Last Price$240.21.0%
Market Cap$23.0B
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
202.9%
5Y avg
169.8%
Software - Infrastructure industry
median
11.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
0.1% undervalued
VeriSign, Inc. Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) | 14.0% | 10.0% | 13.6% | 23.6% | 29.1% | 23.2% | 45.3% | 110.9% | 111.2% | 141.9% | 163.8% | 117.7% | 143.9% | 151.1% | 169.9% | 162.3% | 173.3% | 187.0% | 188.1% | 203.4% |
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VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) comparison analysis
General
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
VeriSign, Inc.VRSN
202.9%
4.3%
1.3%
50.4%
Median Peer Set
32.3%
18.3%
17.7%
20.7%
Palantir Technologies Inc.PLTR
132.1%
28.8%
114.9%
16.1%
Fortinet, Inc.FTNT
65.3%
20.1%
36.1%
21.6%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.CRWD
49.3%
36.3%
N/A
2.9%
Adobe Inc.ADBE
44.7%
10.8%
4.7%
25.9%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.PANW
42.5%
16.5%
457.2%
32.1%
Synopsys, Inc.SNPS
22.1%
4.9%
14.5%
36.9%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT
19.9%
15.7%
22.0%
36.0%
Oracle CorporationORCL
9.7%
6.0%
21.0%
19.8%
Block, Inc.SQ
4.9%
25.0%
N/A
0.0%
Robinhood Markets, Inc.HOOD
(2.7%)
36.6%
(48.1%)
(28.7%)
VRSN key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 1,609.5 38.0% | 1,575.2 (2.1%) | 1,496.3 (5.0%) | 961.7 (35.7%) | 1,030.6 7.2% | 680.6 (34.0%) | 772.0 13.4% | 873.6 13.2% | 965.1 10.5% | 1,010.1 4.7% | 1,059.4 4.9% | 1,142.2 7.8% | 1,165.1 2.0% | 1,215.0 4.3% | 1,231.7 1.4% | 1,265.1 2.7% | 1,327.6 4.9% | 1,424.9 7.3% | 1,493.1 4.8% | 1,557.4 4.3% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 512.2 | 580.7 | 596.5 | 227.4 | 233.0 | 156.7 | 165.2 | 167.6 | 187.0 | 188.4 | 192.8 | 198.2 | 193.3 | 192.1 | 180.5 | 180.2 | 191.9 | 200.7 | 197.3 | 191.4 |
% margin | 1,097.3 68.2% | 994.5 63.1% | 899.8 60.1% | 734.4 76.4% | 797.6 77.4% | 523.9 77.0% | 606.7 78.6% | 706.0 80.8% | 778.1 80.6% | 821.7 81.3% | 866.6 81.8% | 943.9 82.6% | 971.8 83.4% | 1,022.8 84.2% | 1,051.2 85.3% | 1,084.9 85.8% | 1,135.6 85.5% | 1,224.2 85.9% | 1,295.8 86.8% | 1,366.0 87.7% |
| Operating Expenses | 872.1 | 886.5 | 1,163.0 | 555.6 | 467.6 | 274.8 | 261.8 | 249.4 | 249.8 | 257.3 | 260.6 | 257.4 | 264.0 | 255.4 | 245.1 | 260.7 | 268.8 | 281.1 | 295.2 | 307.8 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 95.3 | 129.3 | 160.2 | 91.5 | 96.4 | 53.7 | 53.3 | 61.7 | 70.3 | 67.8 | 63.7 | 59.1 | 52.3 | 57.9 | 60.8 | 74.7 | 80.5 | 85.7 | 91.0 | 96.7 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 675.1 | 634.4 | 552.8 | 373.5 | 359.0 | 221.1 | 208.6 | 187.7 | 179.5 | 189.5 | 196.9 | 198.3 | 211.7 | 197.6 | 184.3 | 186.0 | 188.3 | 195.4 | 204.2 | 211.1 |
% margin | 196.4 12.2% | 95.8 6.1% | (221.5) (14.8%) | 70.8 7.4% | 313.7 30.4% | 232.3 34.1% | 329.4 42.7% | 457.3 52.4% | 528.2 54.7% | 564.4 55.9% | 605.9 57.2% | 686.6 60.1% | 707.7 60.7% | 767.4 63.2% | 806.1 65.5% | 824.2 65.2% | 866.8 65.3% | 943.1 66.2% | 1,000.6 67.0% | 1,058.2 67.9% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 17.9 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 46.1 | 37.4 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 47.4 | 157.7 | 147.3 | 50.2 | 74.8 | 86.0 | 107.6 | 115.6 | 136.3 | 114.8 | 90.6 | 90.1 | 83.3 | 75.3 | 75.3 | 75.3 |
| Pre-tax Income | 243.2 | 136.7 | (127.7) | 123.3 | 281.3 | 95.4 | 193.6 | 412.7 | 456.8 | 483.3 | 487.7 | 581.2 | 599.0 | 729.5 | 758.8 | 750.2 | 782.2 | 880.2 | 976.5 | 1,021.9 |
% effective tax rate | 104.7 43.0% | (241.3) (176.5%) | 11.1 (8.7%) | 42.8 34.7% | 80.1 28.5% | 25.3 26.6% | 55.0 28.4% | 100.2 24.3% | (87.7) (19.2%) | 128.1 26.5% | 112.4 23.1% | 140.5 24.2% | 141.8 23.7% | 147.0 20.2% | 146.5 19.3% | (64.6) (8.6%) | (2.6) (0.3%) | 206.4 23.4% | 158.9 16.3% | 236.2 23.1% |
% margin | 406.5 25.3% | 379.0 24.1% | (139.5) (9.3%) | (374.7) (39.0%) | 245.6 23.8% | 831.0 122.1% | 142.9 18.5% | 320.0 36.6% | 544.5 56.4% | 355.3 35.2% | 375.2 35.4% | 440.6 38.6% | 457.2 39.2% | 582.5 47.9% | 612.3 49.7% | 814.9 64.4% | 784.8 59.1% | 673.8 47.3% | 817.6 54.8% | 785.7 50.4% |
| EPS | 1.67 | 1.55 | (0.59) | (1.90) | 1.28 | 4.68 | 0.87 | 2.04 | 3.77 | 2.80 | 3.29 | 4.12 | 4.56 | 4.75 | 5.17 | 7.08 | 7.01 | 6.24 | 7.91 | 8.01 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.63 | 1.53 | (0.59) | (1.87) | 1.28 | 4.64 | 0.86 | 1.95 | 3.49 | 2.52 | 2.82 | 3.42 | 3.68 | 4.75 | 5.15 | 7.07 | 7.00 | 6.24 | 7.90 | 8.00 |
% margin | 458.9 28.5% | 378.9 24.1% | 121.1 8.1% | 285.4 29.7% | 414.9 40.3% | 320.7 47.1% | 396.6 51.4% | 517.7 59.3% | 592.2 61.4% | 633.0 62.7% | 656.8 62.0% | 754.9 66.1% | 785.2 67.4% | 892.7 73.5% | 895.7 72.7% | 886.7 70.1% | 913.4 68.8% | 1,002.4 70.3% | 1,095.9 73.4% | 1,134.1 72.8% |
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FAQ
1) What is VeriSign, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 202.9%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) for VeriSign, Inc. have been 177.9% over the past three years, and 178.2% over the past five years.
2) Is VeriSign, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) Good?
As of today, VeriSign, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 202.9%, which is higher than industry median of 11.4%. It indicates that VeriSign, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is Good.