VeriSign Registry fee expenses decreased by 5.7% to $11.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $11.60M to $11.60M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Registry fee expenses shows relatively stable performance with a -0.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase typically correlates with higher transaction volumes or increased regulatory compliance costs.
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other_registry_fee_expenses| 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 | $12.13M | $12.13M | $12.13M | $12.13M | $11.03M | $11.03M | $11.03M | $11.03M | $11.60M | $11.00M | $11.30M | $11.40M | $11.60M | $11.80M | $12.10M | $12.30M | $11.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -9.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.2% | -5.2% | +2.7% | +0.9% | +1.8% | +1.7% | +2.5% | +1.7% | -5.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.1% | -9.1% | -9.1% | -9.1% | +5.2% | -0.2% | +2.5% | +3.4% | +0.0% | +7.3% | +7.1% | +7.9% | +0.0% |