What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for VRSN?

13F Pro ranks VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View VRSN's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/VRSN (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Which hedge funds own the most VRSN stock?

Based on the most recent Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, the largest reported institutional holders of VRSN include BlackRock,, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, STATE STREET. Holdings are reported quarterly within 45 days of quarter-end and updated on https://13fpro.ai/research/VRSN as soon as new 13F filings post.

Where does 13F Pro source VRSN data?

All VERISIGN INC/CA fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. VERISIGN INC/CA files with the SEC under CIK 1014473. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is VRSN in?

VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN) is classified in the Technology sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/technology.

What drives VRSN's revenue?

Per VERISIGN INC/CA's latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-04-23, the biggest revenue drivers are: .com and .net domain registrations ($428.9M, +7% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/research/VRSN.

What are VRSN's largest expenses?

VERISIGN INC/CA's latest 10-Q reports these as the largest expense items: Cost of revenues ($49.2M, -1% YoY); Selling, general and administrative ($58.6M, +5% YoY); Research and development ($27.5M, +6% YoY). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for Q1 2026 (quarter ended March 31, 2026).

How often is VRSN research updated on 13F Pro?

VRSN's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

71.6/100

Rank #256 of 2,879 stocksTOP 10%

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Revenue Growth

52.2/100

Profitability

94.8/100

Balance Sheet

99.7/100

Earnings Quality

48.4/100

Free Cash Flow

94.7/100

Institutional Flow

5.3/100

Revenue Scale

59.5/100

Dilution Risk

28.4/100

VRSN Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores VRSN at 71.6/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #256 of 2,879 stocks — the top 10% of the AI-ranked universe. VRSN scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (99.7), profitability (94.8), free cash flow (94.7). Areas of concern include institutional flow (5.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 28.4/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), VERISIGN INC/CA reports quarterly revenue of $428.9M, net income of $214.5M, an operating margin of 68.5%. Top institutional holders of VRSN by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. VRSN trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1014473. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate VRSN daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for VERISIGN INC/CA directly from SEC EDGAR. VERISIGN INC/CA's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 78 since 2021, currently 71.6 — a declining long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about VERISIGN INC/CA

Quirks, history, and lore behind VRSN — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. internet infrastructure company · large-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Virginia.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue around $1.5 billion with operating margins that would make a software CEO weep with envy — consistently above 60%. Very few customers, very little competition.
3
The History
Founded in 1995, it once had sprawling security and authentication businesses before stripping down to its purest, most essential function — the kind of thing the whole internet depends on.
4
The Secret
It operates two of the world's 13 root nameservers and holds the exclusive contract to manage the .com and .net top-level domains — renewed by ICANN on a rolling basis.
5
The Lore
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is a major shareholder — fitting, since this company is basically a toll booth on the internet that almost nobody can route around.
6
The Giveaway
Every time someone types a .com address, this company's infrastructure is quietly involved — it processes roughly 200 billion DNS queries per day and charges registrars a small fee per domain, forever.

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What's Driving VRSN's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

✓ 21/21 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from VERISIGN INC/CA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-23 — Q1 2026 (quarter ended March 31, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

VeriSign Q1 revenue grew 7% to $428.9M driven by 176.1M .com/.net registrations (+3.7% YoY) and price increases; operating income rose 8% to $293.6M.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $428.9M+7% YoY

.com and .net domain registrations$428.9M+7% YoY

Domain name base increased 3.7% to 176.1M registrations; growth driven by continued internet growth, registrar marketing activities, AI tool evolution, and price increases ($10.26 fee effective Sept 2024, $10.97 effective Nov 2026).

Largest Expense Items

Cost of revenues$49.2M-1% YoY

Remained consistent period-over-period.

Selling, general and administrative$58.6M+5% YoY

Increased primarily due to higher compensation and benefits, including annual salary increases and increased projected achievement on performance-based RSUs.

Research and development$27.5M+6% YoY

Increased slightly due to combination of individually insignificant factors.

Margins: Operating margin improved to 68.5% from 67.4% YoY as revenue growth (+7%) outpaced expense growth (+3%), with cost of revenues declining slightly as a percentage of revenue. Net income margin was 50.0% vs 49.5% prior year.

