Gen Digital (GEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) recorded Free Cash Flow of $430 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 6.2% from $405 million a year earlier but down 9.7% from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Gen Digital's Free Cash Flow came in at $1.55 billion as of Jul 3, 2026, up 14.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it came in at $1.52 billion, up 26.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.21 billion in FY2025 (-41.0%), $2.04 billion in FY2024 (+172.2%), $751 million in FY2023 (-22.4%) and $968 million in FY2022 (+38.3%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from -$90 million in fiscal Q2 2023 to $1.4 billion in fiscal Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 331.9% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 66.3% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $476 million (Q4 2026), $535 million (Q3 2026) and $107 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 405.86 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 83.80 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 305.98 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -972,000.00 |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 233.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 2.18 Bn |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 430.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 476.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 535.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 107.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 405.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 318.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 156.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.40 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 307.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 120.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 222.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 323.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 305.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -90.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 213.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 324.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 328.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 59.00 Mn |
API Access
Gen Digital Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();