Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18
VeriSign EPS (Basic, Continuing) increased by 4.9% to $2.34 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.9%, from $2.11 to $2.34. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), EPS (Basic, Continuing) shows an upward trend with a 5.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Higher values signal better profitability per share, which often supports stock price appreciation and dividend potential.
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations measures the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstan...
Widely used by analysts to compare the per-share profitability of companies within the same sector, regardless of total company size.
eps_basic_continuing| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.31 | $1.40 | $2.97 | $1.43 | $1.54 | $1.58 | $1.69 | $1.70 | $1.79 | $1.83 | $2.59 | $1.93 | $2.01 | $2.07 | $2.00 | $2.11 | $2.21 | $2.28 | $2.23 | $2.34 |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.9% | +112.1% | -51.9% | +7.7% | +2.6% | +7.0% | +0.6% | +5.3% | +2.2% | +41.5% | -25.5% | +4.1% | +3.0% | -3.4% | +5.5% | +4.7% | +3.2% | -2.2% | +4.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.6% | +12.9% | -43.1% | +18.9% | +16.2% | +15.8% | +53.3% | +13.5% | +12.3% | +13.1% | -22.8% | +9.3% | +10.0% | +10.1% | +11.5% | +10.9% |