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Verisign

Information TechnologyComputer ServicesS&P 500
Ticker VRSNRESTON, VAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $-25.08Diluted shares 91.1M

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) provides critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enabling internet navigation and supporting the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System. It operates the .com and .net registries, along with .name, .cc, internationalized versions of .com… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, Verisign reported revenue of $1.66B, up 6.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $825.70M. Its operating margin was 67.7%, and operations generated $1.09B in cash. Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, revenue was $1.73B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$1.66BFY2025
+6.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.73B
67.67%FY2025
−0.3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 67.63%
$825.70MFY2025
+5.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $849.80M
-38.33%FY2025
+1.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo -37.20%
Cash & financing
$1.09BFY2025
+20.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.06B
$1.07BFY2025
+22.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.02B
-0.83FY2025
Was -0.92× a year earlier
Last 12 mo -0.78
93.8MFY2025
−4.5% year over year
Last 12 mo 91.1M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Verisign does

In the company’s own words

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) provides critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enabling internet navigation and supporting the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System. It operates the .com and .net registries, along with .name, .cc, internationalized versions of .com and .net, and technical back-end services for .edu. Its services include domain registration and authoritative DNS resolution, a shared system through which registrars create and manage registrations, Root Zone Maintainer services, and operation of two of the internet’s 13 root servers. Customers include ICANN-accredited registrars, which provide domain registrations to individuals and organizations, as well as users of its registry and back-end services. VeriSign operates as one reportable segment. Its global DNS infrastructure includes secure data centers and more than 200 points of presence, and its servers process hundreds of billions of transactions daily. The company had 928 employees as of December 31, 2025. Its website is https://www.verisign.com.

Company details
Sector
Information Technology
Industry (SIC)
Computer Services
Headquarters
RESTON, VA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1014473
SIC
7371

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-173.18M$346.36M$865.90M$1.39B$1.90B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Verisign — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

643
funds hold it
2 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$6.95B
held by funds, at market
29.8%
of shares held by funds
4
bond issues held by funds

Superinvestors in Verisign · what they did last quarter

Warren BuffettUNCHANGED
Berkshire Hathaway
0.8%of 13F portfolio
Terry SmithDECREASED -50.9%
Fundsmith
0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · Verisign’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.03%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.03%of fund net assets
VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND
VO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.20%of fund net assets
Fidelity 500 Index Fund
FXAIX · Fidelity Concord Street Trust
0.04%of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Verisign’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 4 issues of Verisign’s debt, $331.75M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.11%, maturing 2027 to 2032.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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