Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) is a Technology stock trading at $31.25 (as of 2026-09-15), with a market capitalization of $18.71B and a trailing P/E of 17.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Gen Digital Inc. offers consumer cybersecurity and privacy protection products and services, including Norton 360 for device security, Norton and LifeLock for identity theft protection, and Norton Secure VPN. It also provides privacy and fraud-related monitoring offerings such as dark web and social media monitoring, and these services are provided to customers in the U.S., Canada, and multiple international regions.
Gen Digital sells Norton 360 cyber-protection and LifeLock identity-theft subscriptions to consumers worldwide, collecting recurring fees each month. The model is a high-retention annuity layered with a growing marketplace business (Engine) that adds new revenue lines but shifts the margin mix.
78% retention on roughly 40 million consumer subscriptions creates a near-fixed cost base, so incremental marketplace and cross-sell revenue flows to 77% gross margin; the subscription annuity is the profit engine while Engine adds scale at a structurally lower margin.
Business quality (Strong): Strong business quality: 77% gross margin, 33% operating margin, 40% ROE, and 6% revenue growth at just 16.6x earnings puts Gen Digital in the high-quality, reasonably-valued bucket for a consumer-software name.
Valuation: Trades at 17× trailing earnings · $17.4B market cap.
| Price | $31.25 |
| Market Cap | $18.71B |
| P/E Ratio | 17.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.1 |
| Price / Book | 7.04 |
| Price / Sales | 3.68 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.7% |
| FCF Yield | 8.3% |
| DCF Value (model) | $24.07 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -23.0% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.00B |
| Net Margin | 19.5% |
| Return on Equity | 39.6% |
| Debt / Equity | 3.07 |
| Current Ratio | 0.47 |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.3% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 63.6% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 6.2% |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.54 (distress) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7/9 (strong) |
| Stock P/E | 17.8 |
| Sector P/E (Technology) | 30.8 |
| Industry P/E (Business Services) | 25.7 |
| vs Sector | -42.4% |
| vs Industry | -30.9% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($1.99B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 8 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Business Services |
| CEO | Vincent Pilette |
| Employees | 3,400 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1989-06-23 |
Data as of 2026-09-15.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.