Gen Digital (GEN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's FCF Margin came in at 32.19% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 0.03 percentage points from 32.22% a year earlier and down 4.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital reported FCF Margin of 30.48%, down 1.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it came in at 30.46%, down 0.19 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +3.02 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 30.65% in FY2025 (-23.14 pp), 53.79% in FY2024 (+31.15 pp), 22.64% in FY2023 (-11.98 pp) and 34.62% in FY2022 (+7.18 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -12.03% (fiscal Q2 2023) to 144.71% (fiscal Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.97 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 109.83 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 98.17 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GEN's FCF Margin at 37.10% (Q4 2026), 43.15% (Q3 2026) and 8.77% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 36.77% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 27.59% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.15% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.42% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 27.28% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -0.11% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 28.94% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 47.16% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 32.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 32.19% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 37.10% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 43.15% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 32.22% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 46.53% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 32.25% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 16.02% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 27.15% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 144.71% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 32.38% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 12.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.88% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 32.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.03% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 30.13% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 45.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.72% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 8.53% |
Gen Digital FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();