VERISIGN INC/CA 8K

VeriSign, Inc. announced stronger Q2 2026 results, refinanced senior notes, expanded its share repurchase authorization and dividend, reported continued growth in .com/.net domains, and confirmed delegation of the .web TLD with raised full-year 2026 guidance.

VeriSign, Inc. reported solid second quarter 2026 financial results with revenue of $435 million, up 6% year-over-year, operating income of $296 million, and net income of $217 million (diluted EPS of $2.38), alongside strong operating cash flow of $232 million and increased deferred revenues. The company refinanced its debt by issuing $550 million of 5.10% Senior Notes due 2031 and using the proceeds plus cash on hand to redeem its $550 million 4.75% Senior Notes due 2027, increased its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to $1.03 billion, and continued significant capital returns via $197 million of share repurchases and a newly approved additional $884 million share repurchase authorization, bringing the total available under the program to $1.50 billion. Verisign’s Board also approved a cash dividend of $0.81 per share payable on August 27, 2026, and the company highlighted operational momentum with 179.1 million .com and .net domain name registrations (5.1% growth year-over-year), elevated new registrations and renewal rates, and the delegation of the .web top‑level domain into the DNS root zone with Verisign as the designated registry operator, while raising full‑year 2026 guidance and scheduling a same‑day earnings conference call.

Filing Facts

CIK

1014473

Ticker

VRSN

Form

8K

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sec

Accession

0001014473-26-000026

Alert Tier

7