Is Verisign Inc (VRSN) undervalued or overvalued?

Our model estimates a fair value of about $249 against a price of $302.34 (Fair, -18% to fair value). It blends a 10-year DCF, sector multiples and earnings-power value and is a model estimate, not advice.

What is the X-Ray Score for VRSN?

Verisign Inc has an X-Ray Score of 60 out of 100, built from valuation, growth, profitability, financial health and dividend lenses ranked against Information Technology peers.

Where does the data for VRSN come from?

Financial statements come from SEC EDGAR filings, prices from exchange price feeds, and industry betas and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).

Verisign Inc (VRSN)

Information Technology · Internet Services & Infrastructure · US stock · S&P 500 component

$302.34 ▼ -1.75 (0.58%)

At close 16 Oct 2026 · USD · Volume 920,800

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Fair valueFair

$249 −17.7% to fair value

$124fair band $174–$323$373

Day's range

$296.92 – $309.97

52-week range

$206.93 – $311.57

Red flags⚠ Negative equity

About Verisign Inc

Verisign operates registry services for internet domain names, and it is the exclusive registry operator for the dot com and dot net domains. It maintains the databases that let internet addresses work and keeps infrastructure running with very high availability. The company earns money from annual fees charged for each domain name registration and renewal, so its revenue is largely recurring. Pricing is subject to agreements with oversight bodies.

Revenue for the last twelve months was $1.7 billion, and it grew by 5.2% a year over three years. The operating margin is 67.9%. Net debt to EBITDA is 0.6 times. It pays a dividend with a yield of 1.1%. Its X-Ray Score is 58 out of 100.

Written with AI from public information and the filing figures on this page, then checked automatically for unsupported numbers. It can contain mistakes: read the company's own filings below before relying on it.

Price chart

Historical data & CSV

52-wk range $206.93 – $311.57Volume 920,800Daily, split-adjusted

Vitals

Market cap$27.5B

52-week range$206.93 – $311.57

Volume (last day)920,800

P/E (TTM)32.9

EBIT / EV yield4.1%

Free-cash-flow yield3.9%

Dividend yield1.1%

Revenue (TTM)$1.7B

Net income (TTM)$850M

Operating margin67.9%

Return on capital–

Debt incl. leases$1.8B

Cash & securities$1.0B

Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies like Apple). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.

Fair value estimate

$249model spread $240 – $257

Fair −17.7% to fair value

Equal blend of three models: peer multiples, a fundamentals-adjusted multiple (growth, ROIC and margin) and a 10-year DCF scaled to the market's average. Earnings-power value (no growth) is a floor and not part of the blend. Model uncertainty is Medium, so the safety margin is 30%.

Price $302

Undervalued < $174Fair $174 – $323Overvalued > $323

10-year DCF (market-scaled)

$156

Peer multiples

$341

Earnings power floor (not blended)

$74

Growth the price implies

26.1%/yr

A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.09%, equity risk premium 4.23% (Damodaran). How it works.

What this means

Strong business at a fair price

The price sits inside our fair-value band. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.

Before you invest · decision checklist

I understand how this company makes money Business quality is average or better ✓ 71 The price is not above fair value $249 fair value Debt looks manageable 0.6× EBITDA Revenue has been growing 5.2% a year Profits are backed by cash There are no red flags 1 raised I know what share of my savings this would be

Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.

The five-lens scan

Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Information Technology peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.

Valuation Fair

57/100

Priced about in line with its sector.

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EBIT / EV yield4.1%

Free-cash-flow yield3.9%

Fair value vs price0.8×

Growth Weak

43/100

Growing slower than most of its sector.

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Revenue growth (3y)5.2%

Growth consistency100%

Profitability Strong

95/100

Earns high returns on the capital it uses.

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Operating margin67.9%

Gross profitability83.8%

Financial health Weak

48/100

Balance sheet is more stretched than most peers.

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Piotroski F-Score8 / 9

Net debt / EBITDA0.6×

Interest cover15.3×

Dividends Weak

38/100

Dividend is modest or less certain than peers.

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Dividend yield1.1%

Dividends vs free cash flow27%

Quarterly results: last 6 quarters

+4.7%

Mar '25

+5.9%

Jun '25

+7.3%

Sep '25

+7.6%

Dec '25

+6.6%

Mar '26

+6.0%

Jun '26

Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $435M.

Compare with peers

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Other Internet Services & Infrastructure companies by X-Ray Score.

Fundamentals checklist

● 5 Good · ● 7 Average · ● 2 Bad

Cash quality

Earnings backed by cashGood

Free-cash-flow yieldAverage

Risk models

Altman Z''Bad

Piotroski F-ScoreGood

Growth

Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Average

Revenue growth (3y)Average

Growth consistencyGood

Balance sheet

Current ratioBad

Net debt / EBITDAAverage

Interest coverAverage

Valuation

Fair value vs priceAverage

EBIT / EV yieldAverage

Profitability

Operating marginGood

Gross profitabilityGood

Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 64/100.

Financials

	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$1.3B	$1.4B	$1.5B	$1.6B	$1.7B
Operating income	$867M	$943M	$1.0B	$1.1B	$1.1B
Net income	$785M	$674M	$818M	$786M	$826M
Operating cash flow	$807M	$831M	$854M	$903M	$1.1B
Operating margin	65.3%	66.2%	67.0%	67.9%	67.7%
Free cash flow	$754M	$804M	$808M	$875M	$1.1B
Diluted EPS	$7.00	$6.24	–	–	–

Fiscal years, from SEC filings.

Technical summary

Daily

Strongly bullish

12 bullish · 4 neutral · 0 bearish

Weekly

Strongly bullish

11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish

Monthly

Strongly bullish

7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish

Moving averages (daily)

SMA 10	299.3	Bullish
EMA 10	299.4	Bullish
SMA 20	294.6	Bullish
EMA 20	296.5	Bullish
SMA 50	291.3	Bullish
EMA 50	291.3	Bullish
SMA 100	282.9	Bullish
EMA 100	284.3	Bullish
SMA 200	267.5	Bullish
EMA 200	274.2	Bullish

Oscillators (daily)

RSI (14)	59.67	Neutral
MACD (12, 26)	3.34	Bullish
Momentum (12)	7.21	Bullish
Stochastic %K (14)	78.04	Neutral
Williams %R (14)	-21.96	Neutral
CCI (20)	76.81	Neutral

Pivot points (classic, last session)

283.1

290.0

296.2

Pivot

303.1

309.2

316.1

322.3

Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.