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Verisign

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American Internet services company

Verisign, Inc. is an American company based in Reston, Virginia, that operates a diverse array of network infrastructure, including two of the Internet's thirteen root nameservers, the authoritative registry for the.com,.net,.web and.name generic top-level domains and the.cc country-code top-level domains, and the back-end systems for the.jobs and.edu sponsored top-level domains.3 It was founded by James Bidzos.1 It employed 1,019 people in 2015.1 Its revenue was $1.4 billion in 2022.1 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol VRSN.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 12, 1995Founded1

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  • TickerVRSN on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryInternet, telecommunications1
  • HeadquartersReston1
  • Founded inUnited States1
  • Websitewww.verisign.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE6
  • Business address12061 Bluemont Way, Attn: General Counsel, Reston, Va 201906
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • LEILMPL4N8ZOJRMF0KOF7594
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 24978864

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Photo: en:User:Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons8

Verisign, Inc. is an American company based in Reston, Virginia, that operates a diverse array of network infrastructure, including two of the Internet's thirteen root nameservers, the authoritative registry for the.com,.net,.web and.name generic top-level domains and the.cc country-code top-level domains, and the back-end systems for the.jobs and.edu sponsored top-level domains.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

67.7%Operating margin9
49.8%Net margin9
6.4%Revenue growth, 20259
$1.1BFree cash flow9

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Regions

United States brought in 66% of the revenue Verisign broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. United States$1.1B966%up 6% from 2024
  2. EMEA$279.4M917%up 12% from 2024
  3. Asia Pacific$184.6M911%up 5% from 2024
  4. Other Geographical Areas$99.5M96%up 3% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
United States$994.7M$1.0B$1.1B
EMEA$228.2M$249.6M$279.4M
Asia Pacific$174.8M$175.7M$184.6M
Other Geographical Areas$95.4M$96.6M$99.5M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue12¢$196.3M
  • Research and development6¢$103.6M
  • Selling, general and admin14¢$235.7M
  • Interest5¢$77.0M
  • Income tax14¢$242.8M
  • Profit49¢$825.7M

Out of $1.7B in revenue.9

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending2¢$22.8M
  • Dividends paid19¢$215.2M
  • Share buybacks79¢$881.6M

Out of $1.1B of cash from operations. Spending exceeded cash from operations; the rest came from savings or borrowing.9

Financial statements

Revenue101112139$1.7B in 2025+35% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2019: $1.2B$1.2B20192020: $1.3B$1.3B2020+3%2021: $1.3B$1.3B2021+5%2022: $1.4B$1.4B2022+7%2023: $1.5B$1.5B2023+5%2024: $1.6B$1.6B2024+4%2025: $1.7B$1.7B2025+6%
Operating income101112139$1.1B in 2025+39% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $806.1M$806.1M20192020: $824.2M$824.2M2020+2%2021: $866.8M$866.8M2021+5%2022: $943.1M$943.1M2022+9%2023: $1.0B$1.0B2023+6%2024: $1.1B$1.1B2024+6%2025: $1.1B$1.1B2025+6%
Net income101112139$825.7M in 2025+35% since 2019
0$250.0M$500.0M$750.0M$1.0B2019: $612.3M$612.3M20192020: $814.9M$814.9M2020+33%2021: $784.8M$784.8M2021−4%2022: $673.8M$673.8M2022−14%2023: $817.6M$817.6M2023+21%2024: $785.7M$785.7M2024−4%2025: $825.7M$825.7M2025+5%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Revenues$1.7B$1.6B$1.5B
Cost of revenues$196.3M$191.4M$197.3M
Research and development$103.6M$96.7M$91.0M
Selling, General and Administrative Expense$235.7M$211.1M$204.2M
Total costs and expenses$535.6M$499.2M$492.5M
Operating income$1.1B$1.1B$1.0B
Interest expense-$77.0M-$75.3M-$75.3M
Non-operating income, net$24.5M$39.0M$51.2M
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total$1.1B$1.0B$976.5M
Income tax expense-$242.8M-$236.2M-$158.9M
Net income$825.7M$785.7M$817.6M
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax-$200.0K$100.0K$100.0K
Comprehensive income$825.5M$785.8M$817.7M
Earnings per Share, Basic$9$8$8
Earnings per Share, Diluted$9$8$8
Basic93.5M shares98.1M shares103.4M shares
Diluted93.8M shares98.2M shares103.5M shares

