VRSN vs GDDY vs WIX Stock Comparison

Verisign, GoDaddy and Wix.com Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$300.32 +2.4% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.62B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
5 wins
GDDY GoDaddy Inc.
$111.81 +15.9% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.30B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
5 wins
WIX Wix.com Ltd.
$81.94 +6.7% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Verisign leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Verisign 5, GoDaddy 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSNGDDYWIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.62B $14.30B $4.40B VRSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x 15.7x -25.2x GDDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.2x 14.6x 17.4x GDDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +7.4% — GDDY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.1% 17.8% — VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.9x — VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.8% -15.6% -41.6% VRSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +10.0%/yr -16.1%/yr GDDY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 50.7% 76.4% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 74/100 51/100 GDDY

Percentile Scorecard

VRSNGDDYWIX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisVRSNGDDYWIX
Valuation 60 #16 of 38 84 #7 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Growth 23 #28 of 36 69 #12 of 36 11 #32 of 36
Profitability 100 #1 of 34 94 #3 of 34 –
Financial Health 27 #28 of 38 30 #27 of 38 11 #34 of 38
Shareholder Returns 91 #3 of 22 95 #2 of 22 100 #1 of 22
Overall 60 74 51
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GDDY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • WIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVRSNGDDYWIXSPY
1 month +2.4%+15.9%+6.7% -1.0%
3 months +7.3%+20.0%+59.4% +2.9%
6 months +11.6%+30.0%+8.3% +6.4%
Year to date +23.6%-9.9%-21.1% +11.4%
1 year +19.8%-15.6%-41.6% +13.1%
3 years +45.2%+49.4%-5.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.2%+14.3%-1.9% +21.5%
5 years +37.3%+61.1%-58.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.5%+10.0%-16.1% +10.9%
10 years +268.2%+207.2%+82.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.9%+11.9%+6.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVRSNGDDYWIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%50.7%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%56.3%78.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.100.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.31-0.54 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-65.0%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-17.3%-43.7% -2.5%
52-week high $310.00$135.18$145.54 $779.14
52-week low $211.49$74.99$40.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleVRSNGDDYWIX
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 29.1x 16.1xmedian 29.1x -26.1xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 4.5x 2.8xmedian 4.5x —median 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 21.5x 12.4xmedian 21.5x -22.8xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 17.3x 8.3xmedian 17.3x 10.5xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 3.9x 2,117xmedian 3.9x -2.6xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.27median 0.33 0.33median 0.33 0.64median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsVRSNGDDYWIX
Revenue $1.73B $5.10B –
Gross profit $1.53B $3.26B $1.42B
Operating income $1.17B $1.27B -$208.48M
Net income $849.80M $910.30M -$174.65M
Free cash flow $1.02B $1.70B $430.73M
R&D $108.00M – $737.17M
EPS (diluted) $9.40 $6.95 $-3.03
Cash & equivalents $206.80M $1.16B $262.78M
Total debt $7.70B $15.12B –
Shares (diluted) 90.40M 130.99M 57.72M
Enterprise value $24.97B $9.88B $139.02M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricVRSNGDDYWIX
P/E 31.8x 16.1x -26.1x
P/FCF 26.3x 8.3x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 8.2x 10.7x
P/S 15.6x 2.8x –
P/B -11.8x 2,117x -2.6x
P/Tangible book -11.0x -14.8x -2.5x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 12.4x -22.8x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 13.3x -18.7x
EV/Revenue 16.3x 3.3x –
EV/FCF 27.6x 9.9x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.6x 9.7x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.27 0.33 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSNGDDYWIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 7.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 7.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.2% 7.1% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.4% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.5% 23.8% -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 40.7% -21.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% 12.6% -205.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 41.1% -40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.5% 21.5% -209.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 49.0% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 16.8% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 22.3% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 17.2% -24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 24.2% 25.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSNGDDYWIX
Gross margin 88.6% 63.8% –
EBITDA margin 69.2% 26.6% –
Operating margin 67.6% 24.8% –
Pretax margin 64.2% 22.7% –
Net margin 49.1% 17.8% –
FCF margin 59.1% 33.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 61.3% 33.9% –
Return on equity – 746.1% –
Return on assets 55.1% 11.3% -6.7%
Return on invested capital – 25.5% –
Return on capital employed 730.9% 25.6% -34.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x -2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 5.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSNGDDYWIX
Debt / assets 139.5% 47.2% –
Debt / equity -0.8x 563.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 278.5% 99.9% 194.1%
Equity / assets -178.5% 0.1% -94.1%
Interest coverage 15.0x 8.4x –
Current ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -4.02 1.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSNGDDYWIX
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 3.2% 11.5% 29.2%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 11.5% 29.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusVRSNGDDYWIX
Forward P/E 32.2xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.33FY2026 $7.68FY2026 $4.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +16.1% +57.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026 $2.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% +3.8% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSNGDDYWIX
Held by institutions 96.9% 100.0% 77.4%
Institutions holding 880 622 236
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.8% -0.6% -29.4%
Institutions buying 489 321 113
Institutions selling 286 250 96
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.28 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

VRSNGDDYWIX
VRSN 1.00 0.40 0.21
GDDY 0.40 1.00 0.51
WIX 0.21 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSN, GDDY and WIX?

Verisign (VRSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisign (VRSN) $27.62B, GoDaddy (GDDY) $14.30B, Wix.com (WIX) $4.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSN, GDDY and WIX?

GoDaddy (GDDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisign (VRSN) 32.5x, GoDaddy (GDDY) 15.7x, Wix.com (WIX) -25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, GoDaddy (GDDY) is cheapest (Verisign (VRSN) 32.2x, GoDaddy (GDDY) 14.6x, Wix.com (WIX) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GoDaddy (GDDY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%, GoDaddy (GDDY) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%, GoDaddy (GDDY) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisign (VRSN) returned the most: Verisign (VRSN) +19.8%, GoDaddy (GDDY) -15.6%, Wix.com (WIX) -41.6%. Over five years, GoDaddy (GDDY) compounded fastest (Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%/yr, GoDaddy (GDDY) +10.0%/yr, Wix.com (WIX) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Verisign (VRSN) 28.8%, GoDaddy (GDDY) 50.7%, Wix.com (WIX) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSN, GDDY and WIX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verisign (VRSN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.