Gen Digital profit margin GEN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 20.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 41.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +6.6 pts
- Peer median
- 11.6%
Over the twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital kept 20.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 41.7% and a gross margin of 78.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 23.5%.
The median for 10 infrastructure software stocks of a similar size is 11.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 19.5% | 42.4% | 78.5% |
| FY2025 | 16.3% | 40.9% | 80.3% |
| FY2024 | 16.0% | 29.2% | 80.8% |
| FY2023 | 40.4% | 36.8% | 82.4% |
| FY2022 | 29.9% | 35.9% | 85.4% |
| FY2021 | 21.7% | 35.1% | 85.8% |
| FY2020 | n/a | 14.3% | 84.2% |
| FY2019 | 0.9% | 6.0% | 78.9% |
| FY2018 | 23.5% | 1.0% | 78.7% |
| FY2017 | −2.6% | −2.5% | 78.8% |
| FY2016 | 69.1% | 12.7% | 82.9% |
| FY2015 | 15.0% | 14.7% | 82.0% |
| FY2014 | 13.5% | 17.7% | 82.8% |
| FY2013 | 10.9% | 16.0% | 83.0% |
| FY2012 | 17.4% | 16.0% | 83.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 20.7% | +6.6 pts | 41.7% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 19.5% | +3.1 pts | 42.4% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 12.8% | −3.5 pts | 36.7% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 12.7% | −3.2 pts | 37.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 14.1% | −1.6 pts | 38.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 16.3% | +0.4 pts | 40.9% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 16.3% | −20.5 pts | 40.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 16.0% | −21.5 pts | 40.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 15.7% | −21.7 pts | 30.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 16.0% | −24.4 pts | 29.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 36.8% | +18.9 pts | 28.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 37.5% | +16.9 pts | 29.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Infrastructure nearest Gen Digital's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| GENGen Digital | 20.7% |
| GWREGuidewire Software | 9.4% |
| GDDYGoDaddy | 17.8% |
| CACICaci International | 5.6% |
| DOCUDocusign | 9.8% |
| MANHManhattan Associates | 18.7% |
| TYLTyler Technologies | 13.4% |
| AKAMAkamai Technologies | 9.5% |
| LDOSLeidos | 7.8% |
| PAYCPaycom Software | 22.8% |
| BSYBentley Systems | 18.1% |
| Peer median | 11.6% |
Where Gen Digital ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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