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Corporate structure

Verisign sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Verisign

  • Verisign Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    • Thawte Consulting Subsidiary · Cape Town
    • VERISIGN SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Verisign reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$37.9M9 Dec 31, 2025$37.9M9 Dec 31, 20240%
Buildings and improvements$266.7M9 Dec 31, 2025$264.8M9 Dec 31, 2024+0.7%
Furniture and fixtures$11.8M9 Dec 31, 2025$11.1M9 Dec 31, 2024+6.3%
Leasehold improvements$1.7M9 Dec 31, 2025$1.6M9 Dec 31, 2024+6.2%
Construction in progress$12.4M9 Dec 31, 2025$16.9M9 Dec 31, 2024−26.6%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$755.9M9 Dec 31, 2025$751.0M9 Dec 31, 2024+0.7%
Accumulated depreciation$542.2M9 Dec 31, 2025$526.5M9 Dec 31, 2024+3.0%
Property and equipment, net$213.7M9 Dec 31, 2025$224.5M9 Dec 31, 2024−4.8%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$307.9M9 Dec 31, 2025$206.7M9 Dec 31, 2024+49.0%
Marketable securities, current$272.6M9 Dec 31, 2025$393.2M9 Dec 31, 2024−30.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$52.5M9 Dec 31, 2025$52.5M9 Dec 31, 20240%

Properties, in its own words

As of December 31, 2025, we owned each of our significant properties, which include our facilities in Reston, Virginia, and data center facilities in New Castle, Delaware and Dulles, Virginia. We also lease a number of smaller office and data center locations around the world. We believe that our existing facilities, both owned and leased, are in good condition and suitable for the conduct of our business.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 5, 2026.17

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by James Bidzos on Apr 12, 1995, in United States.1

Verisign was founded in 1995 as a spin-off of the RSA Security certification services business. The new company received licenses to key cryptographic patents held by RSA (which expired in 2000) and a time-limited non-compete agreement. The new company served as a certificate authority (CA), with an initial mission to provide digital authentication services for internet commerce. Before selling its certificate business to Symantec in 2010, Verisign managed more than 3 million certificates across military, financial, and retail sectors, making it the largest CA globally.

In 2000, Verisign acquired Network Solutions for $21 billion, which operated the.com,.net and.org TLDs under agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce. Those core registry functions formed the basis for Verisign's naming division, which by then had become the company's largest and most significant business unit. In 2002, Verisign was charged with violation of the Securities Exchange Act. Verisign divested the Network Solutions retail (domain name registrar) business in 2003 for $100 million, retaining the domain name registry (wholesale) function as its core Internet addressing business.

For the year ending December 31, 2010, Verisign reported revenue of $681 million, a 10% increase from $616 million in 2009. Verisign operates two businesses, Naming Services, which encompasses the operation of top-level domains and critical Internet infrastructure, and Network Intelligence and Availability (NIA) Services, which encompasses DDoS mitigation, managed DNS and threat intelligence.

On August 9, 2010, Symantec completed a $1.28 billion acquisition of Verisign's authentication business. This sale included Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, Verisign Trust Services, Verisign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service, and a majority stake in Verisign Japan. The deal capped a multi-year effort by Verisign to narrow its focus to its core infrastructure and security business units. Following controversies regarding certificate validation practices, which led to Google untrusting Symantec-issued certificates in its Chrome web browser, Symantec sold the unit to DigiCert in 2017 for $950 Million.

On 14 December 2021, the Ministry of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs of the Tuvalu Government announced on Facebook that they have selected GoDaddy Registry as the new registry service provider for the domain after Verisign did not participate in the renewal process.

In 2011, Verisign was selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to operate the registry services for the.gov top-level domain. They continued to operate.gov service until 2023, when Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) chose Cloudflare to replace Verisign as the.gov operator.

Verisign's share price tumbled in early 2014, hastened by the U.S. government's announcement that it would "relinquish oversight of the Internet's domain-naming system to a non-government entity". Ultimately ICANN chose to continue VeriSign's role as the root zone maintainer and the two entered into a new contract in 2016.

From Wikipedia’s article on Verisign, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led Verisign, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Stratton D. Sclavos2006–2007
  2. James Bidzos2008–2009
  3. Mark D. McLaughlin2009–2011

Chair

  1. Stratton D. Sclavos2006–2007
  2. James Bidzos2009–now

President

  1. Stratton D. Sclavos2006–2007
  2. James Bidzos2008–2013
  3. Mark D. McLaughlin2009–2011
  4. Todd B. Strubbe2020–2024

Chief financial officer

  1. Dana L. Evan2006–2007
  2. Albert E. Clement2007–2008
  3. Brian G. Robins2008–2011
  4. John Calys2011–2012
  5. George E. Kilguss Iii.2012–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Mark D. McLaughlin2009
  2. Todd B. Strubbe2015–2024
200020052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (38)

Products and brands

  • software

Listed on Wikidata.1

Verisign's core business is its naming services division. The division operates the authoritative domain name registries for two of the Internet's most important top-level domains,.com and.net, and.name. It is the primary technical subcontractor for the.edu and.jobs top-level domains for their respective registry operators, which are non-profit organizations; in this role Verisign maintains the zone files for these particular domains and hosts the domains from their domain servers. In addition, Verisign is also the contracted registry operator for the country code top-level domain.cc (Cocos Islands). Registry operators are the "wholesalers" of Internet domain names, while domain name registrars act as the “retailers”, working directly with consumers to register a domain name address. It formerly was the contracted registry for.gov top-level domains as well as for the country code top-level domain.tv (Tuvalu).

Verisign also operates two of the Internet's thirteen "root servers" which are identified by the letters A-M (Verisign operates the “A” and “J” root servers). The root servers form the top of the hierarchical Domain Name System that supports most modern Internet communication. Verisign also generates the globally recognized root zone file and is also responsible for processing changes to that file once they are ordered by ICANN via IANA and approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Changes to the root zone were originally distributed via the A root server, but now they are distributed to all thirteen servers via a separate distribution system which Verisign maintains. Verisign is the only one of the 12 root server operators to operate more than one of the thirteen root nameservers. The A and J root servers are "anycasted” and are no longer operated from any of the company's own datacenters as a means to increase redundancy and availability and mitigate the threat of a single point of failure. In 2016, the Department of Commerce ended its role in managing the Internet's DNS and transferred full control to ICANN. While this initially negatively impacted VeriSign's stock, ICANN eventually chose to contract with Verisign to continue its role as the root zone maintainer.

VeriSign's naming services division dates back to 1993 when Network Solutions was awarded a contract by the National Science Foundation to manage and operate the civilian side of the Internet's domain name registrations. Network Solutions was the sole registrar for all of the Internet's non-governmental generic top-level domains until 1998 when ICANN was established and the new system of competitive registrars was implemented. As a result of these new policies, Network Solutions divided itself into two divisions. The NSI Registry division was established to manage the authoritative registries that the company would still operate, and was separated from the customer-facing registrar business that would have to compete with other registrars. The divisions were even geographically split with the NSI Registry moving from the corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, to nearby Dulles, Virginia. In 2000, VeriSign purchased Network Solutions taking over its role in the Internet's DNS. The NSI Registry division eventually became VeriSign's naming services division while the remainder of Network Solutions was later sold by Verisign in 2003 to Pivotal Equity Group.

From Wikipedia’s article on Verisign, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1999Acquired Thawte Consulting1

Employees over time

  • 20151,0191

Timeline

  1. Aug 27, 20268-K Other events66
  2. Jul 23, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events67
  3. Jun 26, 20268-K Other events68
  4. Jun 26, 20268-K Entered a material agreement69
  5. May 21, 20268-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote70
  6. Apr 23, 20268-K Results of operations71
  7. Feb 5, 20268-K Results of operations72
  8. Nov 25, 20258-K Executive or director change73
  9. Oct 24, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure74
  10. Oct 23, 20258-K Results of operations75
  11. Oct 8, 20258-K Executive or director change76
  12. Jul 30, 20258-K Other events77
  13. Aug 18, 2009New chief executive Mark D. McLaughlin becomes CEO18
  14. Aug 5, 2008New chief executive James Bidzos becomes CEO19
  15. Jan 9, 2006New chief executive Stratton D. Sclavos becomes CEO20
  16. Apr 12, 1995Founded Founded in United States1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $2.27 a share, on Oct 23, 2025.78

When it reported results

  1. Jul 23, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results67
  2. Apr 23, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results71
  3. Feb 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results72
  4. Oct 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results75
  5. Jul 24, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results79
  6. Apr 24, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results80
  7. Feb 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results81
  8. Oct 24, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results82

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

639 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 47 major events, 402 insider forms, 21 large holders, 149 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 14, 20264 EDGAR
  2. Oct 9, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Oct 8, 2026144 EDGAR
  4. Oct 7, 20264 EDGAR
  5. Oct 2, 20264 EDGAR
  6. Oct 1, 2026144 EDGAR
  7. Sep 30, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Sep 23, 20264 EDGAR
  9. Sep 16, 20264 EDGAR
  10. Sep 16, 20264 EDGAR
  11. Sep 16, 20264 EDGAR
  12. Sep 9, 20264 EDGAR
  13. Sep 9, 20264 EDGAR
  14. Sep 8, 2026144 EDGAR
  15. Sep 8, 2026144 EDGAR
  16. Sep 2, 20264 EDGAR
  17. Sep 2, 20264 EDGAR
  18. Sep 1, 2026144 EDGAR
  19. Aug 31, 20264 EDGAR
  20. Aug 27, 20268-K EDGAR

The 639 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

322 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 19 buys and 303 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 29, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$278.78$920.0KForm 4
Sep 22, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$304.75$1.0MForm 4
Sep 15, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$296.58$978.7KForm 4
Sep 8, 2026Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretarySale500$289.16$144.6KForm 4
Sep 8, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$284.40$938.5KForm 4
Sep 1, 2026Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretarySale500$290.78$145.4KForm 4
Sep 1, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$291.09$960.6KForm 4
Aug 27, 2026Armstrong Courtney DDirectorBuy19$293.68$5.7KForm 4
Aug 25, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$291.16$960.8KForm 4
Aug 18, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$277.85$916.9KForm 4
Aug 11, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$291.98$963.5KForm 4
Aug 10, 2026Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretarySale500$292.35$146.2KForm 4
Aug 4, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$296.54$978.6KForm 4
Aug 3, 2026Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretarySale500$292.20$146.1KForm 4
Jul 28, 2026CALYS JOHNEVP, Chief Financial OfficerSale500$281.56$140.8KForm 4
Jul 28, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$281.20$928.0KForm 4
Jul 21, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$270.44$892.5KForm 4
Jul 20, 2026Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretarySale500$280.00$140.0KForm 4
Jul 14, 2026BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSale3,300$267.84$883.9KForm 4
Jul 8, 2026Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretarySale250$269.23$67.3KForm 4

All 322 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025D. James Bidzos$950.0K$15.5M91
2025Danny R. McPherson$571.4K$5.6M91
2025Thomas C. Indelicarto$571.4K$4.9M91
2025George E. KilgussIII$325.6K$3.9M91
2025John D. Calys$450.8K$3.4M91
2024Executive ChairmanPresident and$950.0K$14.1M91
2024Executive VicePresident,$555.0K$4.6M91
2024Former Executive VicePresident,$555.0K$4.6M91
2023Chief Executive Officer$950.0K$12.2M91
2023Chief Financial Officer$554.2K$4.3M91
2023Technology and Chief Security Officer$554.2K$4.3M91
2023General Counsel and Secretary$548.8K$4.2M91

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Berkshire Hathaway Inc8,989,880$2.3B0.8%No change
BlackRock, Inc.8,412,124$2.1B0.0%−912,212
Vanguard Capital Management LLC5,348,923$1.3B0.0%−14,982
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5,075,673$1.3B0.1%−171,816
Aqr Capital Management LLC4,949,848$1.2B0.4%+1,197,478
State Street Corp4,150,727$1.0B0.0%+73,583
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,473,235$622.3M0.0%+3,902
Renaissance Technologies LLC2,449,771$616.3M0.8%−368,380
Morgan Stanley2,269,680$571.0M0.0%−38,974
Ninety One UK Ltd2,075,004$522.0M1.2%−2,229
Invesco Ltd.1,436,967$361.5M0.0%−66,038
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership1,290,203$324.6M0.1%−54,415
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,124,101$282.8M0.0%−43,146
Norges Bank1,118,343$281.3M0.0%New
Northern Trust Corp1,037,369$261.0M0.0%−24,923
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc921,158$231.7M0.8%+1,501
First Trust Advisors LP826,097$207.8M0.1%+106,110
Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP798,295$200.8M6.6%−116,717
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.763,915$192.2M0.2%−4,359
Fmr LLC750,139$188.7M0.0%+502,658
Legal & General Group Plc686,280$172.6M0.0%−69,402
Captrust Financial Advisors682,683$171.7M0.3%+4,028
Troy Asset Management Ltd670,837$168.8M4.7%−112,517
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC665,087$167.3M0.0%+28,928
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.620,688$156.1M0.1%+136,137

