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VeriSign, Inc. reports recurring developments tied to critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services. The company provides registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, serves as root zone maintainer, and operates two of the global internet root servers.
Verisign news commonly covers quarterly financial results, domain name base trends, new .com and .net registrations, and Domain Name Industry Brief data from DNIB.com. Updates also include board-approved dividends, share repurchases, DNS security and resiliency themes, and industry statistics on top-level domain registrations.
VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported that, based on the latest DNIB.com Quarterly Report, global domain name registrations reached 401.6 million at the end of Q2 2026, up 9.1 million (2.3%) sequentially and 29.9 million (8.1%) year over year.
The combined .com and .net base was 179.1 million, rising 3.0 million (1.7%) quarter over quarter and 8.6 million (5.1%) year over year, with .com at 166.6 million and .net at 12.5 million. New .com and .net registrations were 12.7 million versus 10.4 million in Q2 2025. Country-code TLDs totaled 148.6 million, up 2.3 million (1.6%) sequentially and 5.2 million (3.6%) year over year.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $434.6 million, up 6.0% year over year, with operating income of $296.3 million. Net income was $216.5 million and diluted EPS were $2.38, compared with $207.4 million and $2.21 a year earlier.
Cash from operations rose to $232 million for the quarter and $504 million for the first half. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities reached $1.03 billion at June 30, 2026. Deferred revenues totaled $1.45 billion, up $64 million from year-end 2025.
Verisign ended the quarter with 179.1 million .com and .net registrations, up 5.1% year over year, and processed 12.7 million new registrations. The company repurchased 0.7 million shares for $197 million, received an additional $884 million buyback authorization (total $1.50 billion), declared a $0.81 per-share dividend, refinanced $550 million of senior notes, and reported delegation of the .web top-level domain.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that the .web generic top-level domain has been delegated into the global DNS root zone, designating Verisign as the registry operator after confidential resolution of prior disputes.
.web will be governed by ICANN’s Base Registry Agreement, outside Verisign’s Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Verisign plans to begin offering .web domains through its registrar channel later in 2026.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will report its second quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The earnings news release will be issued around 4:05 p.m. EDT, followed by a live earnings teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT, accessible via phone and webcast.
VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported that the Domain Name Industry Brief from DNIB.com shows 392.5 million domain name registrations worldwide at March 31, 2026, up 5.6 million (1.4%) QoQ and 24.1 million (6.5%) YoY.
The .com/.net base totaled 176.1 million (163.6m .com; 12.4m .net) with 11.5 million new .com/.net registrations in Q1 2026. Total ccTLDs were 146.3 million; top ccTLDs listed include .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in, and .eu.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $429 million, up 6.6% year-over-year, operating income of $294 million, net income of $215 million and diluted EPS of $2.34. Domain base reached 176.1 million .com/.net registrations, a 3.7% increase.
The company repurchased 0.9 million shares for $214 million, has $863 million remaining authorization, and approved a cash dividend of $0.81 per share payable May 27, 2026. Verisign will raise the .com wholesale fee to $10.97 effective Nov. 1, 2026.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will report first quarter 2026 results and host a live earnings teleconference on April 23, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The earnings release will be distributed at approximately 4:05 p.m. EDT.
Investors can join via US dial-in (888) 676-VRSN, international (646) 769-9200, and a listen-only webcast and audio archive at the company investor website.
VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) said DNIB.com reported the internet had 386.9 million domain name registrations at the end of Q4 2025, up 8.4 million (+2.2%) QoQ and 22.7 million (+6.2%) YoY. .com and .net combined totaled 173.5 million registrations; .com alone was 161.0 million. New .com and .net registrations were 10.7 million in Q4 2025 versus 9.5 million in Q4 2024. Total ccTLDs reached 145.6 million, with the top 10 ccTLDs listed through Dec. 31, 2025.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $425 million (+7.5% YoY) and diluted EPS of $2.23. For full-year 2025, revenue was $1.66 billion (+6.4% YoY) and diluted EPS was $8.81. The company returned over $1.1 billion to shareholders and raised the quarterly dividend 5.2% to $0.81 per share.
Cash and marketable securities were $581 million, operating cash flow was $1,091 million, deferred revenue totaled $1.38 billion, and domain base reached 173.5 million registrations.
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results and host a live earnings teleconference on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The earnings release will be distributed to wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. ET that day and will be posted on the company investor website.
Investors can join by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (646) 769-9200 (international) using conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live webcast and an audio archive will be available at https://investor.verisign.com.