Gen Digital Inc.

NasdaqGS:GEN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.1b

Gen Digital Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Gen Digital is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 15.1% and 2.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 16.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 50.3% in 3 years.

Key information

15.1%

Earnings growth rate

16.6%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth16.8%
Revenue growth rate2.7%
Future return on equity50.3%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated05 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Nov 02
Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Recent updates

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Dec 18
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Gen Digital: A Robust Business Facing A Secular Threat

Nov 22

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.125

Nov 03
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.125

Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Nov 02
Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Gen Digital: Improving Cash Flows Support Deleveraging

Oct 27

Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Potentially Undervalued?

Oct 16
Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Potentially Undervalued?

Getting In Cheap On Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Might Be Difficult

Oct 01
Getting In Cheap On Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Might Be Difficult

Gen Digital: Strong Growth, Good Fundamentals, And Decent Price Action Make A Buy

Sep 18

Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 29% Undervaluation?

Sep 16
Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 29% Undervaluation?

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 24
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Gen Digital: Cross-Selling And Partnership Strengths, But Rate-Sensitive

Jun 14

Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Jun 06
Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Is There Now An Opportunity In Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)?

Jun 04
Is There Now An Opportunity In Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Low P/E

Apr 08
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Low P/E

Gen Digital: Steady Business With Minimal Catalyst At Present

Mar 31

Is Now The Time To Put Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) On Your Watchlist?

Mar 24
Is Now The Time To Put Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) On Your Watchlist?

Here's Why Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mar 10
Here's Why Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 43% Undervaluation?

Feb 25
Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 43% Undervaluation?

Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

Feb 12
Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

Gen Digital: The Debt Post-Merger Is Worrying

Jan 18

Insufficient Growth At Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Hampers Share Price

Dec 26
Insufficient Growth At Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Hampers Share Price

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:GEN - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
3/31/20274,1821,2021,3021,3367
3/31/20264,0551,1781,1771,2039
3/31/20253,9229841,0961,1099
9/27/20243,8636242,1202,135N/A
6/28/20243,8346102,0842,102N/A
3/29/20243,8126162,0442,064N/A
12/29/20233,7861,393972990N/A
9/29/20233,7711,414970981N/A
6/30/20233,5741,336760768N/A
3/31/20233,3381,349751757N/A
12/30/20223,107554752759N/A
9/30/20222,873591775783N/A
7/1/20222,817855924931N/A
4/1/20222,796836968974N/A
12/31/20212,7529249991,004N/A
10/1/20212,689895962967N/A
7/2/20212,623728788794N/A
4/2/20212,551696700706N/A
1/1/20212,493637-1,424-1,416N/A
10/2/20202,472817-1,326-1,310N/A
7/3/20202,454689-1,057-1,016N/A
4/3/20202,490578-950-861N/A
1/3/20202,4934661,3121,452N/A
10/4/20192,4901001,2421,430N/A
7/5/20192,494N/A1,2771,489N/A
3/29/20192,456-1101,2881,495N/A
12/28/20183,049-2051,0241,214N/A
9/28/20183,6431,1199661,131N/A
6/29/20184,2711,165N/A1,068N/A
3/30/20182,559964N/A950N/A
12/29/20174,7391,008N/A1,039N/A
9/29/20174,571-359N/A893N/A
6/30/20174,310-412N/A774N/A
3/31/20174,019-236N/A-209N/A
12/30/20163,777-1,072N/A-314N/A
9/30/20163,645-902N/A-350N/A
7/1/20163,572-780N/A-274N/A
4/1/20163,600-821N/A802N/A
1/1/20163,626247N/A1,034N/A
10/2/20153,687108N/A1,280N/A
7/3/20153,133-102N/A1,319N/A
4/3/20153,956109N/A1,312N/A
1/2/20154,682271N/A1,273N/A
10/3/20145,417579N/A1,244N/A
7/4/20146,702977N/A1,262N/A
3/28/20144,18391N/A1,281N/A
12/27/20136,799871N/A1,444N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: GEN's forecast earnings growth (15.1% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: GEN's earnings (15.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: GEN's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: GEN's revenue (2.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: GEN's revenue (2.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: GEN's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (50.3%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:04
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2024/03/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Gen Digital Inc. is covered by 60 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Louis Edmond LardenoisArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP