Gen Digital vs Nutanix
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Gen Digital and Nutanix side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Gen Digital is the larger business, with $5.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $2.9B for Nutanix, about 1.8 times as much.
- Gen Digital grew revenue faster (27.1%, against 12.4%).
- Gen Digital kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (42.4% operating margin, against 9.6%).
- Gen Digital turned more of its sales into free cash flow (30.5% FCF margin, against 29.5%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 7 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Gen Digital
GEN
3/7
Revenue growthOperating marginFCF margin
Nutanix
NTNX
4/7
5-year growthGross marginNet marginNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | GEN FY26 | NTNX FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $14.7B | — |
| Revenue | $5.0B | $2.9B |
| Free cash flow | $1.5B | $841M |
| Net income | $973M | $1.5B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 27.1% | 12.4% |
| 5-year growth | 14.4% | 15.4% |
| Share count change | −0.8% | — |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 78.5% | 86.8% |
| Operating margin | 42.4% | 9.6% |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 52.8% |
| FCF margin | 30.5% | 29.5% |
| Return on capital | 13.7% | — |
| Return on equity | 39.9% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $7.8B | −$1.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0x | −2.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $946M | $484M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 14.3x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.