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Verisign
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Verisign is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $1.71 billion, up 6.9% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $1.07 billion, up 13% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.04 billion, up 33% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.88 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.49 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 23, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.80 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Latest annual report (filed February 5, 2026): 3 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $13.2 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 884 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+30 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 5 (3 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Verisign is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending53rd pct
- Debt raised92nd pct
- Buybacks vs capex41st pct
- Hiring filings2nd pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications78th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment46th pct
- Call confidence57th pct
- Guidance changes—
- Risk factors added9th pct
- Insider open-market trades60th pct
- − Risk factors added
- + Insider open-market trades
- + Call confidence
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver15th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →Verisign's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$1.8B
- Due within a year $0.0B
- Longer term $1.8B
- Default point $0.9B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$0.6B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | $550M | 5.100% | 2031 (5y) | +90bp | 5.108% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $500M | 5.250% | 2032 (7y) | +125bp | 5.322% |
From the pricing term sheets Verisign filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ACG ADVOCACY)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Oct 7, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 6, 2026Patent
- Oct 5, 2026Trademark
- Sep 29, 2026Patent
- Sep 22, 2026Patent
- Jul 21, 2026Patent
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ACG ADVOCACY)second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jul 8, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 7, 2026Trademark
- Jun 26, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- May 21, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 21, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 9, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ACG ADVOCACY)first_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Apr 8, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Feb 5, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)3 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Jan 21, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ACG ADVOCACY)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.0 million
- Jan 10, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
- Nov 25, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 8, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 12, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 2, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 22, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 25, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 11, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 13, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 13, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Nov 27, 20248-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 15, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
Peers
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| Akamai Technologies AKAM | $4.3B | $1.0B | Jun 30, 2026 |
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| Bill.com BILL | $1.6B | $0.4B | Jun 30, 2026 |
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| Crane NXT CXT | $1.8B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |