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VERISIGN INC

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VERISIGN INC

VRSN·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0001014473

VeriSign, Inc. is a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services. The company enables internet navigation for many of the world's most recognized domain names. VeriSign helps ensure the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the internet by providing Root Zone Maintainer services and operating two of the thirteen global internet root servers. It also provides registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains (TLDs), which support the majority of global e-commerce. VeriSign was incorporated in Delaware on April 12, 1995. The company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol VRSN. Pursuant to agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), VeriSign makes available files containing all active domain names registered in the .com and .net registries, and also provides a summary of the active zone count registered in the .

VERISIGN INC (NASDAQ:VRSN) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for VRSN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-23, rated 8/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for VRSN spans 10-Q, 8-K, FWP, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Verisign Q2 Revenue Reaches $434.6M, Buyback Expanded by $884M, and .web TLD Goes Live
  • Verisign Q2 Revenue Beats, Raises Full-Year Outlook on Domain Growth
  • VeriSign Boosts Buyback by $884M, Total Program Hits $1.5B
  • VeriSign Completes $550M Senior Notes Offering Due 2031
  • Verisign Closes $550 Million Senior Notes Offering to Refinance Existing Debt

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.66B
Net Income
$825.7M
Op. Cash Flow
$1.09B
Free Cash Flow
$1.07B
Gross Profit
$1.46B
Operating Income
$1.12B
Cash & Equivalents
$307.9M
Total Debt
$1.79B
Debt / Equity
-0.83×
Net Margin
49.8%
Shares Outstanding
91.9M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-05 · accession 0001014473-26-000006

Short Interest & Short Volume

2.96 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,957,572 shares in VRSN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 20.9% increase from the prior period — about 3.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 41.9% of VRSN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,957,572 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 20.9%
Days to cover2.96 at avg daily volume of 661,759
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)41.9% of 234,391 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume45.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for VRSN, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-06-18.

1 recent capital raise

Debt Offering Priced · Refinancing Strategy

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$288.32
52-week range · as of 2026-07-23 $208.86 – $312.48
Market cap
$26.04B
Volume
1.2M (1.7× avg)
3-mo avg 722.9K
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:26 UTC · Market overnight

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feed VRSN - Latest Insights

VRSN
Jul 23, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $258.00
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$30.32 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Jul 23, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $256.00
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$32.32 (+13%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Jul 23, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $261.58
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$26.74 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Jun 26, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $255.62
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$32.70 (+13%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Jun 26, 2026, 9:14 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $250.85
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$37.47 (+15%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Jun 18, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $264.64
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$23.68 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Apr 23, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $281.00
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$7.32 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Apr 23, 2026, 4:13 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $277.50
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$10.82 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Apr 23, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $276.00
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$12.32 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Apr 10, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $259.78
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$28.54 (+11%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Feb 05, 2026, 4:41 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $242.62
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$45.70 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
VRSN
Feb 05, 2026, 4:07 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $242.62
Real-time Price: $288.32 info
Change: +$45.70 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $26.035B info
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