VeriSign Compensation and benefits increased by 6.9% to $64.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.5%, from $62.10M to $64.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Compensation and benefits shows an upward trend with a 46.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase often reflects headcount growth or higher performance-based incentives, while a decrease may indicate efficiency initiatives or workforce reductions.
Includes all salaries, wages, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefit costs for the workforce. This is t...
Highly comparable across all sectors; usually found under 'Personnel' or 'Staffing' expenses.
compensation_and_benefits| 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 | $13.62M | $14.43M | $12.42M | $14.20M | $13.70M | $16.30M | $156.60M | $13.80M | $15.70M | $15.50M | $169.50M | $58.80M | $55.00M | $53.10M | $57.80M | $62.10M | $61.10M | $60.70M | $60.70M | $64.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.0% | -13.9% | +14.3% | -3.5% | +19.0% | +860.7% | -91.2% | +13.8% | -1.3% | +993.5% | -65.3% | -6.5% | -3.5% | +8.9% | +7.4% | -1.6% | -0.7% | +0.0% | +6.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.6% | +13.0% | >999% | -2.8% | +14.6% | -4.9% | +8.2% | +326.1% | +250.3% | +242.6% | -65.9% | +5.6% | +11.1% | +14.3% | +5.0% | +4.5% |