B $13.7B $13.2B $13.0B
Shareholders' equity $3.5B $5.0B $5.7B $10.0M −$500M −$126M $2.2B $2.1B $2.3B $2.6B
Margins
Gross margin 78.8% 81.9% 81.5% 84.2% 85.8% 85.4% 82.2% 80.8% 80.3% 78.5%
Operating margin −2.5% −6.0% 6.4% 14.3% 35.1% 35.9% 36.4% 29.2% 40.9% 42.4%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 19.0% 31.5% 28.8% 41.0% 41.0% 46.3% 42.0% 51.6% 52.3%
Net margin −2.6% 44.5% 1.3% 156.1% 21.7% 29.9% 40.2% 16.0% 16.3% 19.5%
FCF margin −6.9% 31.6% 52.4% −38.2% 27.4% 34.6% 22.6% 53.8% 30.7% 30.5%
Returns
Return on capital −2.2% −2.0% 1.6% 5.0% 34.7% 41.7% 18.7% 10.5% 10.4% 13.7%
Return on capital employed −0.9% −1.2% 1.3% 4.1% 19.2% 24.8% 14.2% 8.5% 12.5% 16.6%
Return on equity −3.0% 26.8% 0.6% 135.3% — — 131.7% 28.3% 29.2% 39.9%
Return on assets −0.7% 6.7% 0.2% 32.8% 7.9% 12.6% 11.7% 3.8% 4.1% 6.3%
Growth
Revenue growth 11.6% −36.3% −4.0% 1.4% 2.5% 9.6% 18.6% 14.6% 3.6% 27.1%
Net income growth −104.3% — −97.3% 12,438.7% −85.8% 50.9% 59.6% −54.5% 5.9% 51.3%
EPS growth −104.6% — −97.1% 12,000.0% −84.8% 53.3% 51.8% −55.6% 8.4% 52.4%
FCF growth −152.6% — 59.4% −173.8% — 38.3% −22.4% 172.2% −41.0% 26.3%
Share count change −7.8% 8.1% −5.4% 1.7% −6.7% −1.5% 5.6% 2.9% −2.8% −0.8%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 5.9x 3.1x 2.7x 2.5x 1.6x 5.9x 4.9x 3.6x 3.0x
Debt / equity 2.4x 1.0x 0.8x — — — 4.5x 4.0x 3.6x 3.1x
Interest coverage −0.5x −0.6x 0.8x 1.8x 6.2x 8.0x 3.0x 1.7x 2.8x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x 1.2x 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x 1.2x 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 1.7% 5.6% 8.4% 3.6% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Stock comp / revenue 11.0% 23.8% 14.3% 12.5% 3.2% 2.5% 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% 4.7%
Payouts / FCF — 26.1% 35.0% — 96.7% 31.3% 162.2% 37.4% 48.5% 62.1%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 2.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 8.0 7.0
Altman Z'' 0.3 0.6 0.6 −0.7 −1.2 −0.7 −0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5
Accruals ratio 0.7% 1.1% −9.2% 40.1% −2.2% −2.1% 5.0% −9.2% −3.7% −3.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000849399). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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