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

15 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Mar 30, 2026Alan ArmstrongRepublican, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000−0.3%Report
Mar 13, 2026Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000−10.9%Report
Feb 10, 2026Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+26.7%Report
Dec 19, 2025Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+11.2%Report
Oct 3, 2025Julie JohnsonDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−3.9%Report
Oct 3, 2025Julie JohnsonDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+3.9%Report
Jul 3, 2025James ComerRepublican, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+17.2%Report
Jun 24, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+20.5%Report
Jun 17, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−22.1%Report
Jan 2, 2025James ComerRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+16.3%Report
Jun 10, 2021William R. KeatingDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+44.6%Report
Apr 14, 2021William R. KeatingDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−38.4%Report
Mar 17, 2021William R. KeatingDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−34.9%Report
Sep 23, 2020Dean Phillips, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−87.3%Report
Mar 18, 2020Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−136.2%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Verisign is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARVERISIGN INC/CA2
  • CIK0001014473
  • Employer ID (EIN)94-322158517
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company17
  • Incorporated inDelaware17
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)7371 Services-Computer Programming Services2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Technology, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address12061 Bluemont Way, Attn: General Counsel, Reston, VA 201902
  • Phone70394832002
  • Shares outstanding90,300,000 as of Jul 17, 202615
  • Public float$16.4B as of Jun 30, 202517
  • AuditorKPMG LLP, McLean, VA PCAOB ID 185; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting17
  • On EDGAR sinceNov 21, 19972
  • Filings2,655 in all: 4 (1,485), 8-K (331), SC 13G/A (131), 144 (123), 10-Q (86), 4/A (82), SC 13G (49), 3 (38)2
    All 55 form types

    DEF 14A (27), 10-K (26), S-8 (24), 5 (23), DEFA14A (20), UPLOAD (20), CORRESP (17), 3/A (14), ARS (14), 424B3 (12), 8-K/A (12), 425 (8), S-1/A (8), EFFECT (7), SC TO-I/A (7), S-3 (6), SC 13D/A (6), SCHEDULE 13G/A (6), CT ORDER (5), PRE 14A (5), S-4 (5), SC 13D (5), 424B2 (3), 424B5 (3), FWP (3), NT 10-Q (3), POS AM (3), REGDEX (3), S-1 (3), S-3ASR (3), S-4/A (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), 10-K405 (2), 10-Q/A (2), 424B4 (2), 8-A12G (2), NO ACT (2), NT 10-K (2), S-8 POS (2), SC TO-I (2), 10-K/A (1), 144/A (1), 424B1 (1), 8-A12G/A (1), RW (1), S-1MEF (1), S-3/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 5, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 23, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 10, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 27, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per shareVRSNNasdaq Global Select Market

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 5, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).17

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Verisign names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 5, 2026: 25 risks under these headings, as written.17

  • Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Factors
  • Attempted security breaches, including from the exploitation of vulnerabilities, cyber-attacks and Distributed Denial of Service (“DDoS”) attacks against our systems and services increase our costs, expose us to potentially material liability, and could materially harm our business and reputation.
  • We may introduce undetected or unknown defects into our systems or services, which could materially harm our business and harm our vendors or our customers.
  • Our infrastructure and services are subject to vulnerabilities in the global routing system for the internet, as well as risks arising from internet services providers’ increasing adoption of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure system.
  • We could encounter system interruptions or system failures resulting from activities beyond our direct control that could materially harm our business.
  • Our data centers, our data center systems, including the Shared Registration Systems located at our data centers, and our resolution systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption, which could impede our ability to provide our services, expose us to material liability, and materially harm our reputation.
  • We face risks from the operation of the root server system and our performance of the Root Zone Maintainer functions under the RZMA.
  • Contractual, Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Risk Factors
  • Any loss or modification of our right to operate the .com and .net gTLDs could have a material adverse impact on our business and result in loss of revenues.
  • Changes or challenges to the pricing provisions in the .com Registry Agreement could have a material adverse impact on our business.
  • Government regulation and the application of new and existing laws in the U.S. and internationally may slow business growth, increase our costs of doing business, create potential material liability and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
  • New laws, regulations, directives or ICANN policies that require us to obtain and maintain personal information of registrants of domain names in the .com and .net gTLDs could impose material compliance costs and could create new, material legal and other risks to our business.
The other 15 risks
  • Our international operations expose us and our business to additional economic, legal, regulatory and political risks that could have a material adverse impact on our revenues and business.
  • Changes in, or interpretations of, tax rules and regulations or our tax positions may materially and adversely affect our income taxes.
  • Our business faces risks arising from ICANN’s consensus and temporary policies, technical standards and other processes.
  • Weakening of, or changes to, the multi-stakeholder form of internet governance could materially and adversely impact our business.
  • Claims, lawsuits, audits or investigations in which we are or could become involved may result in material adverse outcomes to our business.
  • Economic and Competition Risk Factors
  • Challenging global economic conditions have in the past and may in the future negatively impact our business.
  • The business environment is highly competitive and, if we do not compete effectively, we may suffer material adverse impact to our business, including lower demand for our products, reduced gross margins, and loss of market share.
  • Strategic, Business and Operating Risk Factors
  • The evolution of technologies or internet practices and behaviors, the adoption of substitute technologies, or wholesale price increases of domain names in the gTLDs we operate may materially and negatively impact the demand for the domain names for which we are the registry operator.
  • If we fail to expand our services into developing and emerging economies in international locations, our business may not grow.
  • Our business depends on registrars and their resellers maintaining focus on marketing our products and services.
  • We depend on highly skilled employees to maintain and provide innovative solutions for our business, and our business could be materially harmed if we are not able to attract and retain such qualified talent.
  • Capital Structure Risk Factors
  • We may not pay any dividends on our common stock in the future.
  • Intellectual Property Risk Factors
  • We rely on our intellectual property rights to protect our proprietary assets, and any failure by us to protect or enforce, or any misappropriation of, our intellectual property could materially harm our business.
  • General Risk Factors
  • The use of AI technology by third-parties, including our vendors, and our use of AI technology, tools, and services could expose us to cybersecurity, operational, intellectual property and regulatory risks that could adversely affect our business, reputation or financial results.
  • Short sellers have in the past, and may in the future, engage in efforts to lower the market price of our common stock through the dissemination of false or misleading information.

Legal proceedings

As previously disclosed, Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited (now called Altanovo Domains Limited ) (“Afilias”), a competitor and losing bidder in the .web auction, filed a form of arbitration proceeding against ICANN, an Independent Review Process (“IRP”) under ICANN’s bylaws, on November 14, 2018. Afilias alleged that the agreement between Verisign and Nu Dotco, LLC (“NDC”) pertaining to .web violated ICANN’s policies. ICANN paused the processing of NDC’s .web application during the IRP proceeding. On May 20, 2021, the IRP panel dismissed Afilias’ claims pertaining to the invalidation of the .web auction and it recommended that ICANN’s Board of Directors review the objections about the .web auction and thereafter make a decision on the delegation of .web. Further, the IRP panel rejected a subsequent application for reconsideration filed by Afilias, imposing monetary sanctions and concluding that the application was frivolous.

Thereafter, ICANN’s Board considered the objections raised pertaining to the .web auction pursuant to a lengthy and detailed process. On April 30, 2023, the Board concluded without objection that Verisign and NDC did not violate any ICANN’s policies and it directed that the processing of NDC’s .web application be resumed.

Before .web could be awarded to NDC, Afilias filed another IRP on July 14, 2023, and as a result, ICANN’s processing of NDC’s .web application remains paused. Similar to the first IRP, Afilias again seeks to invalidate the .web auction and have .web awarded to Afilias. On April 11, 2024, Verisign and NDC submitted a written request to participate in the IRP. In November 2025, the IRP Panel held a hearing on Afilias’ claim. Post-hearing briefings are expected to be filed in the first half of 2026.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.17

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