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How VeriSign, Inc. stacks up
VRSN · against 501 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
96/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #24 of 502 · scores higher than 94% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score74 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including VRSN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 96?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- Return on invested capital is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 100% of peers. Operating margin: 67.9% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 100% of peers. Return on assets: 47.1% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VRSN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VRSN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 474 reported | Not reported | 7.4% | — | — | 33% |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 501 reported | 67.9% | 6.9% | 100% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | 47.1% | 3.4% | 99% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 465 reported | Not reported | 9.2% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 505 reported | 88.5% | 51.0% | 97% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VRSN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.84T USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 99 | 67 | |
| 1 | 598.2B USD | 99 | 60 | |
| 1 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 24 | 2.0B USD | 96 | 58 | |
| 24 | 2.1B USD | 96 | 73 | |
| 24 | 1.07T USD | 96 | 79 | |
| 24 | 42.1B USD | 96 | 69 | |
| 24 | 28.4B USD | 96 | 50 | |
| 24 | 841M USD | 96 | 78 | |
| 34 | 117.3B USD | 95 | 56 | |
| 34 | 7.9B USD | 95 | 73 | |
| 34 | 7.6B USD | 95 | 55 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score