Gen Digital (GEN) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) posted EPS (Basic) of $0.36 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 64.0% from $0.22 a year earlier but down 57.1% from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 3, 2026, EPS (Basic) at Gen Digital was $1.76, up 81.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it came in at $1.59, up 52.6% from FY2025.
- Annual EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Gen Digital's EPS (Basic) was $1.04 in FY2025 (+9.4%), $0.95 in FY2024 (-56.1%), $2.17 in FY2023 (+51.0%) and $1.44 in FY2022 (+53.0%).
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has run from a low of $0.12 in fiscal Q2 2023 to a high of $1.47 in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 43.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 609.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 86.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) for the three prior fiscal quarters was $0.84 (Q4 2026), $0.31 (Q3 2026) and $0.22 (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | -0.38 |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.01 |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 0.83 |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -0.55 |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.13 |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.37 |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 0.67 |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.91 |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.36 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 0.84 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.47 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 0.57 |
Gen Digital EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();