Gen Digital Inc.

NasdaqGS:GEN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.4b

Gen Digital Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Gen Digital's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.6%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 24.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.1% per year. Gen Digital's return on equity is 23.2%, and it has net margins of 12.7%.

Key information

-2.61%

Earnings growth rate

-4.15%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth17.33%
Revenue growth rate12.09%
Return on equity23.20%
Net Margin12.74%
Last Earnings Update03 Oct 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.125

Nov 10
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.125

Gen Digital: Trading At A Discount Despite Market Leadership And Expanded TAM

Oct 08

What Does Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Share Price Indicate?

Jul 09
What Does Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Share Price Indicate?

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 06
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

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

Apr 21
A Look At The Fair Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Gen Digital: Acquiring MoneyLion To Revitalize Growth

Feb 11

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jan 21
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Jan 03
Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

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: Improving Cash Flows Support Deleveraging

Oct 27

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

Sep 18
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Gen Digital: Steady Business With Minimal Catalyst At Present

Mar 31

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Gen Digital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:GEN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
03 Oct 254,4735701,247374
04 Jul 254,2275971,116357
28 Mar 253,935643970329
27 Dec 243,889632548328
27 Sep 243,851615946321
28 Jun 243,822601951323
29 Mar 243,800607968332
29 Dec 233,7831,3911,348340
29 Sep 233,7711,414937354
30 Jun 233,5741,336986342
31 Mar 233,3171,334968313
30 Dec 223,107554978284
30 Sep 222,873591917253
01 Jul 222,817855853246
01 Apr 222,7968361,014253
31 Dec 212,752924788262
01 Oct 212,689895796273
02 Jul 212,623728794270
02 Apr 212,551696790267
01 Jan 212,493637835269
02 Oct 202,472817919270
03 Jul 202,454689987292
03 Apr 202,4905781,070328
03 Jan 202,4934661,093356
04 Oct 192,4901001,088392
05 Jul 192,49401,085412
29 Mar 192,456-1101,122420
28 Dec 183,049-2051,351579
28 Sep 183,6431,1191,584696
29 Jun 184,2711,1651,902832
30 Mar 182,5599641,328455
29 Dec 174,7391,0082,321948
29 Sep 174,571-3592,335927
30 Jun 174,310-4122,224886
31 Mar 174,019-2362,023823
30 Dec 163,777-1,0721,751751
30 Sep 163,645-9021,619721
01 Jul 163,572-7801,538720
01 Apr 163,600-8211,587748
01 Jan 163,6262471,673779
02 Oct 153,6871081,791798
03 Jul 153,133-1021,689702
03 Apr 153,9561092,012812
02 Jan 154,6822712,241881

Quality Earnings: GEN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GEN's current net profit margins (12.7%) are lower than last year (16%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GEN's earnings have declined by 2.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GEN's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: GEN had negative earnings growth (-7.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (18.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst GEN's Return on Equity (23.2%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/23 08:06
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/21 00:00
Earnings2025/10/03
Annual Earnings2025/03/28

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Gen Digital Inc. is covered by 44 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
Jonathan RuykhaverBaird