Verisign Q4 revenue rises 7.5%, slightly beats estimates

VeriSign,

05/02/2026 21:16

Overview

Internet infrastructure provider's Q4 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations

Net income for Q4 increased yr/yr, with EPS rising to $2.23

Company announced a 5.2% dividend increase and repurchased 1 mln shares

Result Drivers

DOMAIN REGISTRATIONS - Verisign reported a 2.6% increase in .com and .net domain name registrations and a net increase of 1.58 mln registrations during Q4 2025

RENEWAL RATES - The renewal rate for .com and .net domains improved to 75.4% in Q3 2025 from 72.2% in Q3 2024

SHAREHOLDER RETURNS - Verisign repurchased 1 mln shares for $251 mln in Q4 2025 and increased its dividend by 5.2%

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$425.30 mln
$424.38 mln (3 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$2.23
Q4 Operating Margin
67.10%


*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the it services & consulting peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for VeriSign, Inc is $305.00, about 26.6% above its February 4 closing price of $240.97

The stock recently traded at 25 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 25 three months ago

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