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Gen Digital Inc. GEN Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B+27.0%
Gross profit$1.0B+24.2%
Operating income$803.0M+92.6%
Net income$512.0M+261%
EPS (diluted)$0.83+261%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$411.0M-11.0%
Total debt$8.3B-0.7%
Total equity$2.6B+15.1%
Total assets$15.6B+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$479.0M+1.3%
CapEx$3.0M0.0%
Free cash flow$476.0M+1.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.57B-30.3%
Enterprise value$22.42B-20.5%
P/E15×-17.5×
P/S2.9×-2.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin78.5%-1.8pp
Operating margin42.4%+1.5pp
Net margin19.5%+3.1pp
FCF margin30.5%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity39.9%+10.7pp
Debt / equity3.2×-0.5×
Current ratio0.4×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Gen Digital Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Gen Digital Inc.’s 10-K, filed May 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Gen Digital Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) reported return on invested capital of 13.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Gen Digital Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Gen Digital Inc.'s return on invested capital increased by 35.2% year-over-year, from 9.8% to 13.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Gen Digital Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Gen Digital Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a -9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22.4% to 13.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.