Gen Digital (GEN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) reported Cash from Operations of $434 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 6.1% from $409 million a year earlier but down 9.4% from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital's Cash from Operations came in at $1.57 billion, up 14.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it came in at $1.55 billion, up 26.5% from FY2025.
- Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Cash from Operations came in at $1.22 billion in FY2025 (-40.8%), $2.06 billion in FY2024 (+172.7%), $757 million in FY2023 (-22.3%) and $974 million in FY2022 (+38.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of -$88 million in fiscal Q2 2023 and a high of $1.4 billion in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 331.5%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 66.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $479 million (Q4 2026), $541 million (Q3 2026) and $116 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 530.27 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 91.36 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 315.87 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 20.08 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 234.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 506.00 Mn |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 434.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 434.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 479.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 541.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 116.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 409.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 473.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 326.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 158.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 264.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.40 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 315.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 125.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 226.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 324.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 306.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -88.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 215.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 326.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 330.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 60.00 Mn |
Gen Digital Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "GEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();