VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Verisign") reported revenue of $410 million for the second quarter of 2025, up 5.9 percent from the same quarter in 2024. Operating income was $281 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $266 million for the same quarter of 2024. Verisign reported net income of $207 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted "EPS") of $2.21 for the second quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $199 million and diluted EPS of $2.01 for the same quarter of 2024.

"Last week we marked 28 years of 100 percent availability of the .com and .net domain name resolution system, an unparalleled record of reliability. We delivered steady financial performance for the quarter, including a newly initiated quarterly dividend, diversifying our return of capital to shareholders," said Jim Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Financial Highlights

On July 22, 2025, Verisign's Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.77 per share of Verisign's outstanding common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 19, 2025, payable on August 27, 2025.
Verisign ended the second quarter of 2025 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $594 million, a decrease of $6 million from year-end 2024.
Cash flow from operations was $202 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $160 million for the same quarter of 2024.
Deferred revenues as of June 30, 2025 totaled $1.38 billion, an increase of $75 million from year-end 2024.
During the second quarter of 2025, Verisign repurchased 0.6 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate cost of $163 million.
Effective July 24, 2025 the Board of Directors approved an additional authorization for share repurchases of approximately $913 million of common stock, which brings the total amount to $1.5 billion authorized and available under Verisign's share repurchase program which has no expiration.

Business Highlights

Verisign ended the second quarter of 2025 with 170.5 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 0.1 percent decrease from the end of the second quarter of 2024, and a net increase of 0.66 million domain names during the second quarter of 2025.
During the second quarter of 2025, Verisign processed 10.4 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, compared with 9.2 million for the second quarter of 2024.
The final .com and .net renewal rate for the first quarter of 2025 was 75.5 percent compared to 74.1 percent for the same quarter of 2024. Renewal rates are not fully measurable until 45 days after the end of the quarter.

Today's Conference Call

Verisign will host a live conference call today at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) to review the second quarter 2025 results. The call will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (786) 789-4783 (international), conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live web cast of the conference call and accompanying slide presentation will also be available at https://investor.verisign.com. An audio archive of the call will be available at https://investor.verisign.com/events.cfm. This news release and the financial information discussed on today's conference call are available at https://investor.verisign.com.

About Verisign

Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world's most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, attempted security breaches, cyber-attacks, and DDoS attacks against our systems and services; the introduction of undetected or unknown defects in our systems or services; vulnerabilities in the global routing system; system interruptions or system failures; damage or interruptions to our data centers, data center systems or resolution systems; risks arising from our operation of root servers and our performance of the Root Zone Maintainer functions; any loss or modification of our right to operate the .com and .net gTLDs; changes or challenges to the pricing provisions of the .com Registry Agreement; new or existing governmental laws and regulations in the U.S. or other applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions; new laws, regulations, directives or ICANN policies that require us to obtain and maintain personal information of registrants; economic, legal, regulatory, and political risks associated with our international operations; unfavorable changes in, or interpretations of, tax rules and regulations; risks from the adoption of ICANN's consensus and temporary policies, technical standards and other processes; the weakening of, or changes to, the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance; the outcome of claims, lawsuits, audits or investigations; lower economic growth; our ability to compete in the highly competitive business environment in which we operate; changes in internet practices and behavior and the adoption of substitute technologies, or the negative impact of wholesale price increases; our ability to expand our services into developing and emerging economies; our ability to maintain strong relationships with registrars and their resellers; the continuity of our dividend program; our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled employees; and our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights. More information about potential factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in our filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement.

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VERISIGN, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions, except par value) (Unaudited)

	June 30, 2025			December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	314.3		$	206.7
Marketable securities		279.5			393.2
Other current assets		88.5			63.9
Total current assets		682.3			663.8
Property and equipment, net		221.2			224.5
Goodwill		52.5			52.5
Deferred tax assets		272.2			281.3
Deposits to acquire intangible assets		145.0			145.0
Other long-term assets		34.6			39.4
Total long-term assets		725.5			742.7
Total assets	$	1,407.8		$	1,406.5
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	225.3		$	257.8
Deferred revenues		1,034.3			973.5
Current senior notes		—			299.8
Total current liabilities		1,259.6			1,531.1
Long-term deferred revenues		345.4			330.7
Long-term senior notes		1,786.9			1,492.5
Long-term tax and other liabilities		9.7			10.1
Total long-term liabilities		2,142.0			1,833.3
Total liabilities		3,401.6			3,364.4
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock—par value $.001 per share; Authorized shares: 5.0; Issued and outstanding shares: none		—			—
Common stock and additional paid-in capital—par value $.001 per share; Authorized shares: 1,000; Issued shares: 355.5 at June 30, 2025 and 355.2 at December 31, 2024; Outstanding shares: 93.6 at June 30, 2025 and 95.0 at December 31, 2024		10,203.0			10,645.3
Accumulated deficit		(12,194.0	)		(12,600.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2.8	)		(2.5	)
Total stockholders' deficit		(1,993.8	)		(1,957.9	)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$	1,407.8		$	1,406.5

VERISIGN, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025			2024			2025			2024
Revenues	$	409.9		$	387.1		$	812.2		$	771.4
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues		49.1			47.1			98.5			96.2
Research and development		25.7			23.8			51.7			48.6
Selling, general and administrative		54.4			50.0			110.1			101.5
Total costs and expenses		129.2			120.9			260.3			246.3
Operating income		280.7			266.2			551.9			525.1
Interest expense		(18.9	)		(18.8	)		(39.2	)		(37.6	)
Non-operating income, net		5.5			11.5			13.0			25.4
Income before income taxes		267.3			258.9			525.7			512.9
Income tax expense		(59.9	)		(60.1	)		(119.0	)		(120.0	)
Net income		207.4			198.8			406.7			392.9
Other comprehensive loss		—			—			(0.3	)		(0.2	)
Comprehensive income	$	207.4		$	198.8		$	406.4		$	392.7

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.21		$	2.01		$	4.32		$	3.93
Diluted	$	2.21		$	2.01			4.31			3.93
Shares used to compute earnings per share
Basic		93.8			98.9			94.2			99.9
Diluted		94.0			99.0			94.4			99.9

VERISIGN, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions) (Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	406.7		$	392.9
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment		17.2			19.1
Stock-based compensation expense		33.4			29.4
Amortization of discount on investments in debt securities		(4.8	)		(11.1	)
Other, net		1.4			1.6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets		(19.9	)		(19.2	)
Other liabilities		(24.8	)		(58.8	)
Deferred revenues		75.5			42.6
Net deferred income taxes		9.1			21.2
Net cash provided by operating activities		493.8			417.7
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities		396.8			727.6
Purchases of marketable securities		(278.6	)		(468.1	)
Purchases of property and equipment		(13.6	)		(13.0	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		104.6			246.5
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of borrowings		(500.0	)		—
Proceeds from senior note issuance, net of issuance costs		493.3			—
Repurchases of common stock		(408.5	)		(660.2	)
Payment of dividends		(72.1	)		—
Payment of excise tax on repurchase of common stock		(11.6	)		—
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan		7.9			8.3
Net cash used in financing activities		(491.0	)		(651.9	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		0.1			(0.3	)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		107.5			12.0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		212.1			245.5
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	319.6		$	257.5
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest	$	42.3		$	36.4
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	149.4		$	138.6

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Verisign Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results