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VeriSign Q4 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q4 2025 earnings summary5 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • Achieved 28 years of 100% uptime for .com and .net DNS, with significant increases in service utilization and domain registrations in 2025.

  • Domain name base grew by 4.5 million (2.6%) to 173.5 million, with 41.7 million new registrations, the highest since 2021.

  • Revenue for 2025 was $1.66 billion, up 6.4% year-over-year; EPS rose by 10.1% to $8.81.

  • Returned over $1.1 billion to shareholders in 2025 through share repurchases and dividends.

Financial highlights

  • 2025 revenue was $1.66 billion, up 6.4% year-over-year; operating income reached $1.12 billion, up 5.9%.

  • Q4 2025 revenue was $425 million, up 7.5% year-over-year; Q4 net income was $206 million, with diluted EPS of $2.23.

  • Free cash flow for 2025 totaled $1.07 billion.

  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $581 million at year-end.

  • Share repurchases totaled $859 million for 2025; $1.08 billion remains authorized for future repurchases.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2026 revenue expected between $1.715 billion and $1.735 billion; operating income between $1.16 billion and $1.18 billion.

  • Domain name base growth projected at 1.5% to 3.5% for 2026.

  • Interest expense and non-operating income net expected to be an expense of $57–67 million; capital expenditures projected at $55–65 million.

  • GAAP effective tax rate anticipated between 22% and 25%.

  • Board approved a 5.2% increase in quarterly dividend to $0.81 per share, payable February 27, 2026.

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VeriSign, Inc. provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for domain names and services through its backend registry platform, security services, and intelligent DNS services. The company also offers a portfolio of network intelligence and availability services that comprises distributed denial of service protection, real-time web monitoring, advanced DDoS mitigation and enterprise threat intelligence reporting, as well as Verisign Naming Registry Services. In addition, the company provides security services in the areas of advanced threat detection and mitigation, including Managed DNS Firewall service to detect malicious activity on the Internet. It serves enterprise customers directly or indirectly through their Internet domain name registrar; enterprise channel partners; and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The company was formerly known as Network Solutions, LLC and changed its name to VeriSign, Inc. in March 2003. VeriSign, Inc. was founded in 1995.

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