Watch Items from the Filing

Domain name base growth decelerated: +3.7% YoY to 176.1M registrations but only +2.5M net additions QoQ; renewal rate improved to 75.0% Q4 2025 (vs 74.0% Q4 2024) but growth dynamics warrant monitoring.
Operating cash flow declined 6% to $272.4M from $291.3M YoY; primarily driven by timing of customer payments from large customers, higher tax payments, and timing of vendor payments.
Stockholders' deficit of $2.2B as of March 31, 2026 (vs $2.2B Dec 2025); company carries $1.79B long-term senior debt while returning capital via $214.4M share repurchases and $74.2M dividends in Q1.
ICANN IRP litigation ongoing: Afilias filed Independent Review Process in July 2023 regarding .web auction; post-hearing briefing completed April 2026; outcome uncertain.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q1 2026

$428.9M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$214.5M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$265.2M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

68.5%

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+16.3% YoY

$1.66BFY 2025

FY20 $1.27BFY21 $1.33BFY22 $1.42BFY25 $1.66B

Net Income

+22.5% YoY

$825.7MFY 2025

FY20 —FY21 $784.8MFY22 $673.8MFY25 $825.7M

Operating Income

+18.9% YoY

$1.12BFY 2025

FY20 $824.2MFY21 $866.8MFY22 $943.1MFY25 $1.12B

EPS (Diluted)

—FY 2025

FY20 $7.07FY21 $7.00FY22 $6.24FY25 —

Total Assets

-23.5% YoY

$1.33BFY 2025

FY20 $1.77BFY21 $1.98BFY22 $1.73BFY25 $1.33B

Op. Cash Flow

+31.3% YoY

$1.09BFY 2025

FY20 $730.2MFY21 $807.2MFY22 $831.1MFY25 $1.09B

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018
Revenue	$1.66B +16.3%	$1.42B +7.3%	$1.33B +4.9%	$1.27B +2.7%	$1.23B +1.4%	$1.21B
Net Income	$825.7M +22.5%	$673.8M -14.1%	$784.8M	—	—	—
Operating Income	$1.12B +18.9%	$943.1M +8.8%	$866.8M +5.2%	$824.2M +2.2%	$806.1M +5.0%	$767.4M
EPS (Diluted)	—	$6.24 -10.9%	$7.00 -1.0%	$7.07 +37.3%	$5.15 +8.4%	$4.75
Total Assets	$1.33B -23.5%	$1.73B -12.6%	$1.98B +12.3%	$1.77B -4.7%	$1.85B -3.2%	$1.91B
Operating Cash Flow	$1.09B +31.3%	$831.1M +3.0%	$807.2M +10.5%	$730.2M -3.1%	$753.9M +8.0%	$697.8M

AI Insight: VRSN Financial Trends

VRSN delivers eight consecutive quarters of revenue and operating income growth, with op margin hitting 68.5% in Q1 2026.

• Revenue grew steadily from $387M in Q2 2024 to $429M in Q1 2026, a 10.9% increase over eight quarters.

• Operating income expanded from $266M in Q2 2024 to $294M in Q1 2026, with implied op margin rising to ~68.5%.

• Operating cash flow reached $308M in Q3 2025 and $290M in Q4 2025, well above the $160M trough in Q2 2024.

• Negative equity deepened from -$1,816M in Q2 2024 to -$2,213M in Q1 2026, reflecting ongoing buyback activity.

⚠ Negative equity widening to -$2,213M in Q1 2026 signals aggressive capital returns; leverage profile warrants monitoring without visible debt figures.

⚠ Operating cash flow dipped to $202M in Q2 2025 versus $291M the prior quarter — a notable sequential swing to watch for recurrence.

⚠ Net income data missing for Q4 2024 and Q4 2025, limiting full-year profitability assessment.

AI Insight: VRSN Ratio Trends

VRSN sustains elite ~68% operating margins while ROA climbs steadily to 66.1% in Q1 2026, signaling durable capital efficiency.

• Operating margin held in a tight 66.7%–69.0% band across all nine periods, demonstrating exceptional pricing power and cost discipline.

• ROA expanded from 52.8% in Q2 2024 to 66.1% in Q1 2026, a gain of 13.3 percentage points over roughly seven quarters.

• Net profit margin narrowed modestly from 51.5% in Q3 2024 to 50.0% in Q1 2026, a slight compression of 1.5 percentage points.

⚠ Q4 quarters (66.7% in Q4 2024, 67.0% in Q4 2025) show consistent seasonal operating margin dips — worth monitoring for widening.

⚠ ROE, ROIC, and D/E data are absent throughout; leverage profile remains opaque, a key gap given VRSN's history of negative equity.

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Top Institutional Holders of VRSN

BlackRock, Inc.
$2.3B9,324,336 sh
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
$2.2B8,989,880 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$1.0B4,077,144 sh
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$931.9M3,752,370 sh
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
$699.9M2,818,151 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$613.1M2,469,333 sh
MORGAN STANLEY
$573.4M2,308,654 sh
Ninety One UK Ltd
$515.9M2,077,233 sh
Invesco Ltd.
$373.3M1,503,005 sh
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$333.9M1,344,618 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$2.3B	9,324,336
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC	$2.2B	8,989,880
STATE STREET CORP	$1.0B	4,077,144
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$931.9M	3,752,370
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$699.9M	2,818,151
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$613.1M	2,469,333
MORGAN STANLEY	$573.4M	2,308,654
Ninety One UK Ltd	$515.9M	2,077,233
Invesco Ltd.	$373.3M	1,503,005
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$333.9M	1,344,618

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