Gen Digital (GEN) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's EBIT Margin came in at 33.16% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 2.32 percentage points from 35.48% a year earlier and down 29.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital reported EBIT Margin of 41.68%, up 2.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it was 42.40%, up 1.49 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +7.28 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 40.91% in FY2025 (+11.70 pp), 29.21% in FY2024 (-7.15 pp), 36.36% in FY2023 (+0.41 pp) and 35.94% in FY2022 (+0.82 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.60 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 38.95 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 29.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GEN's EBIT Margin at 62.59% (Q4 2026), 34.92% (Q3 2026) and 35.90% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.62% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 33.16% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 33.16% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 62.59% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 34.92% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 35.90% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 35.48% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 41.29% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 37.93% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 41.27% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 43.21% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 41.18% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 35.02% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.29% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 39.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.22% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 36.92% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.02% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 41.47% |
Gen Digital EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();