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Gen Digital
Gen Digital's revenue rose 27.1% in FY2026, to $5.0B, and net income rose 51.3% to $973M
Revenue rose 27.1% to $5.0B in FY2026, from $3.9B in FY2025. Net income rose 51.3% to $973M. Cyber Safety Platform was the largest segment, at 67% of revenue.
Key facts
Gen Digital (Nasdaq: GEN) closed fiscal 2026 on Apr 3, 2026 with revenue of $5.0B, up 27.1% from a year before; net income came to $973M, up 51.3%. Its newest quarterly report covers the three months to Oct 2, 2026: revenue of $1.4B, up 12.2% on the same stretch of the prior year, and net income of $287M. Broken down by segment, Cyber Safety Platform led with 67% of fiscal 2026 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2026 (filed May 21, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 2, 2026 (filed Oct 29, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2026, filed May 21, 2026
How it makes money
By segment, FY2026
Source: 10-K FY2026, XBRL breakdown
By segment in FY2026: Cyber Safety Platform (67%) and Trust-Based Solutions (33%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $5.0B.
Source: 10-K FY2026
By product or service, FY2026
Share is of the FY2026 total; the last column is the change from FY2025.
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What changed last quarter
Comparing Q2 FY2027 (Jul to Sep 2026) compared with Q2 FY2026 (Jul to Sep 2025)
Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.
Q2 FY2027Q2 FY2026
Company
Source: Gen Digital 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 2, 2026, filed Oct 29, 2026
By segment
Source: Gen Digital 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 2, 2026, filed Oct 29, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Revenue rose 27.1% in FY2026 to $5.0B, from $3.9B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2026
- Net income rose 51.3% in FY2026 to $973M, from $643M. 10-K, FY2026
- Operating cash flow rose 26.5% in FY2026 to $1.5B. 10-K, FY2026
- Revenue in the quarter ended Oct 2, 2026 was $1.4B, up 12.2% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Oct 2, 2026
The bear case
- The company's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K. Risks common in this industry include competition and AI; renewals; security incidents. 10-K, Item 1A
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What the company does
Gen Digital is in the systems software industry, part of the information technology sector. The SEC files it under Services-Prepackaged Software.
Gen Digital reports 2 segments: Cyber Safety Platform and Trust-Based Solutions.
Its fiscal year ends in March; the latest, FY2026, ended Apr 3, 2026.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the systems software industry. They are not a summary of Gen Digital’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- Competition and AIRivals, open-source products and shifts such as AI can change which products customers choose.
- RenewalsSubscription revenue depends on customers renewing and expanding.
- Security incidentsA breach or outage can harm customers and its reputation.
- Sales executionGrowth depends on adding customers and selling more to existing ones.
- PricingCustomers may negotiate lower prices or switch to cheaper products.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.8B | $3.9B | $5.0B |
| Net income | $607M | $643M | $973M |
| Operating cash flow | $2.1B | $1.2B | $1.5B |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | – | $1.0B | $411M |
| Total debt (year end) | $8.6B | $8.3B | $8.2B |
| Diluted shares | 642M | 624M | 619M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, the only cash total tagged in its filings.
- Total debt: The current part of long-term debt plus long-term debt, at carrying value.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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Explainers for this page
- Segment reporting
- Net debt and net cash
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- The cash flow statement
- Risk factors (Item 1A)
- Goodwill and goodwill impairment
- Extended-hours trading
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About these numbers
- Gen Digital names its fiscal year by the calendar year in which it ends, so FY2026 is the year that ended Apr 3, 2026.
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Oct 29, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Aug 7, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| DEF 14A | Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 10-K | May 21, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 |
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Common questions about Gen Digital
How does Gen Digital make money?
Fiscal 2026 revenue: $5.0B. By segment in FY2026: Cyber Safety Platform (67%) and Trust-Based Solutions (33%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $5.0B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2026, filed May 21, 2026.
What was Gen Digital's revenue in fiscal 2026?
$5.0B, up 27.1% from fiscal 2025 ($3.9B). The year ended Apr 3, 2026; for fiscal 2024 the figure was $3.8B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2026, filed May 21, 2026.
Is Gen Digital profitable?
Net income was $973M in fiscal 2026 (up 51.3%; fiscal 2025 was $643M). That counts as a GAAP profit. The latest quarter, ended Oct 2, 2026: net income was $287M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2026, filed May 21, 2026.
What did Gen Digital report in its latest quarterly filing?
For the three months to Oct 2, 2026: revenue $1.4B (up 12.2% from $1.2B) and net income $287M (up 114.2% from $134M). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 2, 2026, filed Oct 29, 2026.
How much cash and debt does Gen Digital have?
As of Oct 2, 2026: $589M of cash and cash equivalents, $8.1B of total debt. Total debt here is the current part of long-term debt plus long-term debt, at carrying value. Source: 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026.
What are the main risks Gen Digital faces?
Gen Digital's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2026, filed May 21, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the systems software industry include Competition and AI; renewals; security incidents; sales execution; pricing. The first: Rivals, open-source products and shifts such as AI can change which products customers choose. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Gen Digital numbers come from?
The 10-K filed May 21, 2026 (fiscal 2026) and the 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), as published in the SEC's XBRL data. Click any number to open the filing it came from. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Tracked funds that report owning Gen Digital
- Citadel Advisors: 2,284,559 shares, reported value $56.9M at Jun 30, 2026 (−33.7% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Sep 2, 2026.
- Millennium Management: 434,914 shares, reported value $10.8M at Jun 30, 2026 (−70.8% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Two Sigma Investments: 416,904 shares, reported value $10.4M at Jun 30, 2026 (−22.1% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Point72 Asset Management: 89,883 shares, reported value $2.2M at Jun 30, 2026 (−65.8% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in GEN
- The editor holds no position in Gen Digital (GEN). As of Nov 11, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell GEN from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
- Compensation
- Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026
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| Gen DigitalGEN | FY2026 | $5.0B | +27.1% | $973M |
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