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Gen Digital Inc. GEN

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 1989-06-23 · LEI

Gen Digital Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$14.7B
P / E15.1×
P / S2.9×
P / B5.6×
P / FCF9.7×
Dividend yield2.12%
Net margin19.5%
Return on equity37.3%
FCF margin30.5%
Net debt$8.2B
Net debt / EBITDA3.1×
Enterprise value USD$22.9B
EV / EBITDA8.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.2%
Return on capital16.5%
Graham number -57.4%$12.21

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($12.21); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-2.60% 23.50% 1.30% 156.10% 21.70% 29.90% 40.20% 16.00% 16.30% 19.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
78.80% 43.40% 81.50% 84.20% 85.80% 85.40% 82.20% 80.80% 80.30% 78.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
-2.50% -3.20% 6.40% 14.30% 35.10% 35.90% 36.40% 29.20% 40.90% 42.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
-3.00% 22.70% 0.50% 38870.00% 62.00% 28.40% 28.30% 37.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
618.0M 668.0M 632.0M 643.0M 600.0M 591.0M 640.0M 642.0M 624.0M 619.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$3.94B $3.25B $2.66B $2.04B $2.67B $1.85B $9.01B $7.76B $7.25B $8.20B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
-0.60% 7.20% 0.20% 50.30% 8.70% 12.00% 8.40% 3.80% 4.10% 6.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-6.90% 16.90% 52.40% -38.20% 27.40% 34.60% 22.60% 53.80% 30.60% 30.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2.35× 1.00× 0.78× 422.10× 4.54× 4.02× 3.64× 3.14× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
-$0.17 $1.70 $0.05 $6.05 $0.92 $1.41 $2.14 $0.95 $1.03 $1.57 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Gen Digital Inc. trades at about 18.2× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.5×–484.2×, median 17.8×).

3.5× 484.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.5×–484.2×); dot = today's 18.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin78.5%80.3%80.8%82.2%85.4%85.8%84.2%81.5%43.4%78.8%
Operating margin42.4%40.9%29.2%36.4%35.9%35.1%14.3%6.4%-3.2%-2.5%
Net margin19.5%16.3%16.0%40.2%29.9%21.7%156.1%1.3%23.5%-2.6%
FCF margin30.5%30.6%53.8%22.6%34.6%27.4%-38.2%52.4%16.9%-6.9%
Return on assets6.2%4.1%3.8%8.4%12.0%8.7%50.3%0.2%7.2%-0.6%
Return on equity37.3%28.3%28.4%62.0%-663.5%-110.8%38870.0%0.5%22.7%-3.0%
Debt / equity3.14×3.64×4.02×4.54×-29.65×-7.20×422.10×0.78×1.00×2.35×
Current ratio0.400.510.500.430.740.721.170.851.101.15

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.