VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN) Form 8-K — Oct 22, 2026
Verisign reported Q3 2026 revenue of $443 million, up 5.7% year-over-year, with operating income of $296 million and diluted EPS of $2.35 versus $2.27 a year ago. Net income was flat at $213 million, including a $7.5 million pre-tax loss on assets held for sale that reduced EPS by $0.06. The .com/.net domain base grew 6.1% year-over-year to 182.5 million names, with 13.1 million new registrations in the quarter, and management said the .web rollout and Verisign Informed beta are on track. The final Q2 renewal rate slipped slightly to 75.2% from 75.5%.
Key figures
- Eps
- 2.35
- Revenue
- 443000000
- Net Income
- 213000000
- Revenue Yoy
- 5.7%
- Cash Position
- 476000000
- Shares Outstanding
- 89800000
- Buyback
- $189 million for 0.7 million shares
- Renewal rate
- 75.2%
- Prior year eps
- 2.27
- Domain name base
- 182.5 million
- Operating income
- 296000000
- Buyback remaining
- $1.36 billion
- Deferred revenues
- $1.46 billion
- Intangible assets
- 171400000
- New registrations
- 13.1 million
- Dividend per share
- 0.81
- New registrations q3
- 13.1 million vs 10.6 million prior year
- Q3 share repurchases
- $189 million (0.7 million shares)
- Domain base growth yoy
- 6.1%
- Q3 operating cash flow
- 268000000
- Renewal rate prior year
- 75.5%
- Prior year registrations
- 10.6 million
- Assets held for sale loss
- $7.5 million pre-tax (reduced diluted EPS by $0.06)
- Remaining buyback authorization
- $1.36 billion
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