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Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today
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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2025. VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $419 million for the third quarter of 2025, up 7.3 percent from the same quarter in 2024. Operating income was $284 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $269 million for the same quarter of 2024. Verisign reported net income of $213 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $2.27 for the third quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $201 million and diluted EPS of $2.07 for the same quarter of 2024. “In the quarter we delivered both growth in the domain name base and solid financial performance. We also continued our consistent return of value to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases,” said Jim Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Financial Highlights Verisign ended the third quarter of 2025 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $618 million, an increase of $18 million from year-end 2024. Cash flow from operations was $308 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $253 million for the same quarter of 2024. Deferred revenues as of September 30, 2025 totaled $1.38 billion, an increase of $80 million from year-end 2024. During the third quarter of 2025, Verisign repurchased 0.8 million shares of its common stock for $215 million. As of September 30, 2025, there was $1.33 billion remaining for future share repurchases under the share repurchase program, which has no expiration. On October 21, 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 November 18, 2025, payable on November 25, 2025. Business Highlights Verisign ended the third quarter of 2025 with 171.9 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 1.4 percent increase from the end of the third quarter of 2024, and a net increase of 1.45 million domain names during the third quarter of 2025. During the third quarter of 2025, Verisign processed 10.6 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, compared with 9.3 million for the third quarter of 2024. The fin...