Verisign vs Wix.com
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I put Verisign and Wix.com side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Wix.com is the larger business, with $2.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.7B for Verisign.
- Wix.com grew revenue faster (13.2%, against 6.4%).
- Verisign kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (67.7% operating margin, against 0.1%).
- Verisign turned more of its sales into free cash flow (64.5% FCF margin, against 29.2%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Verisign
VRSN
7/9
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Wix.com
WIX
2/9
Revenue growth5-year growth
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | VRSN FY25 | WIX FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $27.9B | $4.6B |
| Revenue | $1.7B | $2.0B |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $582M |
| Net income | $826M | $50.6M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 13.2% |
| 5-year growth | 5.5% | 15.2% |
| Share count change | β4.5% | β3.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 88.2% | 68.1% |
| Operating margin | 67.7% | 0.1% |
| Net margin | 49.8% | 2.5% |
| FCF margin | 64.5% | 29.2% |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.2B | $331M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | 10.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $575M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 33.2x | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 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.