Verisign Stock Price, News & Analysis

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced a secondary offering of 4,300,000 shares of common stock by affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway. The offering aims to reduce Berkshire Hathaway's ownership below 10% to avoid additional regulatory obligations. Berkshire Hathaway, a stockholder since 2012, will be subject to a 365-day lock-up agreement for their remaining shares.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC serves as the sole underwriter and may purchase up to an additional 515,032 shares through a 30-day option. VeriSign will not receive any proceeds from this offering as all proceeds will go to the selling stockholders.

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q2 2025 Domain Name Industry Brief, reporting 371.7 million total domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), marking a 0.9% increase from Q1 2025 and a 2.6% growth year-over-year.

The combined .com and .net domains reached 170.5 million registrations, up 0.4% quarterly but down 0.1% annually. The .com domain base totaled 157.9 million registrations, while .net accounted for 12.6 million. New .com and .net registrations increased to 10.4 million in Q2 2025, up from 9.2 million in Q2 2024.

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with revenue of $410 million, up 5.9% year-over-year. The company achieved net income of $207 million and diluted EPS of $2.21, compared to $199 million and $2.01 in Q2 2024 respectively.

Key highlights include the introduction of a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share and an additional share repurchase authorization of $913 million, bringing the total available to $1.5 billion. The company maintained its domain name base with 170.5 million .com and .net registrations, processing 10.4 million new registrations in Q2. Notably, VeriSign marked 28 years of 100% availability for its .com and .net domain name resolution system.

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, has scheduled its second quarter 2025 earnings conference call for Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The company will release its earnings report at approximately 4:05 p.m. EDT on the same day.

The earnings call will be accessible via phone at (888) 676-VRSN for U.S. callers and (786) 789-4783 for international participants. A live webcast and subsequent audio archive will be available on the company's investor relations website.

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported in its Domain Name Industry Brief that total domain name registrations reached 368.4 million across all top-level domains (TLDs) in Q1 2025, showing a 1.1% quarterly increase and 1.7% year-over-year growth.

The combined .com and .net registrations totaled 169.8 million, with a 0.5% quarterly increase but a 1.5% year-over-year decrease. The .com domain base reached 157.2 million registrations, while .net accounted for 12.6 million. New .com and .net registrations increased to 10.1 million in Q1 2025 from 9.5 million in Q1 2024.

Country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) totaled 142.9 million registrations, showing stronger growth with a 1.5% quarterly increase and 2.4% year-over-year growth. The top ccTLDs were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .au, .fr, .in, and .eu.

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results with revenue reaching $402 million, up 4.7% year-over-year. Operating income increased to $271 million, while net income rose to $199 million with diluted EPS of $2.10.

Key highlights include the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.77 per share and the issuance of $500 million in Senior Notes. The company ended Q1 with $649 million in cash and equivalents, generating operating cash flow of $291 million. The domain name base decreased 1.5% YoY to 169.8 million .com and .net registrations, though new registrations increased to 10.1 million from 9.5 million in Q1 2024.

During the quarter, Verisign repurchased 1.0 million shares for $230 million, with $793 million remaining in the buyback program. The .com and .net renewal rate improved to 74.0% compared to 73.2% in Q4 2023.

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, has scheduled its first quarter 2025 earnings teleconference for Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT).

The earnings release will be distributed at approximately 4:05 p.m. (EDT) on the same day and will be available on the company's investor website. Interested parties can access the teleconference via direct dial or listen to the live webcast through the investor relations portal.

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer George E. Kilguss III will retire effective May 31, 2025, after 13 years with the company. Following his retirement, Kilguss is expected to serve as an advisor to the company.

The company has appointed John D. Calys, currently Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, to succeed Kilguss as CFO. Calys, who has been with Verisign for 14 years, previously served as interim CFO during 2011 and 2012. His responsibilities have included corporate accounting, financial reporting, tax strategy, enterprise risk management, and sourcing and procurement.

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported global domain name registrations reached 364.3 million across all top-level domains (TLDs) in Q4 2024, showing a quarterly increase of 2.0 million (0.5%) and a year-over-year growth of 4.4 million (1.2%).

The combined .com and .net registrations totaled 169.0 million, with .com accounting for 156.3 million and .net for 12.7 million. However, these experienced a quarterly decline of 0.5 million (0.3%) and a year-over-year decrease of 3.7 million (2.1%). New .com and .net registrations reached 9.5 million in Q4 2024, up from 9.0 million in Q4 2023.

Country-code TLD registrations totaled 140.8 million, showing positive growth with a quarterly increase of 0.8 million (0.6%) and a year-over-year rise of 2.5 million (1.8%). The top ccTLDs were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .au, .fr, .in, and .eu.