VeriSign Inc (VRSN) Fair Value & Analysis
Technology · US · Market cap $24.6B · ISIN US92343E1029
What is VeriSign Inc really worth?
VeriSign Inc
VRSN · US
A strong business, but trading 41% above our fair value of $208.59.
Strengths
Risks
For context
Fair value as of: Aug 21, 2026
From 21 valuation models · updated 15 days ago
Share price −2.0% over the past month.
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What matters now
- A high-quality business (quality 90/100), yet the market already pays well above fair value. Quality at a full price, with little margin of safety.
- The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($268.51). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
- A fairly wide model range ($127.63 to $268.51) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 21, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $154.17 – $310.00 · fair‑value band $127.63 – $268.51 · the $293.35 price screens above the $208.59 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 21, 2026.
Analysis
VeriSign Inc (VRSN) currently trades at $293.35, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $208.59, implying the stock looks roughly 40.6% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 90/100 (high quality), in the Technology sector. Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $218.91 per share, and 0 of the 21 models we run sit above the $293.35 price. Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $59.34, and 21 of the 21 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Over the trailing twelve months, VeriSign Inc generated revenue of $1.7B at a net margin of 50.0%. Revenue grew 6.6% year over year. Net debt stands at $1.5B. The stock trades on a trailing P/E of 32.5 (as of Jun 6, 2026). Fundamentals as of Aug 21, 2026
Our scenario range runs from $127.63 (bear case) to $268.51 (bull case); at $293.35, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 6% below its 52-week high and 41% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −32% fair-value upside, at −29%, VRSN screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly $4.01 per share, which is 1.9 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
All 21 models by family
Widest divergence: Growth Earnings ($218.91) versus Earnings-Based ($59.34). Highest evidence: FCF DCF (79).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 21, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 84 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 62
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide.
Full company description
VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company provides root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
VeriSign Inc reported revenue of $1.7B in FY2025 versus $1.3B in FY2021, a compound +5.7%/yr. Reported net income was $826M in FY2025, compounding +1.3%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue +4.3 % · buybacks/dilution +3.5 %
Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
VRSN screens 41% overvalued. Compare with Microsoft Corporation →
Earlier news
External third-party headlines (Yahoo Finance, Reuters and others), not an editorial selection.
- Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on VeriSign Stock?
- Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Verisign and Donnelley Financial
- Software & Services: Buy Verisign, Hold Donnelley Financial
- VeriSign CEO James Bidzos Sells 3,300 Shares for $979,000
Peer Group
Software - Infrastructure · 369 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Software - Infrastructure median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
PAST 0: with negative equity (buybacks among others) return on equity is not meaningfully computable.
Insider activity: 46/100
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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