Gen Digital (GEN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) reported EBITDA Margin of 42.37% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 2.90 percentage points from 45.27% a year earlier and down 29.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital's EBITDA Margin came in at 51.39%, up 2.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it was 52.26%, up 0.70 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +11.26 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA Margin came in at 51.56% in FY2025 (+9.59 pp), 41.97% in FY2024 (-4.30 pp), 46.28% in FY2023 (+5.33 pp) and 40.95% in FY2022 (-0.05 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.36 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 36.50 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 23.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 71.86% (Q4 2026), 45.08% (Q3 2026) and 46.15% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 20.32% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 11.58% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 40.40% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 4.19% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 20.62% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 42.37% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 42.37% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 71.86% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 45.08% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 46.15% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 45.27% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 51.58% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 48.48% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 52.05% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 54.20% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 52.70% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 48.10% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 15.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 49.89% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 52.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.77% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 41.02% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 22.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.29% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 46.53% |
Gen Digital EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();