Verisign Q4 revenue rises 7.5%, slightly beats estimates
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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