GEN · NMS
S&P 500
Gen Digital Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
$30.01
+$0.21 (+0.70%) today
Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance
Consensus of 11 analysts
Hold
Median price target $30.50 +1.6%
- Open
- $29.62
- Day range
- 29.37 – $30.07
- 52-week range
- 17.78 – $31.65
- Volume
- 5,116,757
- Market cap
- $17,804M
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.2x
- EPS (TTM)
- $1.97
- EPS est. FY 2027
- $2.96
- P/E est. FY 2027
- 10.2x
- Dividend yield
- 1.7%
- Beta
- 1.24
- Payout
- 25%
The analysis of this company is being prepared and will appear in the next update.
Gen Digital financials
Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
| Metric | Q3 2026 | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1,369M | +12.2% |
| Net income | $287M | +114.2% |
| Earnings per share | $0.48 | +128.6% |
| Net margin | 21.0% | +10.0 pp |
| Free cash flow | $323M | +201.9% |
| Debt / equity | 2.96 | −16.4% |
Revenue and net income ($M)
Total revenueNet income
| Quarter | Total revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1,220M | $134M |
| Q4 2025 | $1,240M | $192M |
| Q1 2026 | $1,283M | $512M |
| Q2 2026 | $1,336M | $215M |
| Q3 2026 | $1,369M | $287M |
Gen Digital earnings per share (EPS)
Consensus estimates
| Period | EPS est. | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 7 | $0.7410.74 – 0.75 | +15.9%$0.640 |
| Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 7 | $0.7650.75 – 0.78 | +14.2%$0.670 |
| Current yearFY 2027 · Analysts: 11 | $2.9552.94 – 2.97 | +15.4%$2.560 |
| Next yearFY 2027 · Analysts: 11 | $3.3373.19 – 3.55 | +12.9%$2.955 |
Forward P/E: 10.2x (FY 2027) and 9.0x (FY 2027) at the current price.
Actual and estimated EPS ($)
Actual EPSEstimated EPS
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0.210 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $0.640 | $0.631 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.670 | $0.648 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.710 | $0.689 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.740 | $0.719 |
| Q4 2026 | — | $0.741 |
| Q1 2027 | — | $0.765 |
| Year | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $2.160 | — |
| FY 2023 | $0.960 | — |
| FY 2024 | $1.030 | — |
| FY 2025 | $1.570 | — |
| FY 2026 | $2.560 | — |
| FY 2027 | — | $3.337 |
EPS trend
| Quarter | EPS | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027Estimated | $0.765 | +14.2% |
| Q4 2026Estimated | $0.741 | +15.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.740est. $0.719 · surprise +3.0% | +252.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.710est. $0.689 · surprise +3.0% | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | $0.670est. $0.648 · surprise +3.4% | n/a |
| Q4 2025 | $0.640est. $0.631 · surprise +1.4% | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | $0.210 | n/a |
| Year | EPS | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2027Estimated | $3.337 | +112.6% |
| FY 2026 | $2.560 | +148.5% |
| FY 2025 | $1.570 | +52.4% |
| FY 2024 | $1.030 | +7.3% |
| FY 2023 | $0.960 | −55.6% |
| FY 2022 | $2.160 | n/a |
Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.
Gen Digital dividend
Yield and payments
| Dividend yield (TTM) | 1.7% |
| Forward yield (next 12m) | 1.7% |
| Dividend per share (TTM) | $0.50 |
| Forward dividend (next 12m) | $0.50 |
| Payout (TTM) | 25% |
| Last dividend | $0.125Aug 17, 2026 |
| Next ex-dividend date | Nov 16, 2026 |
Dividend per share by year ($)
PaidEstimated
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.35 |
| 2020 | $12.50 |
| 2021 | $0.50 |
| 2022 | $0.50 |
| 2023 | $0.50 |
| 2024 | $0.50 |
| 2025 | $0.50 |
| est. 12m | $0.50 |
Gen Digital forecasts
11 analyst ratings
Consensus: Hold · 5 buy, 6 hold, 0 sell
1-year price forecast
Share price
Price target (high, median, low)
| Target | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| High | $46.00 | +53.3% |
| Median | $30.50 | +1.6% |
| Low | $25.00 | −16.7% |
| Date | Close |
|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | $26.37 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $27.19 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $23.99 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $22.57 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $18.83 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $19.29 |
| May 29, 2026 | $25.79 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $24.89 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $27.45 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $31.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $22.02 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $29.13 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $30.01 |
Gen Digital peers
| Ticker | Company | Market cap ($M) | P/E | Price ($) | 1-day change | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | Gen Digital | 17,804 | 15.2x | 30.01 | +0.70% | 17.7831.65 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 3,959,350 | 27.8x | 533.16 | −2.20% | 349.20559.15 |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 406,771 | 118.9x | 168.82 | −0.22% | 106.37212.94 |
| ORCL | Oracle | 367,827 | 18.5x | 117.98 | −1.51% | 109.21250.25 |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 267,107 | 815.9x | 326.36 | −1.37% | 139.57432.33 |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike | 231,164 | 3,762.7x | 225.76 | −1.23% | 85.68286.99 |
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