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VeriSign

NSQ:VRSN · US92343E1029
IT ServicesMedium

360

34
EV / EBIT24
Price / Owner Earnings19
Owner Earnings Yield40
Dividend Yield93
Price/Sales9
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book95
Returns on capital1
EBIT Margin100
Gross Profitability100
Cash Conversion33
Accruals95
Owner Earnings Margin98
Sales growth28
Profit Growth84
Long-Term EPS Growth12
Owner Earnings Growth51
Reinvestment87
Price momentum71
Debt load44
Refinancing38
Debt Payback27
Liquidity82
Analyst ratings23
Opinion Changes26
Price Target Upside20
Market mood45
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

VeriSign clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryIT Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1995
Employees1,061
Websiteverisign.com
ISINUS92343E1029
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Network BackboneNetwork SecurityCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyInternet

Description

VeriSign, Inc. (VeriSign) provides critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. The company helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency…

Analysis

Beloved champion

VeriSign, Inc. is a beloved champion: its quality is genuine, and the market already prices it as exceptional.

The price is expensive. You pay 30.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
71
2023202420252026

All-time high

71

Jun 2026

All-time low

3

Jan 2023

Average rank

37

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
9
5
1
11
Price/Earnings
24
60
64
46
Price/Book
95
100
100
97
Dividend Yield
93
1
1
1
Value (overall)
74
53
42
38

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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