What is VeriSign's R&D?

VeriSign (VRSN) reported R&D of $27.5M in Q1 2026.

How has VeriSign's R&D changed year-over-year?

VeriSign's R&D increased by 5.8% year-over-year, from $26M to $27.5M.

What is the long-term trend for VeriSign's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), VeriSign's R&D has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $80.5M to $103.6M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

VeriSign VRSN R&D

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$428.9M+6.6%

Gross profit$379.7M+7.6%

Operating income$293.6M+8.3%

Net income$214.5M+7.6%

EPS (diluted)$2.34+11.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$478.3M-17.6%

Total debt$5.8M+7.4%

Total equity-$2.2B-12.0%

Total assets$1.3B-10.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$272.4M-6.5%

CapEx$7.2M+24.1%

Free cash flow$265.2M-7.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$22.89B-12.3%

Enterprise value$22.42B-13.0%

P/E27.2×-5.4×

P/S13.6×-2.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin88.3%+0.5pp

Operating margin67.9%0.0pp

Net margin50%-0.2pp

FCF margin62.3%+4.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-40.1%—

Debt / equity-0×—

Current ratio0.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by VeriSign in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: VeriSign’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is VeriSign's R&D?: VeriSign (VRSN) reported R&D of $27.5M in Q1 2026.
How has VeriSign's R&D changed year-over-year?: VeriSign's R&D increased by 5.8% year-over-year, from $26M to $27.5M.
What is the long-term trend for VeriSign's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), VeriSign's R&D has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $80.5M to $103.6M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.