Gen Digital (GEN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) posted Gross Margin of 77.02% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 1.74 percentage points from 78.76% a year earlier and down 1.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 3, 2026, Gross Margin at Gen Digital was 78.01%, down 1.81 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it was 78.46%, down 1.82 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Gen Digital's Gross Margin was 80.28% in FY2025 (-0.48 pp), 80.76% in FY2024 (-1.48 pp), 82.24% in FY2023 (-3.16 pp) and 85.41% in FY2022 (-0.40 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with a gain of 0.81 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 6.41 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 78.49% (Q4 2026), 78.39% (Q3 2026) and 78.20% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 67.57% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 74.57% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 80.24% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 67.02% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 78.59% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 60.42% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 79.63% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 0.03% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 77.02% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 77.02% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 78.49% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 78.39% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 78.20% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 78.76% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 80.30% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 80.43% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 80.08% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 80.31% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 80.29% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 80.80% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 80.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 81.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 79.48% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 80.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 84.09% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 85.57% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 85.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 85.04% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 85.55% |
Gen Digital Gross Margin API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();