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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

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202619.5%42.4%78.5%
FY202516.3%40.9%80.3%
FY202416.0%29.2%80.8%
FY202340.4%36.8%82.4%
FY202229.9%35.9%85.4%
FY202121.7%35.1%85.8%
FY2020n/a14.3%84.2%
FY20190.9%6.0%78.9%
FY201823.5%1.0%78.7%
FY2017−2.6%−2.5%78.8%
FY201669.1%12.7%82.9%
FY201515.0%14.7%82.0%
FY201413.5%17.7%82.8%
FY201310.9%16.0%83.0%
FY201217.4%16.0%83.9%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q1 FY2720.7%+6.6 pts41.7%
Q4 FY2619.5%+3.1 pts42.4%
Q3 FY2612.8%−3.5 pts36.7%
Q2 FY2612.7%−3.2 pts37.4%
Q1 FY2614.1%−1.6 pts38.8%
Q4 FY2516.3%+0.4 pts40.9%
Q3 FY2516.3%−20.5 pts40.9%
Q2 FY2516.0%−21.5 pts40.2%
Q1 FY2515.7%−21.7 pts30.6%
Q4 FY2416.0%−24.4 pts29.2%
Q3 FY2436.8%+18.9 pts28.3%
Q2 FY2437.5%+16.9 pts29.3%

Against its peers

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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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