GEN Gen Digital
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Technology · Services-Prepackaged Software
Gen Digital (GEN) is a technology company in the Services-Prepackaged Software industry, with a market capitalization of $18.8 billion. Shares last traded at $31.33, near their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 5.6%. GEN trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.81, below the Services-Prepackaged Software median of 38.49. Net profit margin is 20.7%, above the peer median of 1.1%. Revenue grew 27.1% year over year. The shares yield 1.6% in dividends.
Performance
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Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-07-03 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
GEN Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | $312M | $0.50 | 32% |
| 2025-03-28 | $313M | $0.50 | 49% |
| 2024-03-29 | $323M | $0.50 | 53% |
| 2023-03-31 | $314M | $0.50 | 24% |
| 2022-04-01 | $303M | $0.51 | 36% |
| 2021-04-02 | $373M | $0.62 | 67% |
| 2020-04-03 | $7.48B | $11.63 | 192% |
| 2019-03-29 | $217M | $0.34 | 700% |
| 2018-03-30 | $211M | $0.32 | 19% |
| 2017-03-31 | $222M | $0.36 | — |
| 2016-04-01 | $3.03B | $4.52 | 122% |
| 2015-04-03 | $413M | $0.59 | 47% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | $0.36 | 2026-08-07 |
| FY 2026 | $1.57 | 2026-05-21 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.74 | 2026-02-06 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.43 | 2025-11-07 |
| Q1 2027 | $0.22 | 2026-08-07 |
| FY 2026 | $1.03 | 2026-05-21 |
Services-Prepackaged Software peers
GEN vs 14 industry peers (Services-Prepackaged Software), by market cap. Updated
| MSFT | Microsoft | $3.78T | 28.30 | 11.41 | 40.3% | +2.61% |
| ORCL | Oracle | $466.5B | 24.66 | 6.50 | 26.4% | +5.77% |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies | $438.3B | 145.30 | 71.20 | 49.0% | +7.24% |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike | $219.1B | 3748.24 | 40.61 | 1.1% | +5.21% |
| CRM | Salesforce | $217.2B | 22.48 | 5.23 | 23.3% | +2.27% |
| NOW | ServiceNow | $149.9B | 89.78 | 10.18 | 11.3% | +3.57% |
| SNOW | Snowflake | $125.8B | -115.35 | 23.15 | -20.1% | -4.79% |
| ADBE | Adobe | $112.1B | 15.50 | 4.45 | 28.7% | +0.32% |
| NET | Cloudflare | $100.7B | -488.39 | 40.10 | -8.2% | +4.53% |
| INTU | Intuit | $91.9B | 20.13 | 4.29 | 21.3% | +0.36% |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | $84.1B | 71.83 | 15.21 | 21.2% | -0.53% |
| SNPS | Synopsys | $79.8B | 74.12 | 8.47 | 11.4% | +0.11% |
| DDOG | Datadog | $76.2B | 429.13 | 19.21 | 4.5% | -2.80% |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp | $50.6B | -939.77 | 7.70 | -0.8% | +4.14% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.