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VeriSign Q2 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2025 earnings summary24 Jul, 2025
Executive summary
Achieved 28 years of uninterrupted .com and .net DNS availability, reinforcing infrastructure reliability.
Q2 2025 revenue reached $410 million, up 5.9%–6% year-over-year, with net income of $207 million and diluted EPS of $2.21, both increasing from Q2 2024.
Operating income for Q2 2025 was $281 million, a 5%–5.4% increase year-over-year.
Domain name base for .com and .net was 170.5 million at June 30, 2025, a 0.1% decrease year-over-year but up 0.66–0.7 million sequentially.
Registrar focus has shifted to customer acquisition, supported by effective marketing programs.
Financial highlights
Q2 2025 revenue: $410 million, up 5.9% year-over-year; net income: $207 million; diluted EPS: $2.21.
Operating income: $281 million; free cash flow: $195 million; cash and investments: $594 million at quarter end.
Operating margin for Q2 2025: 68.5%; net margin: 50.6%; gross margin: 88%.
Cash flows from operating activities for the first half of 2025 were $493.8 million, up from $417.7 million in the prior year period.
Deferred revenues totaled $1.38 billion as of June 30, 2025, up $75 million from year-end 2024.
Outlook and guidance
2025 revenue expected between $1,645M and $1,655M; operating income between $1,117M and $1,127M.
Domain name base growth forecast raised to 1.2%–2% for 2025.
Capital expenditures projected at $25M–$35M; effective tax rate expected at 21–24%.
Management expects existing cash, marketable securities, and operating cash flow to be sufficient for all needs for the next 12 months and beyond.
Intends to continue quarterly cash dividends, subject to market conditions and board approval.
What drove the increase in deferred revenue?
Assess impact of dividend initiation on cash flow.
Explain the decrease in .com/.net domain registrations.
Assess impact of registrar ARPU focus shift.
How will 2026 marketing programs improve?
Elaborate on AI's impact on domain names.
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VeriSign, Inc. provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for domain names and services through its backend registry platform, security services, and intelligent DNS services. The company also offers a portfolio of network intelligence and availability services that comprises distributed denial of service protection, real-time web monitoring, advanced DDoS mitigation and enterprise threat intelligence reporting, as well as Verisign Naming Registry Services.
In addition, the company provides security services in the areas of advanced threat detection and mitigation, including Managed DNS Firewall service to detect malicious activity on the Internet. It serves enterprise customers directly or indirectly through their Internet domain name registrar; enterprise channel partners; and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The company was formerly known as Network Solutions, LLC and changed its name to VeriSign, Inc. in March 2003. VeriSign, Inc. was founded in 1995.
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