Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers.
It is a $13.9B technology company. Revenue grew 20.2% over the last year, it keeps 21¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~5.1 years of free cash flow. It trades at 13.2× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- gendigital.com
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
- Employees
- 3 900
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 1982
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation, profitability, quality and moat; Health lags behind.
Valuation90
- P/E vs own history33th pct · 20/25
- FCF yield11.1% · 25/25
- P/S2.7x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA9.3x · 25/25
Growth57
- Revenue CAGR15.6% · 20/25
- Net income CAGR3.9% · 6/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y2.3% · 6/25
- Fwd implied growth50.1% · 25/25
Profitability87
- ROIC9.3% · 12/25
- ROE41.9% · 25/25
- Net margin20.7% · 25/25
- Operating margin41.3% · 25/25
Health13
- Altman Z0.74 · 3/25
- Current ratio0.47 · 0/25
- Interest coverage3.9x · 10/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 50% · 0/25
Quality85
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.76 · 25/25
- FCF conversion147% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 5.9% · 20/25
Moat88
- ROIC >12% years3/5 yrs · 13/25
- Median gross margin80.8% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years5/5 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 16.2% · 25/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- 2025AcquisitionGen Digital completed its acquisition of MoneyLion in a $1 billion all-cash deal
- 2024AcquisitionGen Digital announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MoneyLion
- FY2023FinancialBest year on record$1.35B net income
- 2022AcquisitionThe company adopted the name Gen Digital
- FY2022FinancialProfitable every year on record5 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2022FinancialRevenue already above $1B$2.80B in first reported year
- FY2022FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since5-year streak
- 2017AcquisitionSymantec acquired LifeLock, and renamed itself to NortonLifeLock in 2019
- 2012ProductPC Tools iAntiVirus was rebranded as a Norton product under the name iAntiVirus
- Oct 10, 2010AcquisitionAcquired on October 10, 2010, RuleSpace is a web categorisation product first developed in 1996
- Oct 9, 2008AcquisitionSymantec announced its intent to acquire Gloucester-based MessageLabs (spun off from Star…
- 1991ProductTurner decided to use the Norton name for obvious reasons, on what became the Norton Antivirus
- 1984ProductIt became clear that the advanced natural language and database system that Symantec had developed could…
- 1982FoundedFounded in 1982 by Gary Hendrix with a National Science Foundation grant, Symantec was originally focused on…
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (78.0%)
- Strongly profitable — 20.7% net margin
- Revenue growing 20.2% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 30.5% of revenue
Watch-outs
- Altman Z-Score 0.74 — elevated financial-distress risk
- Net debt equals ~5.1 years of free cash flow
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+20.2% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$1.05B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-10.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.55B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~5.1y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$13.9B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+6.4% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it5/5 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 0.7 — distress
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 2.23%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 13.2
Peer comparisonGen Digital Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN this company | $13.9B | 13.2 | +20.2% | 20.7% | Strained |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: GEN vs NVDA · GEN vs AAPL · GEN vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2022–FY2026. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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