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GEN · CIK 849399 · LATEST FILING: 10-Q JUL '26 · FILED AUG 7, 2026
Gen Digital Inc.
$24.16
−0.66 (−2.66%)
Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $18–32
Last fiscal year
Gen Digital Inc. reported revenue of $5.0B for the year ended Apr 3, 2026 (FY25), up 27.1% from FY24. Net income was $973M, operating cash flow $1.5B and free cash flow $1.5B. Source: 10-K filed May 21, 2026.
Market cap
$14.4B
P/E
13.7
EV/EBITDA
8.6x
P/B
5.4
Div yield
2.07%
ROIC
13.4%
Revenue 1Y
27.1%/yr
EPS 1Y
52.4%/yr
Shares 1Y
−3%
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Median
Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end
Company
CEOVincent Pilette
HQTempe, AZ
AuditorKPMG LLP
Employees3,900
Year endsMarch
Revenue by segment · FY25
Cyber Safety Platform67%
Trust Based Solutions33%
Compounded growth & averages
10Y
5Y
3Y
TTM
Share price
0.0%
−0.9%
11.3%
−8.7%
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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.
Where the cash went · FY24–FY25
$2.7B deployed
Capex
$37M
1.4%
Acquisitions
$1.1B
41.6%
Dividends
$625M
23.3%
Buybacks
$906M
33.8%
Operating cash flow over the period: $2.8B. Total debt changed by −$173M. R&D of $738M is already inside operating costs.
Growth engines
How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.
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Financials
Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · FY25 = year ended Apr 3, 2026 · change vs previous year
Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier
TTM = the last four quarters, to Jul '26. Balance-sheet rows show that latest quarter. “—” where the quarters do not add up to the annual figures. No TTM for cash: our quarterly rows do not hold short-term investments yet, and annual cash includes them.
Income
Revenue
3,935
5,000+27.1%
5,079
YoY
+27.1%
Gross profit
3,159
3,923+24.2%
3,962
Gross margin
80.3%
78.5%−1.8 pp
—
Operating income
1,610
2,120+31.7%
2,117
Operating margin
40.9%
42.4%+1.5 pp
—
EBITDA
2,029
2,613+28.8%
—
EBITDA margin
51.6%
52.3%+0.7 pp
—
Interest expense
578
569−1.6%
—
Interest coverage
3.51x
4.59x+1.08x
—
Net income
643
973+51.3%
1,053
YoY
+51.3%
Net margin
16.3%
19.5%+3.1 pp
—
EPS (diluted, $)
1.03
1.57+52.4%
1.74
YoY
+52.4%
Balance sheet
Total assets
15,495
15,589+0.6%
15,644
Cash & short-term investments
1,006
411−59.1%
—
Accounts receivable
171
361+111.1%
—
Net PP&E
60
71+18.3%
—
Other assets
14,258
14,746+3.4%
—
Total liabilities
13,226
12,978−1.9%
12,988
Accounts payable
94
96+2.1%
—
Total debt
8,550
8,377−2.0%
8,337
Other liabilities
4,582
4,505−1.7%
—
Shareholders’ equity
2,269
2,611+15.1%
2,656
Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.
Cash flow statement · as filed
Cash from operations
1,221
1,545+26.5%
1,570
Net income
643
973+51.3%
—
Depreciation & amortization
419
493+17.7%
—
Stock-based compensation
133
237+78.2%
—
Working capital & other
26
(158)−707.7%
—
Cash from investing
(100)
(1,011)n/m
—
Capex
(15)
(22)n/m
—
PP&E sold
0
21n/m
—
Acquisitions
(84)
(1,032)n/m
—
Investments bought
(4)
0n/m
—
Other investing
3
22+633.3%
—
Cash from financing
(970)
(1,133)n/m
—
Debt raised
941
3,475+269.3%
—
Debt repaid
(1,311)
(3,620)n/m
—
Dividends
(313)
(312)n/m
—
Buybacks
(272)
(634)n/m
—
Other financing
(15)
(42)n/m
—
Net change in cash
160
(595)−471.9%
—
Free cash flow (OCF − capex)
1,206
1,523+26.3%
1,548
Where the cash went
Operating cash flow
1,221
1,545+26.5%
1,570
Reinvested in the business
99
1,054+964.6%
—
% of operating cash flow
8.1%
68.2%
Capex
15
22+46.7%
22
Acquisitions
84
1,032+1128.6%
—
R&D (memo, already in costs)
329
409+24.3%
—
Free cash flow
1,206
1,523+26.3%
1,548
YoY
+26.3%
Returned to shareholders
585
946+61.7%
—
% of free cash flow
48.5%
62.1%
Dividends
313
312−0.3%
—
Buybacks
272
634+133.1%
—
Change in total debt
—
(173)
—
Cash left over
—
(628)
—
FCF conversion (FCF ÷ net income)
187.6%
156.5%−31.0 pp
—
Owner earnings
—
1,256
—
Owner earnings margin
—
25.1%
—
Buyback yield
1.7%
5.6%+3.9 pp
—
Returns & ratios
ROIC (all capital)
10.3%
13.4%+3.1 pp
—
ROIC (operating)
734.3%
577.2%−157.1 pp
—
Net debt / EBITDA
3.72x
3.05x−0.67x
—
Debt / equity
3.77x
3.21x−0.56x
—
ROE
28.3%
37.3%+8.9 pp
—
ROA
4.1%
6.2%+2.1 pp
—
ROCE
12.7%
16.5%+3.7 pp
—
NOPAT
1,006
1,365+35.7%
—
Invested capital (operating)
137
336+145.3%
—
Invested capital (all)
9,813
10,577+7.8%
—
Reinvestment rate
—
14.6%
—
Net debt is 3.0x EBITDA (FY25).
Income
Oct '25
Jan '26
Apr '26
Jul '26
Revenue
1,220
1,240
1,283
1,336
vs year-ago quarter
Gross profit
954
972
1,007
1,029
Gross margin
78.2%
78.4%
78.5%
77.0%
Operating income
438
433
803
443
Net income
134
192
512
215
vs year-ago quarter
Net margin
11.0%
15.5%
39.9%
16.1%
EPS (diluted, $)
0.21
0.31
0.86
0.36
vs year-ago quarter
Balance sheet
Oct '25
Jan '26
Apr '26
Jul '26
Total assets
16,051
15,831
15,589
15,644
Cash & equivalents
701
619
411
564
Total debt
8,981
8,647
8,377
8,337
Shareholders’ equity
2,457
2,332
2,611
2,656
Cash flow
Oct '25
Jan '26
Apr '26
Jul '26
Operating cash flow
116
541
479
434
Capex
9
6
3
4
Free cash flow
107
535
476
430
vs year-ago quarter